Goalie Adin Hill is expected to start for the Coyotes. He is 4-0-0 with a .956 save percentage and one shutout on the road this season. The Coyotes defeated the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime on Friday to end a four-game losing streak. Goalie Petr Mrazek is likely to start for the Hurricanes, who will try to end a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Carolina is 1-4-2 in the past seven games. Arizona defeated Carolina 4-3 in overtime at Gila River Arena on Nov. 2.
Players to watch
Coyotes forward Clayton Keller has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in the past eight games. Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho has seven points (four goals, three assists) in a four-game point streak.
They said it
"We've got a young group of guys and we've tried to embed it into their brain that no matter what happens you stay even-keeled and you keep playing the game and sticking with your structure." -- Coyotes forward Derek Stepan "The execution is where we lack. We've got to keep drilling home the management of the puck. That's the most disturbing thing. We talk about it all the time. That's our downfall right now." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
Stepan has 27 points (nine goals, 18 assists) in 29 games against Carolina. … Schmaltz has nine points (four goals, five assists) in nine games since he was acquired in a trade from the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 25. … Slavin has seven assists in seven games against Arizona. … Either Aho or Teravainen has a point on 37 of Carolina's 80 goals this season (46.3%).
