"Our execution hasn't been very good. We're not making good passes out of our own end, so we're spending a lot of time there," Vellucci said. "I'd like to see us forecheck better. We just did some video on it. We're in the right spots, but we're not coming up with the puck."
Turnovers have also been a concern in the first two tournament games. It's somewhat to be expected with a young, inexperienced group that only practiced together once before playing a game. But, it's also something that can be corrected.
"You have to think about it and know the situation," Vellucci said. "Know what the clock says, if you're up a goal or down a goal, if it's the last minute of the period - you've got to be aware of what's going on in the game and manage the puck the best you can."
If the early games in the tournament are any indication, special teams are likely to play a factor in tonight's game, as well.
"We've seen a lot of penalties called. We've got to capitalize on the power play," Vellucci said. "We've scored a power-play goal in each of the last two games, but we gave up two power-play goals in the last one. We've got to win that battle."
The Canes' lineup remains largely unchanged, with Jeremy Helvig set to make his third consecutive start in net.
Tonight's game will stream live on Hurricanes.com (in the team's broadcast region) and through the
FOX Sports app
(with no geo-restrictions), and we'll be back rinkside at Centre Ice Arena to bring you live game updates.
Hurricanes Lineup
Kuokkanen-Necas-Svechnikov
Saarela-Roy-Gauthier
Henman-Geekie-Mattheos
Grondin-Struthers-Levin
Bean-Fora
De Jong-Eliot
Calvas-Bruce
Helvig
Culina
Scratches: Connor Schlichting, Cedric Ralph, Cliff Pu (injury)
