The Jets, who have outscored opponents 24-10 in five consecutive home victories, are 8-1-1 in their past 10 home games and 14-4-2 in their past 20 games overall. The Hurricanes look for their sixth win in eight games (5-1-1), including points in five straight (4-0-1). Carolina is 11-4-1 in its past 16 games.
Players to watch
Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past four games. Jets center Mark Scheifele has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in a six-game point streak.
They said it
"When you watch them, what stands out is obviously the high-end forward group that they're putting out there. That's the danger. You just can't give them a breath … That's what they have the ability to do, is they can score quick. And that's what scares you." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour on facing Winnipeg "They're real cohesive. They play well as a five-man unit. They don't really have a ton of breakdowns, so if we can force some of those it'll be important that we capitalize on our chances." -- Jets forward Adam Lowry on facing Carolina
Haula skated for the first time Monday since he was injured on Nov. 16. His return is expected "definitely sooner than later now," Brind'Amour said. … Carolina assigned forward Julien Gauthier to Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Sunday and recalled forward Brian Gibbons on Monday.
Stat pack
The Hurricanes won their 50th game of the 2019 calendar year (50-23-4) on Saturday, the first time they have done accomplished that in a calendar year in Carolina/Hartford history. … Connor has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in a six-game point streak. … Wheeler has 33 points (14 goals, 19 assists) in 36 games against the Hurricanes.
