Preseason Preview: October 4 vs. Tampa

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday for their final home exhibition game.

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When: Friday, October 4

Puck Drop: 7:00 p.m. ET

Watch: A stream to watch tonight's game will appear on the homepage of Hurricanes.com shortly before puck drop. In accordance with NHL policy, the broadcast will only be available to those in-market for the Canes or Lightning.

Listen: 99.9 The Fan, Hurricanes App

Last Game

• A veteran Predators roster "outmatched" a young batch of Canes on Wednesday, beating them 6-4.
• Felix Unger Sorum was the highlight for Carolina, recording a goal and two assists in his third preseason game.

Every Night Orly

• Defenseman Dmitry Orlov will be playing in his team-leading fourth preseason game tonight.

Scottie's Ready

• Defenseman Scott Morrow is set to make his preseason debut after missing most of training camp due to an undisclosed injury.
• The 21-year-old blueliner signed with the Canes out of UMass this spring and made his NHL debut on April 14 in St. Louis.

Spence Is Still Ours

• Goaltender Spencer Martin cleared waivers yesterday, unclaimed by any of the NHL's 31 other teams.
• Should they choose to do so, the Canes will have 30 days from the start of the league's season to assign him to Chicago (AHL).

Veteran Rule

• As a reminder, NHL teams must dress at least eight “veterans” in each preseason contest. “Veterans” are skaters who played 30 NHL games the previous season, goalies who dressed in 50 NHL games or played in 30 NHL games the previous year, any player who has played 100+ NHL games, or a current year first-round pick.

Fresh Faces

• Five players - William Carrier, Sam Gagner, Tyson Jost, Jack Roslovic, and Sean Walker in tonight's lineup have not yet appeared in a regular season game with the Carolina Hurricanes.
• Gagner is attending training camp on a professional tryout.

Injury Updates

• Forward Jesper Fast was ruled out for the 2024-25 season in August after having neck surgery.
• Defenseman Riley Stillman (lower-body injury) has worked in a no-contact sweater each day of training camp thus far.
• Defenseman Joakim Ryan (undisclosed) has not practiced this week. Rod Brind'Amour said that he is battling an injury and that there's no need to push him through it this time of year.

What Are We Wearing?

• The team will be wearing their white sweaters for all six preseason games.

What's Next After This Game?

• The Canes are scheduled to return to wrap up their exhibition slate on Saturday in Nashville.
• Next Game: Saturday, October 5 at Nashville
• Next Home Game: Friday, October 11 vs. Tampa Bay | OPENING NIGHT presented by Lenovo | Tickets | Parking