WINNIPEG, MB. – The Carolina Hurricanes hope to right the ship Monday night as they take on the Winnipeg Jets north of the border.
When: Monday, November 21
Puck Drop: 7:30 p.m. EST
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Canes Record: 10-5-3 (23 Points, 2nd, Metropolitan Division)
Canes Last Game: 2-1 Overtime Loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, November 19
Jets Record: 10-5-1 (21 Points, T-2nd, Central Division)
Jets Last Game: 3-0 Loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, November 19
NEWS & NOTES:
Last Time Out: The first period of Saturday night’s affair in St. Paul was an okay one for the Canes, taking an early 1-0 lead and holding the Wild to just five shots. After that things turned sour. Rod Brind’Amour said post-game that his team was “crap” in the final 40+ minutes of action, which included the team allowing Minnesota to turn the tide of the contest and eventually earn a victory. The Wild tied the contest with 2:37 remaining in regulation and then won it in overtime. Netminder Pyotr Kochetkov finished with 19 stops on 21 shots in the first loss of his NHL career.
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No More Passengers: A good deal of Brind’Amour’s frustration Saturday night stemmed from his feelings that it was not a complete team effort from the club. “That’s what you get when you don’t have 20 guys going and clearly we don’t have that on nights when we aren’t winning,” the head coach said sternly post-game. “We scored one goal and that’s not going to do it. How do you get goals? We’ve got to play a little harder and dig a little deeper.”
Special Teams Struggles: An area of which players and coaches have pinpointed as one that needs improving is special teams. The club’s power play now sits at 30th out of 32 in the league, capitalizing on just 14.7% of tries this season. They are 1/19 dating back to November 9, including four consecutive 0-for performances. The team’s penalty kill, which had a historic run during the 2021-22 campaign, also now sits in the bottom half of the NHL. “Our special teams are kind of killing us,” Martin Necas said after Thursday’s loss to Colorado. Winnipeg’s power play ranks 19th and their penalty kill sits at 3rd league-wide.
Injury Report: Forward Ondrej Kase has been in concussion protocol since October 13. Goaltender Frederik Andersen (lower-body injury) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to November 6. Forward Teuvo Teravainen (upper-body injury) was placed on injured reserve, retroactive to November 10. Rod Brind’Amour said Wednesday that, “Nobody’s close to coming back.” Teravainen and Max Pacioretty, who tore his Achilles in August, skated Friday morning at Invisalign Arena prior to the team’s limited practice.
On The Other Side: The Jets are also coming off of a disappointing defeat, unable to score against Pittsburgh on Saturday. Keeping pucks out of their net has been the bread and butter of Rick Bowness’ team thus far this season, allowing just 38 goals in 16 games this season. Only the Boston Bruins have allowed fewer. A large reason for their success has been goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who touts an impressive .935 save percentage (SV%) through 13 starts. Of all NHL goalies that have played a minimum of 10 games, his SV% ranks second. In terms of offensive production, defenseman Josh Morrisey paces the club with 16 points in 16 games.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
What Are We Wearing?: The Canes are slated to wear their black uniforms tonight. This is because Winnipeg will be wearing their light-colored Reverse Retro uniforms.
AFTER TODAY:
The team is scheduled to travel back to Raleigh post-game and have an off day on Tuesday. They’ll return to game action Wednesday at PNC Arena against the Arizona Coyotes.
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