Injuries Impact Lineup: Both Mrazek and Max McCormick left in the first period of Saturday's game with upper-body injuries that sidelined them for the balance of the game and moving forward. Mrazek's injury "seems like it's better than it looked," according to Necas. Brind'Amour seemed to think the same. McCormick, however, is going to be out "a lot longer," the head coach said.
Reimer's workload, even though he essentially played the entire game on Saturday, wasn't too strenuous, so the Canes could opt to go back to him in net. Drew Shore could be the taxi squad recall for McCormick, unless the team opts to dress a seventh defenseman in Joakim Ryan.
Shutting the Door: The Canes have set a new franchise best mark for goals against in the first five games of the season with just seven. They've also allowed just 22.2 shots per game, best in the NHL.
