What - Game 42 (24-14-3)
When - 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 4
Where - Prudential Center; Newark, NJ
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, MSGSN

The Carolina Hurricanes are desperately searching for a get-right game and they'll be hoping to have one tonight against the New Jersey Devils.

The Canes have lost their last three games in a row, blowing multi-goal leads in back-to-back games as well.

Last night's win was another tough loss as the Hurricanes surrendered a 3-1 lead in the third period to lose 5-3 to the Colorado Avalanche.

Carolina is struggling to keep goals out of its own net as turnovers, a poor penalty kill and mental mistakes continue to pile on.

The Devils have won two games in a row, most recently winning 4-1 over the Utah Mammoth last night, to snap a four-game skid of their own.

Scoring at 5v5 has been tough for New Jersey this year, but they still have a strong power play, so staying out of the box will be key for the Canes.

Streaks

• Sebastian Aho (3g, 4a), Nikolaj Ehlers (2g, 2a), Andrei Svechnikov (2g, 2a) and K'Andre Miller (2a) have points in back-to-back games.

Milestone Watch

• Jalen Chatfield is three games away from 300 career games played.
• Andrei Svechnikov is five points away from 400 career points.
• Sebastian Aho scored his 300th career goal last night against the Colorado Avalanche.

Game Notes

• Carolina is 1-0-0 against New Jersey this season, having won 6-3 on Oct. 9 in Raleigh to open the season.
• Nikolaj Ehlers (11g, 21pts in 19gp) is a point-per-game player for his career against the Devils.

Key Matchups

Projected Starting Goalies

• Brandon Bussi: 13-2-1; 0.901 Sv%; 2.33 GAA
• Jake Allen: 11-8-1; 0.912 Sv%; 2.52 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Seth Jarvis (19) / Nico Hischier & Timo Meier (12)
• Points - Sebastian Aho (42) / Jesper Bratt (33)

Power Play

• Carolina - 19.4% (17th)
• New Jersey - 21.8% (10th)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 78.8% (19th)
• New Jersey - 76.9% (26th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Nikolaj Ehlers - Sebastian Aho - Andrei Svechnikov
Taylor Hall - Mark Jankowski - Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Logan Stankoven
William Carrier - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Eric Robinson

Shayne Gostisbehere - Jalen Chatfield
K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker
Alexander Nikishin - Joel Nystrom

Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen

Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Seth Jarvis (UBI), Jaccob Slavin (UBI)

Devils Projected Lineup

Jack Hughes - Nico Hischier - Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier - Dawson Mercer - Arseny Gritsyuk
Ondrej Palat - Cody Glass - Connor Brown
Juho Lammikko - Luke Glendening - Stefan Noesen

Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes - Brett Pesce
Brenden Dillon - Colton White

Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom

Injuries and Scratches: Dennis Cholowski, Paul Cotter, Evgenii Dadonov (wrist), Johnathan Kovacevic (knee), Zack MacEwen (LBI), Simon Nemec (LBI)

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