Carolina Hurricanes vs. St. Louis Blues: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch
What - Game 17 (12-4-0)
When - 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest
The Carolina Hurricanes will have a short turnaround as they host the St. Louis Blues (8-9-1) this evening.
Both the Canes and Blues are coming into the contest on the second half of a back-to-back as St. Louis played yesterday at 1 p.m. EST and Carolina played at 7 p.m. EST.
The Hurricanes defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-0 with netminder Spencer Martin earning his first career shutout in the victory while the Blues are coming in with just a bit more rest, having defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime.
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The Blues are one of the league's lowest scoring teams (2.56 goals per game) with one of the highest goals against (3.39 GA/GP) while the Hurricanes are one of the highest scoring (4.0 G/GP) and lowest allowing (2.5 GA/GP).
So on paper, this looks like a decisive edge toward Carolina, but the team's already lost to the Blues once this season even when outshooting them 40-19.
Streaks
Martin Necas (8g, 15a) has points in 12 straight games, a career high.
Milestone Watch
Sebastian Aho is one game-winning goal shy of breaking Ron Francis' franchise record (57).
Sean Walker is one points shy of 100 career points.
Jalen Chatfield played in career game 200 Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators.
Game Notes
Carolina is 0-1-0 against the Blues this season, having lost 4-3 on Oct. 19.
Andrei Svechnikov (6g, 12pts in 10 games) is a point-per-game player against St. Louis.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
Pyotr Kochetkov: 8-2-0; 0.897 Sv%; 2.56 GAA
Joel Hofer: 3-2-0; 0.903 Sv%; 3.33 GAA
Leading Scorers
Goals - Martin Necas & Jack Roslovic (9) / Pavel Buchnevich & Jordan Kyrou (5)
Points - Martin Necas (26) / Jordan Kyrou (15)
Power Play
Carolina - 23.2% (8th)
St. Louis - 14% (28th)
Penalty Kill
Carolina - 84.7% (6th)
St. Louis - 77.6% (22nd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jack Roslovic
Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Tyson Jost - Jack Drury - Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Spencer Martin
Injuries and Scratches: Ty Smith, Seth Jarvis (UBI), Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Blues Projected Lineup
Jake Neighbours - Pavel Buchnevich - Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad - Brayden Schenn - Dylan Holloway
Alexey Toropchenko - Radek Faksa - Nathan Walker
Zack Bolduc - Oskar Sundqvist - Mathieu Joseph
Ryan Suter - Colton Parayko
Corey Schueneman - Justin Faulk
Scott Perunovich - Matthew Kessel
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Injuries and Scratches: PO Joseph, Kasperi Kapanen, Alexandre Texier, Philip Broberg (LBI), Robert Thomas (ankle), Nick Leddy (LBI), Torey Kruh (ankle)