Red Wings at Hurricanes preview
Perlini to make Detroit debut; Carolina goes for third straight win
by Kurt Dusterberg / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
RED WINGS (4-8-1) at HURRICANES (8-3-1)
7:30 p.m. ET; FS-D, FS-CR, NHL.TV
The Game
Brendan Perlini will play his first game for the Detroit Red Wings against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Friday.
The 23-year-old forward was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks for defenseman prospect Alec Regula on Monday. Perlini played one game this season with the Blackhawks, on Oct. 12.
Detroit ended its eight-game winless streak (0-7-1) with a 3-1 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
The Hurricanes will go for their third straight win. Goaltender Petr Mrazek will try for his 15th straight win at home, including the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, dating to Feb. 16. He's 6-1-1 with a 2.24 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in eight games this season.
Players to watch
Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin has a goal and an assist in each of the past two games.
Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has scored two goals in each of the past two games.
They said it
"You want to come out and show what you're about. I've only played one game (this season), so for me it's about getting back in. I'm excited to play. I've been waiting around a lot the last few weeks in Chicago. It's good to be here now. Getting the opportunity to play from the start is big." -- Red Wings forward Brendan Perlini
"They've been playing really well. In a lot of their games I thought they were the better team. They certainly play a similar style (to Carolina). They try to push the pace. They've got some real speedy guys who look for breakaways and they actually get a couple every night." -- Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
Red Wings projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Darren Helm
Andreas Athanasiou -- Valtteri Filppula -- Anthony Mantha
Brendan Perlini -- Frans Nielsen -- Taro Hirose
Justin Abdelkader -- Jacob de la Rose -- Adam Erne
Patrik Nemeth -- Filip Hronek
Mike Green -- Joe Hicketts
Trevor Daley -- Madison Bowey
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Christoffer Ehn, Alex Biega, Dennis Cholowski
Injured: Luke Glendening (upper body), Danny DeKeyser (lower body)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Warren Foegele
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Teuvo Teravainen
Ryan Dzingel -- Erik Haula -- Martin Necas
Brock McGinn -- Lucas Wallmark -- Brian Gibbons
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Jake Gardiner -- Brett Pesce
Joel Edmundson -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Petr Mrazek
James Reimer
Scratched: Haydn Fleury
Injured: Jordan Martinook (core muscle surgery)
Status report
The Red Wings held an optional morning skate. … Abdelkader, who missed three games with a lower-body injury, is expected to play.
Stat pack
Bertuzzi has six points (two goals, four assists) in the past six games. Athanasiou has eight points (four goals, four assists) in eight games against Carolina. … Hamilton has five points (two goals, three assists) during a five-game point streak. Carolina matched a Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers record for wins (eight) and points (17) for the month of October.