The Carolina Hurricanes will attempt to end a three-game slide when they visit the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.

The Hurricanes began the 2018-19 campaign with a 4-0-1 record but have since lost three consecutive games in regulation to Winnipeg, Tampa Bay and Colorado.

The Carolina Hurricanes were bested by the Colorado Avalanche, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon at PNC Arena.

Philipp Grubauer made 42 saves and Gabriel Landeskog scored twice to hand the Hurricanes their third straight regulation loss.

Here are five takeaways from this afternoon's game.

Following a three-game road trip, the Carolina Hurricanes return home to host the Colorado Avalanche in a Saturday afternoon cross-conference match-up.

Forward Clark Bishop will make his NHL debut today, centering the team's fourth line with Brock McGinn and Valentin Zykov on either side of him.

GAME PREVIEW

Here is a projected lineup for the Hurricanes.

As the North Carolina State Fair nears the end of its run, the Carolina Hurricanes come back to Raleigh to square off with the Colorado Avalanche in a Saturday matinee.

The Hurricanes have dropped two straight games in regulation after beginning the season with a 4-0-1 record, but they still sit atop the Metropolitan Division with nine points.

The Hurricanes Homegrown Series returns for its third season on Saturday, Oct. 20, when the Carolina Hurricanes host the Colorado Avalanche in a State Fair matinee match-up.

Refined for its third season, the Hurricanes Homegrown Series features six games that showcase the best our local community has to offer in t-shirts, food, beer, art and music.

Here's an in-depth look at each Homegrown aspect for Saturday afternoon at PNC Arena.

BUY TICKETS

Several members of the Carolina Hurricanes made the trip to Durham to watch the Duke University men's basketball team practice and shoot some hoops themselves.

Following a scheduled day off on Wednesday, the Carolina Hurricanes got back on the frozen sheet at Raleigh Center Ice on Thursday for a team practice, one that included a new face in Clark Bishop and a good-to-see-again face in Scott Darling.

After playing three road games in a span of four nights (1-2-0), a trip that took the team north and west before back into the States and further south, the Canes are utilizing a three-day gap in between games to recoup energy levels and tinker with the finer portions of their game.

Forward Phil Di Giuseppe has cleared waivers and remains on the Carolina Hurricanes' roster.

The Carolina Hurricanes have dropped two straight games in regulation, but they still sit atop the Metropolitan Division with nine points (4-2-1) through their first seven games.

Because of their early-season success, the Canes continue to climb or at the very least remain steady in the latest collection of power rankings from around the internet.

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