The Hurricanes will look to extend their franchise-best point streak to 15 games, and their win streak to a franchise record-tying nine games, with a visit from the league’s worst team tonight. What could possibly go wrong?
While there won’t be any changes to the skater lineup from Friday’s win over the Flyers, that could change before too terribly long. Max Pacioretty took the morning skate in a regular jersey Tuesday, shedding the non-contact yellow, with Rod Brind’Amour saying the winger is “getting closer every day” to returning from a torn Achilles suffered in August.
In net, the Canes will welcome back Pyotr Kochetkov from a week-long absence after Antti Raanta started two games last week with the Russian rookie battling a minor injury.