Preview: Red Wings vs. Hurricanes

Now sitting atop the Central Division, the Carolina Hurricanes continue their longest homestand of the season with a two-game set against the Detroit Red Wings.

The Match-Up

Detroit Red Wings (13-23-6, 32 points) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (27-9-3, 57 points)
Saturday, April 10, 7 p.m.
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Numbers to Know

12: Vincent Trocheck has recorded at least a point in each of the last 12 games he's played (7g, 10a). Despite playing in only 30 of the Canes' 39 games this season, Trocheck ranks second on the team in points (33), tied for first on the team in goals (16), and first on the team in both power-play points (16) and power-play goals (7).
6: Alex Nedeljkovic recorded a
24-save shutout
, his third clean sheet of the season, on Thursday against the Panthers. As a team, the Canes have recorded six shutouts this season, which ranks tied for first place in the NHL with the New York Islanders.
3-for-8: After being held without a goal on the man advantage for four straight games, the Canes have converted 37.5% of their powe play chances (3-for-8) in the last two games.

The Opposition

Last five games: 1-2-2, 4 points
On the road: 4-14-2, 10 points
CAR vs. DET: 3-2-0
Leading scorer: Filip Hronek, 22 points (2g, 20a) in 42 games
The Red Wings arrive in Raleigh on the heels of a 7-1 defeat at the hands of the red-hot Nashville Predators. Bobby Ryan, who totaled 14 points (7g, 7a) in 33 games, has not played since March 28 and will miss the remainder of the season with an upper-body injury. On Friday, Detroit traded defenseman Patrik Nemeth to Colorado in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft.

The Last Meeting

The Canes saw their eight-game winning streak end in a
4-2 loss in Detroit
on March 16. Adam Erne tallied two power-play goals in the first period to help the Red Wings gain the special teams edge. Nino Niederreiter and Sebastian Aho tallied for the Canes in the loss.

"It could have gone either way. I thought we played pretty well, and they played a really good game. They played us hard," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "They capitalized, and that's it. We move on. It certainly wasn't a lack of effort."

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