The Carolina Hurricanes (3-1-1) head to take on the Vancouver Canucks (0-4-2), who will be seeking to halt their winless start, at Rogers Arena on Monday. Carolina is coming off a 3-2 overtime loss against the Flames on Saturday. The Hurricanes committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Calvin de Haan and Sebastian Aho both scored once for the Hurricanes. Antti Raanta saved only 29 of 32 shots against (.906%) in the loss. Vancouver dropped their sixth straight game, falling 5-1 to the Sabres on Saturday. Conor Garland netted the only goal for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko saved only 22 of 26 shots against (.846%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 4-1 victory for the Hurricanes in January. Martin Necas (1G 1A), Vincent Trocheck (1G 1A), and Andrei Svechnikov (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Carolina. Bo Horvat scored Vancouver’s only goal. Frederik Andersen got the win, saving 30 of 31 shots (.967%).
FACING OFF
Carolina is averaging 3.40 goals per game so far this season, 12th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Canucks team that is allowing 4.50 goals a game (30th). Meanwhile, Vancouver has found the net 2.67 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Hurricanes are allowing opponents to score 2.40 goals per game (7th).
The Hurricanes’ 21.05% power play percentage ranks 16th in the league, while the Canucks are 24th with a conversion rate of 13.04%. Vancouver has been less successful at penalty killing, as the hosts possess the league’s lowest PK% at 55.56%. Carolina’s 80.95% ranks 16th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Svechnikov (6G 2A) and Aho (3G 5A) are the top skaters for the Hurricanes this season with eight points each, 10th-most in the NHL. Svechnikov is among the league leaders in goals (2nd). In the net, Raanta (1-0-1) is Carolina’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 1.94 GAA and a .922% save percentage.
Andersen (2-1-0) leads the Hurricanes in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.35 and a save percentage of .920%.Elias Pettersson leads the Canucks in scoring with six points. He has three goals and three assists in six games. Demko (0-4-1) is the top goalie for Vancouver with a goals against average of 4.24. He has a save percentage of .858%.
HOME AND AWAY
Carolina is 2-1-1 on the road this season.
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