Inside The Rink Game Day Preview
Carolina Hurricanes (1-1-0, 2 Pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins
Date: Friday, October 18
PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: NHL Network, Bally Sports South, SportsNet Pittsburgh
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Carolina Hurricanes: -1.5 ML -148
Pittsburgh Penguins: +1.5 ML +124
O/U 6.5
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Carolina Hurricanes Notes:
Carolina has only played two games this season, losing to Tampa 4-1 last week, and then defeating New Jersey 4-2 on Tuesday in their most recent contest. The low total is in part due to a postponement last week in a game against Tampa Bay.
Pittsburgh Penguins Notes:
The Penguins have scored an NHL-best 20 goals through their first five games of the season, and the team’s 4.00 goals-per-game average is tied for fourth in the league. Pittsburgh has 12 players on its roster who have scored this season, which is tied for the most unique goal scorers in the NHL.
Carolina Hurricanes Lineup:
Svechnikov-Aho-Jarvis
Roslovic-Kotkaniemi-Necas
Martinook-Staal-Carrier
Robinson-Drury-Blake
Slavin-Burns
Gostisbehere-Walker
Orlov-Chatfield
Andersen
Kochetkov
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Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup:
Beauvillier-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Rakell
O’Connor-Eller-Puljujarvi
Hayes-Glass-Acciari
Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
Blomqvist
Jarry
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Pittsburgh Hockey – Inside The Rink
Players To Watch:
Carolina Hurricanes:
Rookie Jackson Blake has a goal and four shots on net in two games for Carolina. Sebastian Aho is the main cog in the Carolina offense. A major contributor last season for Carolina, Aho had 89 points in 78 games (36 goals, 53 assists).
Pittsburgh Penguins:
In the first five games of the season, Evgeni Malkin has totaled 11 points, which is the most in the first five games of any season for the veteran center. Malkin also has a four-game point streak.
Injury Report:
Carolina Hurricanes:
Jesper Fast (Neck – LTIR)
Pittsburgh Penguins:
Nieto (Knee – IR), Nedeljkovic (Lower Body – IR), Lizotte (Concussion -IR)
Next Game:
Carolina Hurricanes: October 19 at St. Louis at 7:00 pm EST.
Pittsburgh Penguins: October 20 at Winnipeg at 3:00 pm EST.
