Carolina Hurricanes (15-5-1) vs. Ottawa Senators (4-14-1)
Welcome to December. The Hurricanes will open this month looking to get back on track after November didn’t exactly end well, with losses in four of five games.
The Hurricanes are, of course, ailing at the moment, having played Monday’s 3-1 loss to Dallas without the entire right side of their blue line with Tony DeAngelo, Brett Pesce and Ethan Bear all in the league’s COVID protocol.
While the Hurricanes got a familiar face back on the ice Thursday morning, with Bear rejoining the group, it looks like reinforcements will have to wait another game, with Brind’Amour saying Bear needs to get in a full practice first.