Carolina Hurricanes (46-24-4 94 Pts) at Detroit Red Wings (34-33-7, 75 Points)
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Friday, April 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSN SO/FDSN DET
Radio:
Carolina – The Fan 99.9 FM
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Carolina: -1.5 ML -150
Detroit: +1.5 ML +190
O/U 5.5
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Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:
The Hurricanes picked up their third straight win on Wednesday with a 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals. They are 8-2-0 in their last ten games, averaging 3.9 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Frederik Andersen has not lost since March 1st, going 7-0-0 since then with a 1.43 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage. Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis are on a five-game point streak. Hall has five goals and two assists in that stretch, while Jarvis has three goals and five assists. Jackson Blake also has five points in his last three games, on three goals and two assists.
Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:
The Red Wings suffered a 2-1 overtime loss on Tuesday to the St. Louis Blues. It was a gut punch as they had the lead in that game with less than 30 seconds left before the Blues tied it and ultimately took the second point in overtime. They are just barely hanging on in the playoff chase as they sit four points back of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. J.T. Compher has four points in his last four games, with two goals and two assists.
Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:
Jarvis-Aho-Blake
Svechnikov-Roslovic-Hall
Martinook-Kotkaniemi-Stankoven
Robinson-Jankowski-Jost
Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Walker
Kochetkov
Andersen
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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines
DeBrincat–Larkin–Kane
Soderblom–Kasper-Raymond
-Compher-Tarasenko
Watson-Rasmussen-Motte
Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson-Petry
Holl-Johansson
Talbot
Lyon
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Players To Watch:
Carolina Hurricanes
Taylor Hall this season has 39 points on 17 goals and 22 assists. In 23 games with Carolina, he has 15 points on eight goals and seven assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 31 times in his career, recording 19 points on six goals and 13 assists. He scored a goal in one of his four meetings against them this season.
Detroit Red Wings
Alex DeBrincat this season has 62 points on 33 goals and 29 assists. He’s faced the Hurricanes 24 times in his career, recording 21 points on 14 goals and seven assists; he scored a goal in one of the two meetings.
Injury Report:
Carolina Hurricanes
LW William Carrier – Out
RW Jesper Fast – LTIR
C Jordan Staal – DTD
Detroit Red Wings
LW Carter Mazur – IR
C Andrew Copp – IR
D Erik Gustafsson – Out
G Petr Mrazek – DTD
Next Up
Carolina – April 5 at Boston Bruins
Detroit: April 6 vs. Florida Panthers
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