Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Carolina Hurricanes 01/19/2024

The Detroit Red Wings are coming off an overtime win against the Panthers on Wednesday night, 3-2, while the Hurricanes are coming off a shootout loss, 2-1, to the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

Detroit Red Wings (23-16-5, 51 Points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-5, 53 Points)

When: Friday, January 19
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: PNC Arena (Raleigh, NC)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Alex DeBrincat – 40
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 18
Assists: Alex DeBrincat – 23

Carolina Hurricanes

Points: Sebastian Aho – 48
Goals: Sebastian Aho – 15
Assists: Sebastian Aho – 33

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

David Perron – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Robby Fabbri
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer  
Daniel Sprong – Joe Veleno – Klim Kostin
Shayne Gostisbehere – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta – Justin Holl

Carolina Hurricanes

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Teuvo Teravainen
Michael Bunting – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook – Jordan Staal – Seth Jarvis
Stefan Noesen – Jack Drury – Martin Necas
Jaccob Slavin – Brent Burns
Brady Skjei – Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov – Jalen Chatfield

By The Numbers:

League Ranking

Detroit Red Wings

PP%: 21.6 (14)
PK%: 80.8 (13)
GF P/G: 3.55 (4)
GA P/G: 3.32 (22)
Faceoff %: 49.5 (18)

Carolina Hurricanes

PP%: 27.2 (4)
PK%: 83.7 (7)
GF P/G: 3.42 (8)
GA P/G: 3.00 (14)
Faceoff %: 51.3 (11)

Red Wings Player to Watch: Shayne Gostisbehere

Gostisbehere has played in 43 games this season and has recorded 30 points on seven goals and 23 assists. He is tied for the team lead in assists and fourth in points. He has 18 points on the power play on two goals and 16 assists. In his last five games, he has three points on assists.

Gostisbehere’s Line Assignments

Gostisbehere is playing on the first defensive pairing alongside Moritz Seider. He will also play on the first power play unit with Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Lucas Raymond, and J.T. Compher.

Gostisbehere career vs. Carolina

Gostisbehere, in his career against the Hurricanes, has played in 23 games and has 17 points on four goals and 13 assists. He did not record a point in the matchup earlier this season.

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (10-4-1, 2.54 GAA)

Lyon last started on Wednesday against the Panthers, and he picked up his second straight win, stopping 32 of the 34 shots he faced. He is 1-1-0 against Carolina in his career.

Carolina: Antti Raanta (9-6-2, 3.28 GAA)

Raanta last started on Monday against the Kings, and he suffered a loss, giving up four goals on 24 shots. In his career against Detroit, he is 4-1-1 in seven games.

Wrap Up

The Red Wings have started 2024 on a tear as they have gone 6-0-1 since the calendar has flipped; of those seven games, they have played four teams currently in a playoff spot: Los Angeles Kings twice, Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Florida Panthers, in those five games they are 4-0-1. This one is another team in a playoff spot for Detroit, and the playoff teams they will face don’t end until January 31st, with the Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, and Vegas Golden Knights all coming up after Carolina they’ll be back home for the next six games. This team has been a lot of fun to watch to this point.

In their last ten games against Carolina, the Red Wings are 5-5-0 and have been outscored 25-24 in those ten games. The Red Wings lost the earlier matchup 2-1 back in December.

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