What - Game 8 (3-4-0)
When - 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 26
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to get revenge and end their three-game slide as they return home to PNC Arena to take on the Seattle Kraken.
The Canes finished their season-long, six-game road trip 2-4-0, ending with a 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
On that trip, the Hurricanes also lost Sebastian Aho, Frederik Andersen and Brett Pesce for different lengths of time and fell below 0.500 for the first time since 2018.
Now, with some key players expected to return to the roster, the Canes may be able to start righting the ship.
After Wednesday's practice, head coach Rod Brind'Amour hinted that both Andersen and Andrei Svechnikov could return to game-action tonight.
Here's what Brind'Amour said on Andersen:
"I'm anticipating he'll give us the go tomorrow and if he does, we'll put him in."
On Svechnikov:
"We're kind of at the point where it's in his hands. When he gives us the green light, we're going to definitely chuck him in there. We're counting the days. Whether it's tomorrow or the next game, I think we're definitely right around the corner."
Svechnikov was also practicing on PP1 at practice alongside Tony DeAngelo, Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis.
PP2 was composed of Brent Burns, Michael Bunting, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Martin Necas and Stefan Noesen.
While that news bodes well, there was however some bad news in terms of injury updates. It was revealed that defenseman Brett Pesce underwent surgery for a lower-body injury on Tuesday and is expected to miss 2-4 weeks.
The Hurricanes have had troubles defending this season and losing Pesce certainly won't help with that.
However, the Canes have gotten better as the season has progressed and there's hope that they could be turning a corner. We'll see if that's the case tonight.
Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- Jalen Chatfield will play in his 100th game as a Carolina Hurricane tonight.
- Martin Necas is four points shy of 200 career points.
- Stefan Noesen is four points shy of 200 career points.
Game Notes
- The Hurricanes are 3-2-0 all-time against the Kraken.
- The Canes and Kraken met earlier this season on Oct. 19. Seattle won that game 7-4.
- If Brent Burns scores tonight, he will have scored a goal against all 32 NHL franchises.
- Seth Jarvis and Michael Bunting have scored the most career points (5) against the Kraken among the team.
- Jaccob Slavin can be become the franchise leader in assists by a defensemen with just one more helper.
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen - Seth Jarvis
Michael Bunting - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen - Jack Drury - Andrei Svechnikov* / Brendan Lemieux
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Tony DeAngelo
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen*
Antti Raanta
Injuries and Scratches: Andrei Svechnikov* (knee), Vasily Ponomarev (knee), Ryan Suzuki (shoulder), Brett Pesce (LBI), Frederik Andersen* (UBI)
*Brind'Amour said both Andersen and Svechnikov will be game-time decisions tonight.
Kraken Projected Lineup
Tye Kartye - Matty Beniers - Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz - Alex Wennberg - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eeli Tolvanen - Yanni Gourde - Jared McCann
Devin Shore - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Kailer Yamamoto
Vince Dunn - Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak - Will Borgen
Brian Dumoulin - Justin Schultz
Philipp Grubauer
Joey Daccord
Injuries and Scratches: Brandon Tanev (LBI), Andre Burakovsky (UBI), Jaycob Megna
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