What - Game 28 (14-12-1)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12
Where - Canadian Tire Centre; Ottawa, ON, Canada
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes look to stave off a fifth straight regulation loss tonight as they play the Ottawa Senators (11-11-0) at Canadian Tire Centre.
This has been a Canadian road trip from Hell for the Canes, who have lost now to the Winnipeg Jets (2-1), Edmonton Oilers (6-1), Calgary Flames (3-2) and Vancouver Canucks (4-3).
Everything has gone dry for Carolina from the goaltending and defense to the power play and top guns and that's just not a winning formula.
To make matter worse, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said yesterday that forward Andrei Svechnikov had to have an MRI done, but at this time, no more is known about his status.
Losing Svechnikov would be a tough blow to a club that's already found itself in a pretty big rut.
The Senators are coming off of a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings and have won three of their last four.
Streaks
- Jaccob Slavin has an assist in three straight games (3a).
- Stefan Noesen has scored a goal in back-to-back games (2g)
- Michael Bunting (1g, 1a), Jack Drury (2a) and Dmitry Orlov (2a) have points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Seth Jarvis is two points shy of 100 career points
- Jordan Staal played in his 1,200th career game Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks
Game Notes
- Carolina leads the season series 1-0-0, having won 5-3 against Ottawa on opening night.
- After tonight, the two teams will face each other for the final time on March 17.
- Brent Burns is a point-per-game player against the Senators over his career with 25 points in 25 games.
- The Canes' top guys have been held off the scoresheet in all four of their most recent road outings. Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Andrei Svechnikov all have zero points on the road trip.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 4-6-1; 0.873 Sv%; 3.12 GAA
- Joonas Korpisalo: 6-6-0; .903 Sv%; 3.22 GAA
- Anton Forsberg: 5-5-0; 0.885 Sv%; 3.03 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Teuvo Teravainen (11) / Brady Tkachuk (13)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (22) / Tim Stutzle (26)
Power Play
- Carolina - 20.7% (16th)
- Ottawa - 18.3% (21st)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 79.1% (19th)
- Ottawa - 74.3% (28th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Stefan Noesen - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Jesper Fast
Michael Bunting - Jack Drury - Brendan Lemieux
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Antti Raanta
Injuries and Scratches: Tony DeAngelo, Andrei Svechnikov (UBI), Frederik Andersen (blood clotting issue)
Opponent Projected Lineup
Brady Tkachuk - Josh Norris - Claude Giroux
Vladimir Tarasenko - Tim Stutzle - Drake Batherson
Dominik Kubalik - Ridly Grieg - Mathieu Joseph
Jiri Smejkal - Rourke Chartier - Parker Kelly
Jake Sanderson - Jacob Bernard-Docker
Jakob Chychrun - Artem Zub
Erik Brannstrom - Travis Hamonic
Joonas Korpisalo
Anton Forsberg
Injuries and Scratches: Zack MacEwen, Jorian Donovan, Thomas Chabot (leg), Mark Kastelic (ankle)
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