The Canes kick off a season long 6 game homestand against the Wings.
The Canes snapped a 5 game losing streak in Chicago, racing out to a 4-0 lead and holding on for dear life in a 4-3 win. It was the rarest of games for the Canes, as the Blackhawks out shot them. Micheal Ferland missed all but 1 shift of the 3rd period with what was termed an illness. We’ll see at the morning skate. With the spacing of games. I expect that Darling will go in goal.
Since losing to the Canes on 10/22, the Wings are 5-2, including a 3-2 OT win against the Rangers last night. They’re 6-8-2 on the season, only 2 points behind the Canes. Dylan Larkin leads with 7 goals, including the game winner with 6 seconds left last night, and 16 points. Gus Nyquist has 12 assists. Jimmy Howard has played 12 games in goal and carries a 2.83/.918 stat line. He played last night, so we might see backup Jonathan Bernier, whose numbers are bad, 4.20/.873 in 5 games. The Wings PP is 8th at 25.0% but 3rd on the road at 33.3%. Their PK is 18th at 79.7% but 2nd on the road at 92.8%, allowing 2 goals in 28 opportunities.
Fox Sports Carolinas for TV. They’re broadcasting a football game before the Canes game, so the beginning of the pregame show might be impacted if the game runs long.
The Canes snapped a 5 game losing streak in Chicago, racing out to a 4-0 lead and holding on for dear life in a 4-3 win. It was the rarest of games for the Canes, as the Blackhawks out shot them. Micheal Ferland missed all but 1 shift of the 3rd period with what was termed an illness. We’ll see at the morning skate. With the spacing of games. I expect that Darling will go in goal.
Since losing to the Canes on 10/22, the Wings are 5-2, including a 3-2 OT win against the Rangers last night. They’re 6-8-2 on the season, only 2 points behind the Canes. Dylan Larkin leads with 7 goals, including the game winner with 6 seconds left last night, and 16 points. Gus Nyquist has 12 assists. Jimmy Howard has played 12 games in goal and carries a 2.83/.918 stat line. He played last night, so we might see backup Jonathan Bernier, whose numbers are bad, 4.20/.873 in 5 games. The Wings PP is 8th at 25.0% but 3rd on the road at 33.3%. Their PK is 18th at 79.7% but 2nd on the road at 92.8%, allowing 2 goals in 28 opportunities.
Fox Sports Carolinas for TV. They’re broadcasting a football game before the Canes game, so the beginning of the pregame show might be impacted if the game runs long.
