Carolina returns home after beating the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout last night. Jaccob Slavin was the only one to score in the official skills competition. He slotted one past Pekka Rinne to give the Canes their first win since their home opener against the New York Rangers. Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes (3-4-3) are back in the saddle again as they return to face their Metropolitan foe the New Jersey Devils (4-3-3) at the PNC arena .
The Devils are on a two-game losing streak and are hoping to stop the bleeding. In their four games before that, New Jersey went 3-0-1.