Game Preview and Thread: Hurricanes @ Oilers
The Carolina Hurricanes (39-16-6) are on the highway tonight to tackle the Edmonton Oilers (30-24-8) at 9 PM.
The Canes are recent off a barely underwhelming commerce deadline, the place their solely transfer was buying winger Nicolas Deslauriers from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2027 conditional seventh spherical decide.
With heart and goalie depth a necessity, and prospects that might have probably been moved, it got here as a little bit of a shock the Canes did not choose to hunt for any larger fish available on the market.
Deslauriers is thought to be a tricky man and would most certainly slot in someplace within the backside six. In 24 video games with the Flyers this season, I tallied 1 level in 24 video games.
Turning in the direction of tonight’s matchup with the Oilers, the Canes are coming off a 6-4 win in opposition to the Canucks on Wednesday after dropping their earlier two.
On the opposite facet, Edmonton has gone 2-2 within the first 4 video games after the Olympic break. Currently, they’re third within the Pacific Division with 68 factors, which might function a disappointing end for a group that has misplaced in back-to-back Stanley Cups.
Led by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who want no introduction, the Oilers have one of the vital harmful scoring assaults within the league. McDavid is as soon as once more within the run for the Hart Trophy, and is main the NHL in factors with 105 in 62 video games. Draisaitl is not too far behind, coming in at fourth within the league with 90 factors in 59 video games.
On the again finish, Edmonton has much more offense, with defenseman Evan Bouchard main the league in factors for a defenseman with 71 in 62 video games.
The story of the Oilers this season, in line with the final couple, has been on the defensive facet and in web, although. They enable 3.34 objectives per recreation this season, which is twenty fifth within the NHL. While their 3.55 objectives per recreation, which is second most within the league, helps make up for a few of it, the Canes ought to have the ability to exploit a comparatively weak defensive group.
In web for the Oilers tonight will probably be Tristan Jarry, who was traded earlier this season from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jarry has not been good this season, posting a 3.18 GAA and .890 save proportion, which rank forty ninth and forty third within the league respectively.
The Canes don’t have any key accidents going into tonight’s recreation and will look to place one other win-streak collectively.
In web for Carolina needs to be Brandon Bussi and the strains ought to look comparatively the identical.
Here’s methods to catch the motion:
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Streaming: FanDuel Sports Network App/ESPN+
Odds: Hurricanes -118 Moneyline, Hurricanes -1.5 at +205
