Gameday: Capitals vs. Hurricanes

Déjà vu.
This is the gameday hub, where you can find all the latest news and information you need to know for tonight's rematch between the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes. Make Hurricanes.com a regular stop throughout the day, as we update this hub with notes, videos, photos and more as puck drop draws near.
The Hurricanes will not hold a morning skate on the second half of a back-to-back with travel, but we'll be passing along any and all gameday content as we have it.
Last updated: 7:05 p.m.

CANES LINES: WARM-UPS
7:05 p.m.
THe Hurricanes will be sporting a vastly different lineup tonight, with a handful of regulars out.
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Friday night puck drop in Raleigh is coming up in 30 minutes!
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA TOOLS TO VICTORY
4:35 p.m.
TV's Mike Maniscalco sets the table for tonight's rematch with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina three Tools to Victory.

WALLMARK RECALLED, PESCE HITS IR
3:10 p.m.
Lucas Wallmark is rejoining the Hurricanes, recalled this afternoon by the team. Of note: Derek Ryan was boarded by Tom Wilson last night in Washington. Though head coach Bill Peters said Ryan was reportedly fine after the game, his status for tonight remains unknown.
To make room for Wallmark on the roster, Brett Pesce has been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury he sustained during the morning skate in Washington. He will miss the team's last two games before the bye week, at least.
We'll have more roster-related updates for you later on this evening.
CANES, CAPS MEET AGAIN
2:00 a.m.
A home-and-home, back-to-back set between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals wraps up on Friday night in Raleigh.
The game also marks the third meeting between the two teams in a span of just 11 days. The Hurricanes dropped a 5-4 overtime decision in Raleigh last week, and on Thursday night in Washington, the Canes broke a 1-1 deadlock in the third period to skate away with the 3-1 victory.
"I liked our effort. I thought we got contributions throughout the lineup. Specialty teams were good," head coach Bill Peters said. "Darls was real good for us in net. I thought he played real well."
Scott Darling made 27 saves on 28 shots in his first victory since Dec. 16. Victor Rask had the game-winning goal, scored on a delayed penalty sequence, and Jordan Staal and Sebastian Aho (empty net) also found the back of the net for the Canes, who snapped the Capitals' 10-game home winning streak.
"It's a huge win," Rask said. "These are the games we want to win in our division, for sure. I thought we did a good job tonight."
"It's good for our confidence," Darling said. "It's going to be close games. That's the kind of team we are. If we do the right things, we're going to get the advantage in one-goal games."
The win vaulted the Hurricanes back in to a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with two games remaining until the team's bye week.
"Two points in regulation is the only way you can really make up any ground," Peters said. "You better make hay when the sun shines, and it was a nice day in Washington today."
The playing statuses of two Hurricanes could be in question for Friday night's rematch. Derek Ryan was boarded by Tom Wilson in the third period on Thursday, and he did not return to the game.
"I said, 'How are you?' And he said, 'I'm fine.' I think he should be good. I think he was going through protocol," Peters said after the game. "We'll wait and see in the morning. You know how those things are."
Brett Pesce was pulled out of the lineup after suffering an upper-body injury on an awkward fall late in the Canes' morning skate on Thursday.
"He's going to get looked at by our people and have an MRI or something done tomorrow," Peters said. "We'll know more once we get the results of that."
CANESPR NOTES: Staal has tallied a point in each of his last four games (2g, 2a), and he's posted eight points (4g, 4a) in his last eight games against the Capitals. … The Canes are 10-4-1 in back-to-back games this season.
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