The Canes look to rebound from Saturday's debacle against the Lightning.
It will be a tall task. Tampa has the most points in the league at 63 in 42 games. They're 16-3-1 at home. Nikita Kucherov leads the league in goals and points. Steven Stamkos is tied for 4th in points and tied for 5th in assists. Anton Stralman is tied for 1st in +/1, Victor Hedman is tied for 3rd, Brayden Point is tied for 6th. Andre Vasilevskiy is 3rd in goals against, 3rd in save % and 1st in shutouts. They're 3rd overall and 5th at home on the PP but they're PK is below average, 18th overall and 25th at home. If the Canes PP didn't suck so much, that would be a good opportunity.
The Canes practiced yesterday before flying to Tampa. Stempniak was activated from IR, everyone partcipated in practice. Aho will be a game time decision. We'll see what the lineup looks like after the 11:30 skate.
Fox Sports Carolinas for TV. Tampa is one of the few teams still starting at 7:30, so if you tune in at 7:00, you'll get the pre-game show.
It will be a tall task. Tampa has the most points in the league at 63 in 42 games. They're 16-3-1 at home. Nikita Kucherov leads the league in goals and points. Steven Stamkos is tied for 4th in points and tied for 5th in assists. Anton Stralman is tied for 1st in +/1, Victor Hedman is tied for 3rd, Brayden Point is tied for 6th. Andre Vasilevskiy is 3rd in goals against, 3rd in save % and 1st in shutouts. They're 3rd overall and 5th at home on the PP but they're PK is below average, 18th overall and 25th at home. If the Canes PP didn't suck so much, that would be a good opportunity.
The Canes practiced yesterday before flying to Tampa. Stempniak was activated from IR, everyone partcipated in practice. Aho will be a game time decision. We'll see what the lineup looks like after the 11:30 skate.
Fox Sports Carolinas for TV. Tampa is one of the few teams still starting at 7:30, so if you tune in at 7:00, you'll get the pre-game show.