CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 3-2 shootout win over the Washington Capitals at PNC Arena on Monday. Martin Necas tallied two assists, and Stefan Noesen and Andrei Svechnikov each scored for Carolina, with Noesen’s goal marking his first with the Hurricanes. Brent Burns scored Carolina’s opening goal in the shootout, and Svechnikov scored the game-deciding goal in the second round as Frederik Andersen stopped 18 of 20 shots faced in regulation and overtime before stopping two of three attempts in the shootout.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed nine games (10/12-10/31)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed eight games (10/14-10/31)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed nine games (10/12-10/31)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 26
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 28 Acquired a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Vancouver in exchange for Ethan Bear and Lane Pederson.
STREAKS
Brent Burns has tallied a point in four consecutive games (10/24-10/31: 2g, 2a)
Martin Necas has recorded a point in four straight games (10/24-10/31: 2g, 4a)
Martin Necas has earned an assist in back-to-back games (10/29-10/31: 3a)
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH
Rod Brind’Amour is three games shy of 300 career NHL games coached
Andrei Svechnikov is three goals shy of 100 career NHL/Hurricanes goals
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Nov. 3 at Tampa Bay 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 4 Buffalo 7 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
Nov. 6 Toronto 5 p.m. ESPN HRN
Nov. 9 at Florida 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 10 Edmonton 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Nov. 3 Thursday Amalie Arena 11:30 a.m.
Nov. 4 Friday No morning skate
Nov. 5 Saturday No practice
Nov. 6 Sunday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 7 Monday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. LIGHTNING SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Tampa Bay in the first of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Lightning will travel to PNC Arena on 3/5 and 3/28.
— The Hurricanes and Lightning are meeting for the 139th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 60-56-10-12 overall record, including a 23-33-3-9 road record.
— Carolina won the season series 2-0-1 in 2021-22 (Tampa Bay: 1-1-1), but the Hurricanes are 3-8-5 in their last 16 games at Amalie Arena (Lightning: 13-2-1).
— Carolina earned a 2-1 overtime win over Tampa Bay at Amalie Arena on 11/9/21. Martin Necas scored the overtime winner after Brady Skjei’s initial overtime goal was disallowed, and Frederik Andersen stopped 17 of 18 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes posted a 3-2 win over the Lightning at PNC Arena on 3/22/22. Seth Jarvis tallied two assists, and Sebastian Aho, Tony DeAngelo and Martin Necas each scored for Carolina as Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 29 shots faced in net.
— Carolina suffered a 4-3 overtime loss against Tampa Bay at Amalie Arena on 3/29/22. Seth Jarvis earned two points (1g, 1a), and Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter each also scored for the Hurricanes as Antti Raanta made 28 saves in net.
— Sebastian Aho has registered 16 points (7g, 9a) in 23 career regular-season games against the Lightning.
— Martin Necas has recorded 11 points (6g, 5a), including two overtime winners, in 14 career regular-season games against Tampa Bay.
— Paul Stastny has tallied 19 points (11g, 8a) in 21 career regular-season games against the Lightning.
— Derek Stepan has earned 22 points (10g, 12a) in 31 career regular-season games against Tampa Bay.
— Ian Cole posted 19 points (2g, 17a) in 75 games with Carolina in 2021-22 and added two points (1g, 1a) in 14 playoff games, including his first postseason overtime goal in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round vs. NYR.
— Haydn Fleury was selected seventh overall by the Hurricanes in the 2014 NHL Draft and recorded 24 points (5g, 19a) in 167 NHL games with the team from 2017-21. He also registered 39 points (11g, 28a) in 101 AHL games with Charlotte from 2015-19 and served as an alternate captain in his final season with the team, helping lead the Checkers to their first Calder Cup championship. Fleury was traded to ANA in exchange for Jani Hakanpaa and a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft on 4/12/21.
THE GREAT 88
Martin Necas registered two assists vs. WSH (10/31) to extend his point streak to four games (10/24-10/31: 2g 4a), tied for the longest point streak of his NHL/Hurricanes career. He has now posted two four-game point streaks in 2022-23 (also 10/12-10/20: 3g, 4a) after failing to record a point in four consecutive games last season. Necas also leads the team with four multi-point games this season after posting eight multi-point games in 78 contests in 2021-22. His four such outings are tied for the fourth-most by any Whalers/Hurricanes skater through nine games in any season. Necas leads the team with 13 points (5g, 8a) through nine games this season after posting just five points (2g, 3a) in Carolina’s opening nine games in 2021-22.
SVECHING FIRE
Andrei Svechnikov scored the game-tying goal in the second period vs. WSH (10/31) and added the game-deciding goal in the shootout. He has scored a team-high eight goals in 2022-23, ranking tied for third among all NHL skaters and joining Geoff Sanderson (1993-94: 8-3—11) as the second player in franchise history to score eight goals through Hartford/Carolina’s opening nine games of a season. Svechnikov has tallied 10 points (8g, 2a) this season and ranks tied with Sebastian Aho (4g, 6a) for second on the team in scoring. With his goal in the shootout, he improved to 7-for-13 (53.8%) in shootouts during his NHL/Hurricanes career and now trails only Jussi Jokinen (2009-13: 10) and Matt Cullen (2005-06, 2007-10: 8) for the most shootout goals by any Hurricanes skater since the NHL implemented them in 2005-06. Svechnikov’s five game-deciding goals are now the most in team history, passing Eric Staal (2003-16: 4) and Sergei Samsonov (2008-11: 4).
THE RIGHT STEF
Stefan Noesen opened the scoring for Carolina on the power play vs. WSH (10/31), marking his first goal with the Hurricanes. He has tallied five points (1g, 4a) in eight games this season and ranks tied with Brady Skjei (1g, 4a) for fifth on the team in points after being held without a point in eight NHL games over the last two campaigns (2020-22). Noesen registered 85 points (48g, 37a) in 70 AHL games with Chicago in 2021-22, becoming the first AHL player to reach the 40-goal mark since 2010-11 and finishing tied for fifth in the league with 13 goals on the man-advantage.
BURNIN’ UP
Brent Burns recorded an assist vs. WSH (10/31) to extend his point streak to four games (10/24-10/31: 2g, 2a), marking the longest point streak by any Hurricanes defenseman in 2022-23. He now ranks third on the team in assists (5) and fourth in points (7), and his assist on Monday came on the power play, where he paces the team in assists and ranks tied with Sebastian Aho (1g, 3a) and Andrei Svechnikov (3g, 1a) for the team lead in points. Burns also scored on the opening attempt of the shootout and improved to 11-for-34 (32.4%) in shootouts in his NHL career, marking the sixth-highest conversion rate of any active defenseman with at least 10 attempts.
BONUS HOCKEY
After defeating the Flyers in overtime on Saturday, the Hurricanes posted a shootout win against the Capitals on Monday to improve to 2-1 in games going past regulation this season (10/22: 3-2 OTL at CGY). Since Rod Brind’Amour took over as head coach in 2018-19, Carolina has now posted a 36-29 record in games requiring overtime or shootout, tied for the sixth most wins past regulation of any NHL team over that span. The Hurricanes went 7-8 in their 15 such games in 2021-22.
CARDIAC CANES
After falling behind 2-1 in the second period against WSH on Monday, Andrei Svechnikov scored the game-tying goal in the second period, and he and Brent Burns scored in the shootout to clinch Carolina’s fourth comeback win of the season. The Hurricanes’ four come-from-behind wins are tied for the third-most of any NHL team in 2022-23 (EDM, TOR: 5). Carolina recovered from a 3-2 deficit in the third period at PHI (10/29) and has now earned back-to-back comeback wins for the second time this season, as the Hurricanes alsoposted comeback wins in each of their opening two games for the fifth time in franchise history.
SLAVIN’ AWAY
Jaccob Slavin played the 517th game of his NHL/Hurricanes career against the Capitals on Monday, tying Niclas Wallin (2000-10: 517 GP) for the fifth-most games played by any defenseman in franchise history and the fourth-most by any blueliner since relocation. Slavin has tallied two assists in eight games this season to increase his career total to 174 and recently passed Justin Faulk (2011-19: 173a) for the most assists by any defenseman since relocation. He ranks third in that category among all blueliners in franchise history and needs just three more helpers to overtake Glen Wesley (1994-08: 176a) in second.
Most games played by a defenseman, franchise history:
Glen Wesley (1994-08): 913
Adam Burt (1988-99): 626
Justin Faulk (2011-19): 559
Tim Gleason (2006-13, 2014-15): 546
Jaccob Slavin (2015-present): 517
Niclas Wallin (2000-10): 517
Most assists by a defenseman, franchise history:
Dave Babych (1985-91): 196
Glen Wesley (1994-08): 176
Jaccob Slavin (2015-present): 174
Justin Faulk (2011-19): 173
Mark Howe (1979-82): 147
QUICK ON THE DRAW
The Hurricanes won 55.0% of their faceoffs vs. WSH (10/31), and they have now won over 50.0% of their draws in seven of their nine games in 2022-23. Carolina’s 53.9% faceoff win rate this season ranks fourth in the NHL, behind only CHI (59.2%), BOS (57.1%) and NJD (56.7%). Sebastian Aho (56.4%), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (55.7%), Martin Necas (52.5%) and Paul Stastny (63.2%) are each winning a career-high percentage of their draws, and Stastny ranks sixth in the NHL in that category (min. 20 draws).
WORTH A SHOT
The Hurricanes outshot the Capitals, 35-20, on Monday, marking Carolina’s seventh game with 35 or more shots on goal and third game with 20 or fewer shots against in 2022-23. The Hurricanes have registered the fifth-most shots per game (36.2) of any NHL team while allowing the second-fewest shots (26.2), and their +10.0 average shot differential ranks fourth in the NHL (NJD: +17.3, FLA: +11.9, CGY: +10.4). Brent Burns (34) and Andrei Svechnikov (33) are pacing the team in shots this season, and Burns ranks tied for third in that
category among all NHL blueliners.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
The Hurricanes are opening their second of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2022-23. Carolina is 0-1-0 in the first game and 1-0-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season after going 10-3-1 (.750) in the first game and 6-5-3 (.536) in the second game of back-to-backs in 2021-22.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 4 vs. Ottawa 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning opened a four-game homestand with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators at AMALIE Arena on Tuesday night…The Bolts defeated the Senators for the third-straight time in the regular season and fourth-straight time at home…The Lightning pushed a season-long in streak to three games…The Bolts held the Sens to a season-best 15 shots against…Dylan Gambrell opened the scoring with Ottawa’s first shot on goal at the 5:44 mark of the first period…The Lightning held the Senators to just three shots on goal in the opening frame…Mikhail Sergachev scored Tampa Bay’s lone power play goal with 16:43 remaining in the second period to tie the game at one…Former Lightning forward Mathieu Joseph scored a shorthanded goal at the 12:21 mark of the second to give Ottawa a 2-1 lead…Alex Killorn buried his third goal of the year to tie the game at two with 8:56 left in regulation…Claude Giroux responded for Ottawa just 40 seconds later to put the Senators back up by one…Brayden Point got the game tied at three at the 12:55 mark of the third with his fifth goal of the season…Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winning goal with 2:30 remaining in the third period to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead…Andrei Vasilevskiy earned his fourth win of the season with 12 saves on 15 shots against.
PP: TBL – 1-8 OTT – 0-3
SOG: TBL – 34 OTT – 15
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Hurricanes are playing the first of three matchups this season and the only meeting at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts defeated the Canes 4-3 in the last meeting between the two teams…Tampa Bay has won 13 of the last 16 home games vs. CAR…The Lightning are 68-50-10 with 0 ties all-time against CAR, including a home record of 42-21-2 with three ties…Nikita Kucherov (0-4—4) and Steven Stamkos (2-2—4) led the Lightning with four points each against CAR last season, while Alex Killorn (2-1—3) and Stamkos were tied for the team lead in goals with two each…Martin St. Louis holds the Lightning franchise records for most career goals, assists and points (38-48—86) against CAR.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. CAR
- Martin St. Louis – 86 pts. (38-48—86, 75 GP)
- Vincent Lecavalier – 78 pts. (31-47—78, 80 GP)
- Steven Stamkos – 44 pts. (20-24—44, 52 GP)
- Vinny Prospal – 38 pts. (14-24—38, 37 GP)
- Brad Richards – 36 pts. (10-26—36, 42 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the second game of a four-game homestand after seven of the first nine contests this season were played on the road…The Lightning will play eight of the next 10 games at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 2-1-0 on home ice this season and have won two in a row at AMALIE Arena…Since the start of the 2018-19 season, Tampa Bay owns the best regular season home points percentage (104- 33-10, .741) in the NHL…The Lightning recorded 60 points (27-8-6) on home ice last season, tied for the third-most in a single season in franchise history.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 22
Current Injuries:
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder surgery; Out) 10 Games
Anthony Cirelli (Shoulder surgery; Out) 10 Games
Victor Hedman (Upper-body injury; Day-to-day) 1 Game
TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 21 – Assigned F Gabriel Fortier to AHL Syracuse
Oct. 17 – Recalled D Nick Perbix from AHL Syracuse
KLUTCHEROV
Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored a goal for the fourth-straight game Nov. 1 vs. OTT to extend his point streak to eight games (4-10—14)…Kucherov is the only Tampa Bay skater to record an eight-game point streak this season… The eight-game point streak is the second-longest point streak in the NHL this season (Bratt, NJD, 10 games)…With his GWG Nov. 1 vs. OTT, Kucherov became the third player in NHL history to score a go-ahead goal during the final 2:30 of regulation in consecutive games (also: Steve Thomas, TOR, 2000; Clark Gillies, NYI, 1982)…Kucherov’s 15 points and 11 assists lead all Lightning skaters this season…Only two players in the NHL have more assists than Kucherov (Draisaitl, EDM, 16A; Bratt, NJD, 12A)…Kucherov’s 15 points rank tied for sixth among all NHL skaters…Going back to the end of the 2021-22 season, Kucherov has recorded at least one point in 25 of his last 28 regular season contests and has picked up 50 points (18-32—50) during that span…Kucherov has recorded at least one point in 10 consecutive home games vs. CAR (4-13—17)…Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in four straight games against CAR (0-7—7)…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, only Connor McDavid (1.48 P/GP) has recorded a higher point-per-game average than Kucherov’s 1.34.
NHL P/GP LEADERS SINCE 2016-17
- Connor McDavid – 1.48 P/GP (234-437-671, 452 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 1.34 P/GP (182-300—482, 361 GP)
- Leon Draisaitl – 1.26 P/GP (238-339—577, 459 GP)
- Brad Marchand – 1.21 P/GP (201-309—510, 422 GP)
STORM SERG
Tampa Bay defenseman Mikhail Sergachev scored a goal and added an assist Nov. 1 vs. CAR for his third multi-point game of the season…Sergachev has recorded at least one point in five of his last six contests (2-5—7)…Sergachev’s nine points (2-7—9) lead all Bolts defensemen and rank fourth on the team overall…The nine points through the first 10 games matches a career-high for Sergachev (also: 2017-18)…Sergachev is tied for the fourth-most points among NHL defensemen…Sergachev’s seven assists are tied with Victor Hedman (1-7—8) for the second-most among Lightning skaters.
GAME POINT
Lightning forward Brayden Point recorded his fourth multi-point game of the season (1-1—2) Nov. 1 vs. CAR…Point has recorded two straight multi-point games after recording two points (0-2—2) Oct. 29 at SJS…Point’s eight points this season (4-4—8) are tied with Victor Hedman (1-7—8) for the third-most on the Lightning, while his five goals rank second behind Steven Stamkos (7)…Point’s 21:35 average time on ice this season ranks second among Tampa Bay forwards, trailing only Nikita Kucherov (22:27)…Since his 2016-17 rookie season, no Lightning player has scored more game-winning goals than Point’s 36.
TBL GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS SINCE 2016-17
- Brayden Point – 36 GWG (427 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 31 GWG (361 GP)
- Steven Stamkos – 26 GWG (363 GP)
- Victor Hedman – 21 GWG (437 GP)
KEEPING UP WITH KILLER
Tampa Bay forward Alex Killorn scored a goal for the second-straight game Nov.1 vs. OTT…Killorn recorded his second multi-point game of the season (1-1—2) Oct. 29 at SJS…Killorn has notched four points (3-1—4) over his last five contests…Killorn (3-3—6) is tied with Brandon Hagel (3-3—6) and Nick Paul (2-4—6) for the sixth-most points among Lightning skaters…Killorn ranks fifth all-time in Tampa Bay franchise history for games played.
TBL ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED LEADERS
- Vincent Lecavalier – 1,037 GP
- Martin St. Louis – 972 GP
- Steven Stamkos – 932 GP
- Victor Hedman – 907 GP
- Alex Killorn – 733 GP
STAMMER TIME
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season (0-2—2) Nov. 1 vs. OTT…Stamkos (7-4—11) leads all Lightning skaters in goals and ranks second in points…Stamkos’s five power-play goals are tied for the second-most among NHL skaters…Stamkos opened the season on a five-game goal streak (7-2—9), the second-longest goal streak to open a season in Lightning franchise history, trailing only Nikita Kucherov’s seven-game goal streak (8-4—12) to open the 2017-18 season.
UNCLE PAULIE
Tampa Bay forward Nick Paul recorded an assist for the third-straight game Nov. 1 vs. OTT…Paul has picked up four points (1-3—4) in his last three games and six points (2-4—6) in his last five…Paul (2-4—6) is tied for the fifth-most assists and sixth-most points on the Lightning this season…Paul leads the Bolts in faceoff win percentage (53.6%, min. 50 faceoffs).
TBL 2022-23 FACEOFF WIN PERCENTAGE LEADERS (MIN. 50 FACEOFFS)
- Nick Paul – 53.6% (67-of-125)
- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – 50% (43-of-86)
- Steven Stamkos – 46% (57-of-124)
- Brayden Point – 45% (58-of-129)
COLE WORLD
Lightning defenseman Ian Cole (0-1—1) recorded his first point with the Lightning Nov. 1 vs. OTT…Cole ranks fourth among Bolts defenders with 12 blocked shots this season.
