An unhappy surprise for the Penguins, who end their streak of not having anyone unavailable at six games by losing Kris Letang for the night due to an undisclosed illness. That shuffles all three defensive pairs as a result. Up front, Kasperi Kapanen is back after a long trip in the dog house for much of November.
Here’s what the banged up Hurricanes are riding with tonight.
First period
The Hurricanes earn the first power play 2:08 in, when Jake Guentzel gets his stick up for a hooking call.