Preview: Canes vs. Oilers

RALEIGH, NC. -If the Carolina Hurricanes want to move their current four-game win streak to five, they're going to have to take down the Edmonton Oilers this afternoon.

When: Sunday, February 27, 1 p.m. EST
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Canes Record:36-11-4 (76 Points, 1st - Metropolitan Division)
Canes Last Game:4-0 Win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday, February 25.
Oilers Record:29-20-3 (61 Points, 4th - Pacific Division)
Oilers Last Game:4-3 Win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday, February 26.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
THE QUICK HITS:
Last Time Out:The Canes were the better team from start to finish Friday night, picking up a controlling 4-0 victory over Columbus. The Blue Jackets had just played in Florida the night before, earning an emotional victory, but unfortunately for them it looked like it left them with no juice for their next contest. Producing just 19 shots over 60 minutes, it was a relatively easy night at the office for Frederik Andersen as he picked up his third shutout of the season. Meanwhile on the other end of things, Carolina put up 50 shots for the first time this season. Jordan Martinook led the way with six and the third line (Niederreiter, Staal, Fast) paced the group with two of the team's four goals.
Thanks, Florida!:Just as the Blue Jackets had the second half of their back-to-back in Raleigh after taking on Florida the night before, the same exact situation takes place today with Edmonton. The Oilers earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the Panthers Saturday afternoon before flying north to North Carolina. The Cats are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference and they never go down lightly, so any team that is able to beat them does so in a deserved fashion. Yesterday it was goaltender Mikko Koskinen making 44 saves as the difference, giving his team a victory despite an outstanding offensive performance from Florida.
Looking For Five:Now with victories over Nashville, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Columbus in the last nine days, the Canes are 4-0 in their last four outings.
Seven For Turbo:Teuvo Teravainen enters tonight's contest with points in seven straight contests. Dating back to February 10 against Boston, #86 has three goals and six assists. He also has 14 points in 13 career games against Edmonton.
No Place Like Home:The Canes are 18-4-2 at PNC Arena this year, with the 18 wins leading the Metropolitan Division. They have earned points in eight straight home games going back to January 15.
Dynamic Duo On The Cusp Of History:In the five 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 170 times in their NHL/Hurricanes careers, and they are just one such goal away from tying Kevin Dineen and Ron Francis (1984-91, 1998-99: 171) for the most goal combinations by any duo in franchise history.
Oil On Fire:Since making a coaching change on February 10 the Oilers are 6-2. With Jay Woodcroft taking over the bench in place of Dave Tippett, the team has scored 30 goals in those eight games with several of their key pieces contributing the way that many expect.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Milestone Watch: Derek Stepan is one point shy of 500 for his NHL career.
Promotional Info:Today is Kids Day! Kids will be involved in multiple in-game elements and a crew of mascots will be on hand.
Tickets:Still considering coming to today's game? Limited tickets
remain available here
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What Are We Wearing?:The team will be wearing their black sweaters today.
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