The Carolina Hurricanes host a Metropolitan Division foe tonight as the Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Lenovo Center. Game time is 7 PM.
Not only do the Hurricanes lead the league with 22 points, (10-2-2), they have been a dominating hockey team since before the end of last season. Before going 16-3-0 in the postseason, they posted an 11-3-1 record on a hot streak since March 10th of last season.
That gives the team a remarkable record of 37-8-3 in their last 48 games. (That’s over a 130 point pace
for an entire season, but who’s counting?)
After returning home from a long road trip, the Canes are coming off an impressive 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. This is a game where the home team typically has trouble finding their legs after the extended road trip, but the Canes dominated a good part of that one.
Pyotr Kochetkov was in the starter’s crease during the morning skate, so look for him to put his 8-0-0 record on the line tonight. The rest of the lineup looked to be the same as last game.
Taylor Hall and Jordan Staal remain out.
Carrier – Aho – Svechnikov
Blake – Stankoven – Ehlers
Martinook – Jankowski – Jarvis
Robinson – Kotkaniemi – Deslauriers
Slavin – Chatfield
Miller – Walker
Gostisbehere – Valimaki
The Blue Jackets are having a rough season so far, although they are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Flyers and a 2-1 overtime win over Vegas their previous games. They have 10 points and a 5-5-0 record to date.
They are led by Kent Johnson with 10 points. Charlie Coyle and Zach Werenski have eight points each.
Watch the game via the Hurricanes Hockey Network on Prime Video, Spectrum, or Fubo. Listen on 99.9 The Fan.
