The Detroit Red Wings (13-8-6) welcome the Carolina Hurricanes (15-6-6) at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday. Carolina is playing their last of six games on the road coming off a 3-0 win over the Islanders on Saturday. Paul Stastny, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Jordan Staal scored one apiece for the Hurricanes.
Pyotr Kochetkov earned his first shutout of the season with an impressive 16 saves. Detroit fell 3-2 (OT) to the Stars on Saturday. Dylan Larkin and David Perron each scored once for the Red Wings. Ville Husso saved only 30 of 33 shots against (.909%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Red Wings won two of the three games between the teams last season, including a 3-0 victory in their final meeting in April. Adam Erne, Filip Zadina, and Moritz Seider were on the scoresheet for Detroit. Alex Nedeljkovic saved 46 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Carolina is averaging 2.89 goals per game for the season, 25th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Red Wings team that is allowing 3.11 goals a game (17th). Meanwhile, Detroit has found the net 3.07 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Hurricanes are allowing opponents to score 2.70 goals per game (6th).
Carolina averages more shots/game (35.1) than most teams in the league, ranking third, though the team’s 8.5% shooting percentage is 30th. Detroit’s average of 29.9 attempts ranks 25th.
The Red Wings’ 21.43% power play percentage ranks 19th in the league, while the Hurricanes are 27th with a conversion rate of 17.20%. In terms of penalty killing, Detroit has the league’s 13th-ranked PK% at 79.49%, while Carolina is 14th at 79.35%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 28 and 27 points this season, Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho have been the top skaters for the Hurricanes. In the net, Kochetkov (5-1-4) is Carolina’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.44 GAA and a .914% save percentage.
Larkin and Dominik Kubalik lead the Red Wings in scoring with 27 and 25 points, respectively. Larkin has 10 goals and 17 assists in 27 games, while Kubalik has 10 goals and 15 assists in 27 games. Husso (11-4-3) has the best goals against average for Detroit at 2.54. He has a save percentage of .916%.
HOME AND AWAY
Carolina is 10-3-5 away from home this season. Detroit is looking to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat at home this season.
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Carolina Hurricanes (-165)
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