South Raleigh News

The Carolina Hurricanes are set to conclude their six-game road trip with a match against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Monday. The game will commence at 10:00 p.m. ET and will be available for viewing on FanDuel Sports Network South and the FanDuel Sports App, while listeners can tune in via 99.9 The Fan or the Hurricanes App.

Currently, the Hurricanes hold a record of 5-2-0, tying them for third place in the Metropolitan Division with ten points. Their last outing resulted in a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. In contrast, the Canucks have a record of 4-1-2, placing them fourth in the Pacific Division with ten points as well. They secured a narrow 4-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their previous game.

In their recent match against Seattle, Andrei Svechnikov initiated scoring for Carolina, extending their power play success streak to five games. Jackson Blake achieved his first NHL assist by setting up Jack Drury's goal in the second period. Seth Jarvis contributed with a breakaway goal in the third period, and Dmitry Orlov sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Frederik Andersen's performance was marred only by Jared McCann's breakaway goal.

Pyotr Kochetkov is expected to start as goaltender following Andersen's recent victory. Kochetkov has already claimed two wins this season, including stopping 30 out of 32 shots in Calgary.

Sebastian Aho did not score during Saturday's game but maintains an average of one point per game this season with two goals and five assists over seven games.

Carolina's special teams have been performing strongly; their power play is currently ranked seventh at 26.1%, while their penalty kill ranks eighth at 85.2%.

On Vancouver’s side, they are enjoying a four-game winning streak and have allowed just two goals per game during this run. Kevin Lankinen has stepped up impressively as lead goaltender due to Thatcher Demko’s injury, boasting a .930 save percentage.

Offensively for Vancouver, J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser, and Conor Garland each have seven points from seven games.

Jesper Fast has been sidelined for the entire season since August due to injury concerns while Riley Stillman continues recovery from a lower-body injury sustained before training camp began on September 19.

Following Monday’s game against Vancouver, Carolina will return home to Raleigh where they plan no activities on Tuesday before resuming practice Wednesday ahead of hosting Boston Bruins on Thursday night.