What - Game 73 (46-20-6) When - 5 p.m., Sunday, March 29 Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, TVAS2, RDS Carolina pulls off 5-2 win over New Jersey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes will look to avoid the season series sweep at he hands of the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Lenovo Center. The Canes are coming off of a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday and sit just one win short of reaching the 100-point mark this season. They're currently on pace to have their best scoring rate in team history and have four players who have eclipsed the 60-point mark. Montreal comes to Raleigh on the heels of a four-game winning streak, most recently defeating the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday as well. They've defeated Carolina twice already this season and have one of the most potent offenses in the league, with a very top heavy group led by Cole Caufield. Expect another high-scoring matchup. 'A Really Good 60 Minutes': Nikolaj Ehlers, Brandon Bussi, Rod Brind'Amour On Season Sweep Over Devils [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/9b3ad2a5-3e80-41fc-a01f-1189d5f4a9e4.jpeg] 'A Really Good 60 Minutes': Nikolaj Ehlers, Brandon Bussi, Rod Brind'Amour On Season Sweep Over Devils Ehlers, Bussi, and Brind'Amour dissect the Canes' dominant fifth win over the Devils. Find out what fueled the decisive 5-2 victory. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/game-day/a-really-good-60-minutes-nikolaj-ehlers-brandon-bussi-rod-brind-amour-on-season-sweep-over-devils] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STREAKS * Seth Jarvis (2g, 6a) has points in five straight games. * Nikolaj Ehlers (3g, 2a) has goals in three straight games. * Jordan Staal (2g) has goals in back-to-back games. MILESTONE WATCH * Taylor Hall is one goal away from 300 career goals. * Sean Walker is two assists away from 100 career assists. * Sebastian Aho is four points away from 400 career assists. GAME NOTES * Carolina is 0-2-0 against the Canadiens this season, having lost 7-5 on Jan. 1 in Raleigh and 5-2 on March 24 in Montreal. * Frederik Andersen is 15-6-2 with a 0.920 save percentage for his career against the Canadiens. * Sebastian Aho (13g, 29pts in 24gp) and Andrei Svechnikov (12g, 20pts in 19gp) are point-per-game players for their career against Montreal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY MATCHUPS PROJECTED STARTING GOALIES * Frederik Andersen: 13-12-5; 0.871 Sv%; 3.15 GAA * Jakub Dobes: 24-8-4; 0.898 Sv%; 2.83 GAA LEADING SCORERS * Goals - Seth Jarvis (30) / Cole Caufield (45) * Points - Sebastian Aho (73) / Nick Suzuki (86) POWER PLAY * Carolina - 23.6% (8th) * Montreal - 24.8% (4th) PENALTY KILL * Carolina - 80.3% (13th) * Montreal - 76.4% (27th) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HURRICANES PROJECTED LINEUP Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis Taylor Hall - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake Nikolaj Ehlers - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook William Carrier - Mark Jankowski - Eric Robinson Jaccob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker Shayne Gostisbehere - Alexander Nikishin Frederik Andersen Brandon Bussi Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers, Pyotr Kochetkov (hip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANADIENS PROJECTED LINEUP Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Juraj Slafkovsky Alex Newhook - Oliver Kapanen - Ivan Demidov Zack Bolduc - Jake Evans - Josh Anderson Joe Veleno - Phillip Danault - Brendan Gallagher Mike Matheson - Noah Dobson Jayden Struble - Lane Hutson Kaiden Guhle - Alexandre Carrier Jakub Dobes Jacob Fowler Injuries and Scratches: Sam Montembeault, Arber Xhekaj, Kirby Dach (UBI), Patrik Laine (LBI), Alexandre Texier (LBI) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwmeDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to never miss a story.
