Vancouver finished a six-game road trip with a 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday and then won 2-1 against the Toronto Maple Leafs at home Saturday. The Hurricanes are starting a season-long six-game road trip. They are 5-5-2 on the road this season.
Players to watch
Hurricanes defenseman Noah Hanifin has five points (three goals, two assists) in his past five games, including a goal at 4:58 of overtime in a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Saturday. Henrik Sedin has nine assists in his past seven games.
They said it
"It's real important to get some good traction on the road. We have to get off to a good start and it starts here tonight against a good team that is playing real well." -- Hurricanes coach Bill Peters "Coming off that last road trip you've got to take care of home ice now. It's nice to be home for a little while here. I think sometimes when you are home for an extended period of time you get a little complacent, so we can't have that in this locker room. Good win last game, got to follow it up." -- Canucks defenseman Michael Del Zotto on 10 home games in December
The Hurricanes traveled to Vancouver on Sunday and practiced at Rogers Arena on Monday. … Neither Gudbranson, who was injured Nov. 22, nor Sutter, injured Nov. 24, have resumed skating and no timeline for their return has been announced.
Stat pack
The Hurricanes lead the NHL with 36.0 shots per game but are 22nd at 2.80 goals per game. … Vancouver has won nine straight games against the Hurricanes at Rogers Arena dating back to Jan. 12, 2002.
