Preview: October 22 at Edmonton

EDMONTON, Alta. - The Carolina Hurricanes are back in Alberta on Thursday, taking on the Edmonton Oilers.

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When: Thursday, Oct. 22

Where: Rogers Place

Puck Drop: 9:00 p.m. ET

Watch on HHN: Prime Video, Spectrum, Fubo | Full Broadcast Info

Listen: 99.9 The Fan, Hurricanes App

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Canes Record: 8-2-1 (17 Points - T-1st, Metropolitan Division)

Canes Last Game: 6-3 Win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, Oct. 20

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Oilers Record: 7-1-1 (15 Points - 2nd, Pacific Division)

Oilers Last Game: 4-3 Win (OT) over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, Oct. 20

Last Time Out...

• A three-goal third period pushed the Canes past the Canucks, 6-3, on Tuesday.
• Nic Deslauriers, Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Stankoven all had two goals. Deslauriers got his first multi-goal game since 2022, and Stankoven raised his season total to five goals in two games against Vancouver.
• In net, Pyotr Kochetkov improved to 6-0 on the season, making 14 saves.

Jarvy's Back...

• Forward Seth Jarvis seems set to return to game action after being activated from injured/non-roster status yesterday.
• Jarvis slotted in on a line with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Martinook during yesterday's practice in Edmonton. The 24-year-old also worked with the team's second power-play unit, a role he'd not yet occupied as he grew closer to his return.
• Jarvis led the team in goals the past two seasons, scoring 32 both years.
• In the same transaction, Bradly Nadeau was reassigned to Chicago (AHL) while Skyler Brind'Amour was recalled to shore up the team's center depth.

So Fly...

• After being held without a goal in the first eight games of the season, Nikolaj Ehlers has been on fire during the team's five-game road trip.
• With three goals in his last three games, he is up to eight points in 11 games.

In Net...

• Should the Canes continue their rotation in net, Brandon Bussi would be in line to start this evening.
• Bussi turned in the team's first 30+-save performance of the season on Sunday in Calgary, but came out on the wrong end of a 3-2 result. Prior to that, he had won back-to-back starts over Montreal and Chicago.
• Should the Canes go back to Pyotr Kochetkov, he'll look to improve his undefeated start to the season to 7-0. His 1.98 GAA ranks T-6th among NHL backstops (min. 5 GP).

On The Other Side...

• Off to a great start under new head coach Mike Babcock, the Oilers have lost in regulation just once thus far this season.
• Unsurprisingly, led by Connor McDavid up front, the best player in the game leads the league with his 26 points in nine games. Recording a trio of helpers on Tuesday, he required the fewest games in NHL history to reach 20 assists in a single season.
• Defenseman Evan Bouchard leads all NHL defensemen with his 18 points in the same number of contests.
• Former Hurricane Frederik Andersen remains sidelined due to a lower-body injury suffered during the offseason and is not expected to make his team debut until December.

Injury Updates

• Forward Seth Jarvis was activated from the team's injured/non-roster list on Oct. 21. Jarvis is with the team on the road trip and has been practicing with the team following offseason shoulder surgery. He was initially scheduled to miss "probably four to six months" from the end of June.
• Forward Jordan Staal is expected to miss "anywhere from a month or two" after suffering a tear in his calf on Sunday, Oct. 11. He was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 15.
• Forward Taylor Hall is out "week-to-week" with an upper-body injury suffered on Oct. 13 vs. Washington, and was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 19.
• Forward Mark Jankowski was sent back to Raleigh to have his lower-body injury checked out further on Oct. 18.

What Are We Wearing?

• The Canes are scheduled to wear white uniforms.

What's Next After This Game?

• The Canes will fly to St. Louis on Friday. They'll close out their five-game road trip against the Blues on Saturday.
• Next Game: Saturday, Oct. 24 at St. Louis | 7:00 p.m. ET | Hurricanes Hockey Network
• Next Home Game: Tuesday, Oct. 27 vs. Boston | 8:00 p.m. ET | ESPN | Tickets | Parking