When:Sunday, November 28, 1 p.m. EST
Watch:Bally Sports South, Bally Sports App
Listen:99.9 The Fan, Hurricanes.com/Listen, Hurricanes App
Canes Record:15-3-1 (31 Points, T-1st - Metropolitan Division)
Canes Last Game:6-3 Win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday, November 26.
Capitals Record:13-3-5 (31 Points, T-1st - Metropolitan Division)
Capitals Last Game:4-3 Win over the Florida Panthers on Friday, November 26.
TRACKING THE STORYLINES:
Remaining Consistent On Offense: It's already been an interesting seven-day stretch for the club and today will be the fourth game over the course of that span. Monday night in San Jose the club was met by a stingy defensive effort that resulted in as many blocked shots for San Jose as the Canes offense had total shots. Wednesday night it was a hot goaltender in Philipp Grubauer, who stopped 35 of 36 shots faced. Yet Friday post-game Rod Brind'Amour said the only difference was that the pucks went in, as the team scored six on Philadelphia. The crew will need to bring the same effort today against a strong Caps club.
The Power Play: It would be hard to envision a better realistic start through the first 19 games of the season for the club. With 15 wins already, defense and goaltending have been the star assets, allowing more than three goals in just two of those games. However, as we know the head coach is always striving for his team to get better and better, and one area that he would really like to see them get better is the club's power play. Over the last four games the Canes are 0-for-7 on the power play and after the team's win over Philadelphia he said regarding, "it was bad all around". It's certainly a nice testament to the team's five-on-five play that the team is coming out of all of these games victorious, however, the team can only improve from also scoring on their man advantages.
"To Be The Best...": Today's battle for the number one spot in "the Metro" is an early-season viewing of two of the strongest clubs in all of the NHL. When it comes to scoring goals, the only team better in the league than Washington is Florida. The Caps come to PNC Arena with 74 goals for this season, tops in the division. The team closest to them? Carolina. Conversely, the Canes are second in the NHL when it comes to keeping the puck out, allowing just 39 goals in 19 games. That Metropolitan club closest? Washington. Today is going to be a fantastic matchup.
Additional Notes:
Arrive Early:It is expected to be a sold out crowd at PNC Arena today, please allow yourself extra time by arriving early!
Milestone Watch: Teuvo Teravainen needs one goal to reach 100 in his NHL career. Brady Skjei's next assist will be his 100th in the NHL.
What Color Are We Wearing?:The team will be wearing their black alternate sweaters today. They will be wearing specialty Hockey Fights Cancer jerseys in warmups
that will be auctioned off as well
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Featured Merchandise Item of the Game:Specialty "Take Cancer By Storm" shirts are one sale now
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