What - Game 31 (16-12-2)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes will host the current champs and the NHL's top team, Vegas Golden Knights (21-6-5), tonight at PNC Arena.
The Canes are coming off of two straight post-regulation losses, a 6-5 OT loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday and a 2-1 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
The Hurricanes may be in line for reinforcements though as forward Andrei Svechnikov, who's missed the last six games with an upper-body injury, is possible to be a game-time decision for tonight's game.
He was skating on a regular line as well as working with PP1 at Monday's practice and he told THN Carolina that he expects to be a game-time decision based on how he felt this morning.
As the Hurricanes are not holding a morning skate, we will have to wait and see what happens.
The Golden Knights won their last game, a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday and are winners of five of their last six.
The Knights have the NHL's top record and have been very solid defensively and in goal.
They'll certainly be a tough team to beat.
Streaks
- Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in back-to-back games (2g)
- Seth Jarvis has points in back-to-back games (2a)
Milestone Watch
- Nothing Close
Game Notes
- Carolina has an all-time record of 5-5-0 against Vegas.
- Last season, the Golden Knights swept the season series 2-0 with a 3-2 and 4-0 win.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 6-6-2; 0.894 Sv%; 2.62 GAA
- Logan Thompson: 10-4-0; 0.914 Sv%; 2.61 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (12) / Jack Eichel & William Karlsson (14)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (27) / Jack Eichel (36)
Power Play
- Carolina - 21.7% (14th)
- Vegas - 23.5% (9th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 80.6% (14th)
- Vegas - 85.9% (5th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Stefan Noesen - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Michael Bunting - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Jesper Fast
Andrei Svechnikov - Jack Drury - Teuvo Teravainen
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Yaniv Perets
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Frederik Andersen (blood clotting issue)
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Ivan Barbashev - Jack Eichel - Mark Stone
Brett Howden - Chandler Stephenson - Jonathan Marchessault
Paul Cotter - William Karlsson - Michael Amadio
William Carrier - Nicolas Roy - Keegan Kolesar
Ben Hutton - Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb - Alec Martinez
Nicolas Hague - Zach Whitecloud
Logan Thompson
Jiri Patera
Injuries and Scratches: Pavel Dorofeyev, Brayden Pachal, Shea Theadore (UBI), Kaedan Korczak (LBI), Adin Hill (LBI)
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