Taking the Road by Storm
The Hurricanes come to Denver with seven of a possible eight points already in their pockets and a chance to turn this pre-holiday roadie into a nine-point trip.
"Good trip. We've played some good hockey on this trip," Sebastian Aho said. "So far, so good."
PROJECTED LINEUP
The Canes have recorded eight points on a five-game road trip three times prior in franchise history; nine points in five games would be a first.
In total, the Canes are 11-6-2 on the road this season. Additionally, the team is tied for the third-most road wins in the NHL since the start of the 2018-19 campaign.
"You can tell when we get tenacious, get on the forecheck and play in their end, we're a tough team to beat," Jordan Staal said.
Going Fishing
Sebastian Aho tallied his third multi-goal performance in his last five games on Tuesday in Winnipeg, netting his 19th and 20th goals of the season in the second period. He's the first player in team (since relocation) history to reach the 20-goal mark in each of his first four NHL seasons and the fourth player in franchise history to do so.
Of his 20 goals, Aho has scored 17 in his last 22 games dating back to Nov. 1. Only Jack Eichel has scored as many in that same stretch.
Svech Does It Again
By now, you've seen it.
For the second time in seven weeks, Andrei Svechnikov
scored a lacrosse-style goal
, something that had never been done in the NHL before he did it in late October.
