What - Game 13 (7-5-0)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to continue their recent domination over the Buffalo Sabres (6-6-0) as the two teams meet Tuesday night.
Carolina has a 14-2-0 record against the Sabres dating back to the 2016-17 season, but Buffalo did win the last meeting 4-3 on April 8, 2023.
With Frederik Andersen sidelined due to blood clotting issues discovered in a recent medical test, the Hurricanes have called up netminder Pyotr Kochetkov from the AHL. He will be backing up Antti Raanta who gets the start tonight.
The Canes have also brought in veteran netminder Jaroslav Halak on a professional tryout to see if he can also help to bolster their goalie depth.
Continuing on the injury front, defenseman Brett Pesce joined Hurricanes practice today for the second time since his lower-body surgery and he has already shed the non-contact jersey, meaning his return could be right around the corner.
"He looks good," said Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour. "Obviously he's been out a couple of weeks, so probably still needs a little more time, but he's a good couple of days."
Streaks
- Sebastian Aho has a points in back-to-back games (1g, 1a)
Milestone Watch
- Stefan Noesen is two points shy of 100 career points.
- Jaccob Slavin is four assists shy of 200 career NHL assists. He is also one assist shy of becoming the all-time franchise leader in assists by a defenseman.
- Martin Necas picked up his 200th career point in Saturday's game with an assist on the GWG against the New York Islanders.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 89-98-18-6 record all-time against Buffalo.
- The Hurricanes are 14-2-0 in their last 16 meetings.
- Sebastian Aho has 24 career points (13g, 11a) in 16 games against the Sabres,
- Power Play Percentages: Carolina - 26.7% (7th); Buffalo - 11.4% (27th)
- Penalty Kill Percentages: Carolina - 76.1% (21st); Buffalo - 89.1% (5th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Stefan Noesen - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Teuvo Teravainen
Michael Bunting - Jack Drury - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Jesper Fast
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Dmitry Orlov
Jalen Chatfield - Tony DeAngelo
Antti Raanta
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Brett Pesce (LBI), Frederik Andersen (blood clotting issue)
Sabres Projected Lineup
Jeff Skinner - Tage Thompson - Alex Tuch
Jordan Greenway - Casey Mittelstadt - JJ Peterka
Lukas Rousek - Peyton Krebs - Victor Olofsson
Zemgus Girgensons - Tyson Jost - Kyle Okposo
Ryan Johnson - Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power - Henri Jokiharju
Connor Clifton - Erik Johnson
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi
Injuries and Scratches: Jacob Bryson, Matt Savoie, Dylan Cozens (UBI), Zach Benson (LBI), Brandon Biro (UBI), Eric Comrie (LBI), Jack Quinn (Achilles), Mattias Samuelsson (LBI)
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