Burnin' Up:Brent Burns recorded two assists in each of the first two games of the series, with Wednesday's being his 18th postseason multipoint performance. Victor Hedman (TB) is the only active defenseman in the league with more multiple-point games (24).
Trendy Stef:Stefan Noesen has recorded a power-play goal in both games thus far this season. He is the first player in franchise history to score two power-play goals in his first two postseason games with the team.
From The Blue Line:One of Carolina's biggest strengths all season long was the scoring from their defenseman, as the group posted a franchise-record 59 goals. Brady Skjei and Burns led the way with 18 goals each, finishing tied for third in goals by an NHL defenseman this season, trailing only Erik Karlson (25) and Dougie Hamilton (22). Thus far in this series, only Jaccob Slavin has scored for the unit, producing one of the team's six goals so far.
Shooting For Three:Carolina went 46-5-5 when scoring three goals or more during the regular season. They are now 1-0 in the postseason when reaching the benchmark.
It's A New Year:The Canes went 0-6 on the road during the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They'll look to ditch that trend tonight in their first road game of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
