The Hurricanes scored twice in the first 10 minutes of the first period against St. Louis to take a 2-0 lead, and they never looked back.
Much of the lineup, including goaltender Jeremy Helvig, will remain the same today against Chicago.
"Helvig held us in there in the second period. He was outstanding with several big saves. We started getting loose with the puck, and he bailed us out," Vellucci said on Friday. "His side-to-side movement and anticipation were outstanding. He made several side-to-side moving saves where he had to anticipate where the guy was going with the puck. Very impressed with his effort today."
Two healthy scratches from a day ago - forward Matthew Struthers and defenseman Riley Bruce - will draw into the lineup today, with Struthers playing left wing on the fourth line and Bruce claiming the right spot on the third defensive pair. The rest of the Canes' lineup remains the same.
"Just try to make all the stops. Try not to get down a goal and let them get the momentum back. I just tried to stop every puck I could," Helvig said of his mindset on Friday. "Just get experience and playing time to get ready for my first year pro."
You can find today's game streaming live on Hurricanes.com (in the team's broadcast region) and through the FOX Sports app (with no geo-restrictions), which will have live streaming coverage of all NHL Prospect Tournament games plus Hurricanes hockey in the 2018-19 season. We'll be rinkside, as always, at Centre Ice Arena to bring you live game updates today and throughout the tournament.
Hurricanes Lineup
Kuokkanen-Necas-Svechnikov
Saarela-Roy-Gauthier
Henman-Geekie-Mattheos
Struthers-Ralph-Levin
Bean-Fora
De Jong-Eliot
Schlichting-Bruce
Helvig
Culina
Scratches: Theo Calvas, Max Grondin, Cliff Pu (injury)
