When: Friday, February 25, 7 p.m. EST
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Canes Record:35-11-4 (74 Points, 1st - Metropolitan Division)
Canes Last Game:4-3 Overtime Win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, February 21.
Blue Jackets Record:27-23-1 (55 Points, 5th - Metropolitan Division)
Blue Jackets Last Game:6-3 Win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday, February 24.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
THE QUICK HITS:
Last Time Out:The Canes played the second half of a back-to-back Monday in Philadelphia, squeaking out a 4-3 overtime victory over the Flyers. It was also the team's fourth game in six days and while they went on to take seven out of the possible eight points, it was visible that by the end of the affair that there was very little gas left in the tank for the crew. Brett Pesce played the role of overtime hero, in a contest in which he and the rest of the blue line logged heavy minutes after Tony DeAngelo left due to injury.
No DeAngelo or Smith:24 hours before DeAngelo left injured, Brendan Smith also left Sunday's battle against Pittsburgh after taking a shot to the head. Both are expected to be "out a while" according to Rod Brind'Amour, sharing the update Thursday afternoon. The door now opens for Jalen Chatfield, who is expected to draw in tonight. While this leaves the team with just six healthy defenseman, it also gives a big opportunity to both Chatfield, and Ethan Bear, who had been in and out of the lineup despite being healthy.
Go For Four:The team took victories over both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in consecutive days, coming following a 4-3 victory over Nashville at home last Friday. Their recent 3-0-1 stretch is very welcomed after going 1-2-1 to start the post-All-Star break schedule with a same 'four games in six days' situation. Tonight they'll go for their fourth victory in a row, in their 51st game of the season.
Turbo, Fuego:Teuvo Teravainen enters tonight's contest with points in six straight contests. Dating back to February 10 against Boston, #86 has two goals and six assists.
Dynamic Duo On The Cusp Of History:In the four most recent games of Teravainen's streak, he and Sebastian Aho have connected for a goal in each of them. They have now accomplished the feat 169 times in their NHL/Hurricanes careers, and they are just two such goals away from tying Kevin Dineen and Ron Francis (1984-91, 1998-99: 171) for the most goal combinations by any duo in franchise history.
Columbus On A Run:While they sit on the outside looking in right now in terms of the playoff picture, Columbus has won seven of their eight games since the All-Star break. They've been hot even since before then, winning nine of their last 11. Additionally, they come to town having beaten a top 10 NHL team twice in the last three days - Florida, last night and Toronto on Monday.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Milestone Watch: Derek Stepan is one point shy of 500 for his NHL career.
What Are We Wearing?:The team will be wearing their black sweaters tonight.
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