When:Tuesday, November 30, 8:30 p.m. EST
Watch: Bally Sports South, Bally Sports App
Listen: 99.9 The Fan, Hurricanes.com/Listen, Hurricanes App
Canes Record:15-4-1 (31 Points, 2nd - Metropolitan Division)
Canes Last Game: 4-2 Loss to the Washington Capitals on Sunday, November 28.
Stars Record: 10-7-2 (22 Points, 6th - Central Division)
Stars Last Game: 3-2 Win over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, November 27.
Tracking The Storylines
COVID-19 Issues:The Carolina Hurricanes will not have the services of three right-handed defensemen tonight, as Tony DeAngelo and Brett Pesce joined Ethan Bear on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list Monday. The team had already missed Bear during their stretch of four games in seven days last week and he will not be able to return until Thursday's game against Ottawa, at earliest. It remains to be seen how long yesterday's additions will miss, so in their place, the club
recalled defensemen Jalen Chatfield and Max Lajoie
from their American Hockey League affiliate in Chicago.
No Stranger To The Road: The Canes are 9-2-1 away from PNC Arena this season, giving them the best points percentage in the league in that category. A big part of that has been their defense, where they are allowing the second-fewest goals (2.25) and the third fewest shots (28.8) when on the road.
Texas Heat:After a slow start to the season, the Stars are getting hot now. Winners of the last four, the team has taken down teams both at the top and the bottom of the standings, including the Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers and the Arizona Coyotes. During that stretch they've allowed an alarmingly low five total goals, which is further impressive given that the Oilers and Avalanche are both in the top five of league scoring.
Familiar Faces:While you may not expect it, several members of the opposition tonight have ties to the Hurricanes. Most recently, Jani Hakanpaa, who was acquired at the trade deadline last year, is now a member of the Stars. In addition to him, Anton Khudobin and Andrej Sekera were both members of the club back from 2013-15. On the Dallas coaching staff, both Assistant Coach John Stevens (1991-94) and Goaltending Coach Jeff Reese (1993-95) played for the franchise during the Whalers days.
Additional Info
Milestone Watch: Teuvo Teravainen is one goal shy of 100 NHL goals and Brady Skjei is one assist shy of 100 NHL assists.
What Color Are We Wearing?: Tonight the team will be wearing their white sweaters tonight.
Merch Item of the Game: View today's
Item of the Game
, along with several other Canes merchandise items on
CarolinaProShop.com
.
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