Carolina Hurricanes (23-7-1) vs. Calgary Flames (17-9-6)
The Hurricanes return from a five-day hiatus Friday night at home, where they’ll play host to a Calgary Flames team on the back end of a very tough back-to-back.
The Flames went to Tampa and lost 4-1 Thursday night after previously falling to the Panthers 6-2 on Tuesday.
The Canes have had an empty week to practice and keep getting back to health, as Carolina now has no players in COVID protocol and only Jordan Martinook still battling injury. Last time out, Carolina scored seven unanswered goals against the Blue Jackets in a thrilling victory to kick off the new year.