HURRICANES (6-5-1) at COYOTES (6-5-0) 10 p.m. EST; FS-A PLUS, FS-CR, NHL.TV
The Hurricanes forward is tied with Wayne Gretzky (Edmonton Oilers, 1982-83) and Ken Linseman (Boston Bruins, 1985-86) as the only players with assists in 12 straight games to start a season. The Coyotes will try to win their fifth straight game, something they last did Oct. 26-Nov. 5, 2013. Arizona has outscored teams 20-4 in its past four games.
Players to watch
Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland has five goals in his past seven games. Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta has allowed one goal in three of his past four starts, and his 1.99 goals-against average in eight games is third in the NHL among goalies to play at least four games.
They said it
"It's definitely going to be different. I'm excited. We're trying to get our team back in the win column. They are on a bit of a roll and we need to stop that and get our game going in the right direction." -- Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook on returning to Arizona, where he played the previous four seasons "I don't want us to be robotic. The power play, you can over-coach it. If you give the guys too many plays then that's all they think about. … We've got to make sure we give them different concepts to keep them fresh." - Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet on a power play that is 2-for-12 in the past four games
Chychrun is practicing and could return soon. … Connauton is expected to miss a second consecutive game.
Stat pack
The Ferland-Aho-Teravainen line has scored 14 of the Hurricanes' 35 goals. … Arizona has five shorthanded goals in its past three games. … The Coyotes' 21 goals allowed are the fewest in the NHL.
