Finally, Our Turn:Carolina will become the 28th NHL team to play in a regular-season outdoor game Saturday, and North Carolina will become the ninth U.S. state to host the Stadium Series. Home to the NC State Wolfpack's football team, Carter-Finley Stadium will be the sixth college football facility to host an outdoor game, joining Michigan Stadium, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Navy), TCF Bank Stadium (Minnesota), Notre Dame Stadium, and Falcon Stadium (Air Force).
Been Here Before:Nine active Hurricanes players have previously played in an NHL outdoor game, with a total of 13 outdoor games under their belt - Derek Stepan (3), Frederik Andersen (2), Jordan Staal (2), Brent Burns, Calvin de Haan, Jesper Fast, Brady Skjei, Paul Stastny, and Teuvo Teravainen.
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Red-Hot Aho:With a goal in Thursday's victory, Sebastian Aho now has 11 in his last 11 games, tied for the league lead since January 15.
All-Star Svech:Forward Andrei Svechnikov matched a career-high with three assists in Thursday's win, now giving him 14 since January 1.
Burnzie Is Still Buzzin': With a highlight reel assist on Thursday, Brent Burns now has 11 points in his last 10 games. His 40 points lead all Canes blueliners and rank tied for 11th among all NHL defensemen.
Scoring While Down A Man:The Canes have nine shorthanded goals since the turn of the calendar year and lead the league with 11. Sebastian Aho has been responsible for three of them, currently ranking tied for second among all skaters in the NHL. The franchise record for most shorthanded goals in a season is 17.
On The Other Side:Washington comes to Raleigh having dropped their last three contests, one of which was to the Canes on Tuesday. They've scored just eight goals in their four games since the All-Star break while allowing 14 goals against. They've been without leading goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin this week due to the passing of his father, and he will also miss tonight's contest.
