EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
EDMONTON OILERS AT CAROLINA HURRICANES
5:00 p.m. MT at PNC Arena
BROADCAST INFO: 630 CHED Radio, Sportsnet
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. CAROLINA GP RECORD HOME (18) AWAY (16) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. CAROLINA 34 13-17-4-0 8-8-2-0 5-9-2-0 92 113
OILERS vs. CAROLINA – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 6 4
QUICK FACTS
Thursday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of two games against the Hurricanes this season and the lone game in Carolina.
The last time these teams met was on October 20th in Edmonton where the Oilers defeated the Hurricanes 6-4.
Evander Kane leads the Oilers with 31 career points and a team high 34 career games against Carolina.
500 AND COUNTING
Following his 500th career game on Nov. 7 at WSH, Connor McDavid finished ranked 6th all-time in NHL scoring (724 PTS) in your first 500 games.
McDavid became the 9th player in Oilers franchise history to score a goal in his 500th NHL game, joining the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Leon Draisaitl.
POINT STREAKS
Leon Draisaitl is on eight game point streak accumulating 17 points (6G, 11A) Connor McDavid is on a seven game point streak recording 17 points (8G, 9A)
HOT STARTS
Oilers teammates Leon Draisaitl (1-4—5), Connor McDavid (2-2—4) and Evander Kane (3-0—3) combined for six goals and 12 points as Edmonton erupted for a season-high seven tallies to extend its winning streak to five games. Draisaitl (5-16—21 in 10 GP) recorded the fifth five-point game of his NHL career and ranks second in League scoring this season behind McDavid (11-11—22 in 10 GP). McDavid also became the first NHL player to reach the 10-goal mark in 2022-23.
HATS OFF
Evander Kane recorded his first hat trick of the season and 5th regular season hat trick of his career on Nov. 1 vs. NSH. That marks the third Oilers hat trick in the first 10 games of the season, with Connor McDavid posting two hat tricks as well. Kane also posted two hat tricks with the Oilers in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
200 CLUB
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored his 200th career goal with the Oilers on Oct. 26 at STL which stood as the game
winning goal. Nugent-Hopkins becomes just the ninth player in Oilers history to record 200 goals with the Oilers and
has achieved the mark in 726 games all with the Oilers.
SHOOTING GALLERY
The Oilers posted a franchise high 26 shots on goal in one period on October 24th vs. PIT. The previous record of 24 shots was done three times and most recently against Calgary on Feb. 1/20. Evander Kane also posted a team high nine shots against the Penguins and tied an Oilers record for most shots in a period by a player, recording eight shots in the second period. Taylor Hall co-holds the record, posting eight shots previously on Feb. 19/11 vs. ATL). Kane holds the league record of 10 shots in a period by a player, which he recorded on Nov. 1/18 against Columbus as a member of the San Jose Sharks.
ART ROSS MCDAVID
The 2021-22 campaign saw McDavid (44-79–123 in 80 GP) lead the League in points for the second straight season, giving him the opportunity to become the first player to win three consecutive Art Ross trophies since Jaromir Jagr (1997-98 – 2000-01). A 100-point campaign in 2022-23 would mark McDavid’s sixth, tying him with Sidney Crosby for the most among active players and trailing only Wayne Gretzky (15x), Mario Lemieux (10x), Marcel Dionne (8x), Peter Stastny (7x) and Mike Bossy (7x) atop the all-time list.
McDAVID HITS 700-POINT MARK WITH SEASON-OPENING HAT TRICK
With Edmonton trailing 3-0 midway through the second period, Oilers captain Connor McDavid factored on four of his club’s five consecutive goals, capping off the night with the NHL’s first hat trick of the 2022-23 season. McDavid (3-1—4) boosted his career totals to 242-459—701 (488 GP) and became the fastest active player to reach the 700- point milestone.
- The three-goal performance marked the second season-opening hat trick of McDavid’s career (also Oct. 4, 2017) as he became the third player in NHL history to record multiple hat tricks in season openers alongside Brendan Shanahan (2) and Cam Neely (2).
- The Oilers overcame a three-goal deficit to win a season-opening game for the first time in franchise history. Edmonton became just the ninth club in NHL history to do so and the first since Anaheim on Oct. 5, 2017. Coincidentally, the Ducks overcame a 3-1 deficit Wednesday night to record their second-ever multi-goal comeback win in a season opener.
LAST TEN GAMES vs. CAROLINA
Record: 3-7-0
GF: 31 GA: 38
2022-23 10/20/22 @ EDM 6-4 W
2021-22 2/27/22 @ CAR 2-1 L
2021-22 12/11/21 @ EDM 3-1 L
2019-20 2/16/20 @ CAR 4-3 W (OT)
2019-20 12/10/19 @ EDM 3-6 L
2018-19 2/15/19 @ CAR 1-3 L
2018-19 1/20/19 @ EDM 4-7 L
2017-18 3/20/18 @ CAR 7-3 W
2017-18 10/17/17 @ EDM 3-5 L
2016-17 2/3/17 @ CAR 1-2 L
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 F Mattias Janmark and Klim Kostin recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) F Evander Kane placed on LTIR
OILERS IN NOVEMBER
Overall – 537 GP, 235-227-52-23, 0.507
2022-23 – 5 GP, 2-3-0, .400
2021-22 – 13 GP, 9-4-0-0, .692
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 3-0 loss against the Florida Panthers at FLA Live Arena on Wednesday as Jack Drury made his season debut after being recalled on Monday. Jordan Staal played in a game with his brothers, Eric and Marc, for the 11th time in their NHL careers, and Antti Raanta stopped 33 of 35 shots faced in net.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, undisclosed, missed one game (11/9)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 13 games (10/12-11/9)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 12 games (10/14-11/9)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 13 games (10/12-11/9)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 39
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 9 Activated Ryan Suzuki and assigned him to Chicago (AHL).
Nov. 8 Recalled Pyotr Kochetkov from Chicago (AHL) and placed Ondrej Kase on injured reserve
Nov. 7 Recalled Jack Drury from Chicago (AHL)
Oct. 28 Acquired a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Vancouver in exchange for Ethan Bear and Lane Pederson
STREAKS
None
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Nov. 10 Edmonton 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 12 at Colorado 9 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 14 at Chicago 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 17 vs. Colorado 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 19 at Minnesota 8 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Nov. 10 Thursday No morning skate
Nov. 11 Friday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Nov. 12 Saturday Ball Arena 11:30 a.m.
Nov. 13 Sunday No practice
Nov. 14 Monday United Center 11:30 a.m.
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. OILERS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Oilers in the second of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— Carolina and Edmonton have met 83 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 30-38-12-3 overall record, including a 18-
14-7-1 home record and a 17-10-4-3 record since relocation.
— The Oilers lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 0-1-0).
— Carolina suffered a 6-4 loss against Edmonton at Rogers Place on 10/20. Andrei Svechnikov (3g) scored the first hat trick of his regular-season NHL/Hurricanes career, and Sebastian Aho tallied three assists as Frederik Andersen made 27 saves in net.
— Sebastian Aho has recorded 20 points (9g, 11a) in 11 career regular-season games against Edmonton.
— Jordan Staal has tallied 16 points (6g, 10a) in 19 career regular-season games against Edmonton.
— Andrei Svechnikov has tallied 11 points (4g, 7a) in seven career regular-season games against the Oilers.
— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 16 points (6g, 10a) in 15 career regular-season games against Edmonton.
— Brent Burns (15-36—51 in 77 GP) and Paul Stastny (13-34—47 in 70 GP) have registered the fifth- and sixth-most points against the Oilers of any active NHL players, respectively, and Burns has skated in more games against Edmonton than any other active player.
— Jordan Martinook was raised in Leduc, Alta., about 20 miles south of Edmonton.
— Warren Foegele was selected by Carolina in the third round (67th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft and skated in 200 NHL games with Carolina from 2018-21, posting 68 points (35g, 33a). He also recorded 12 points (7g, 5a) in 33 playoff games with the Hurricanes, tying the franchise rookie record for points in a postseason (9) in 2019. Foegele was traded to the Oilers in exchange for Ethan Bear on 7/28/21.
— Derek Ryan signed with the Hurricanes as an undrafted free agent on 6/15/15 and tallied 69 points (28g, 41a) in 153 NHL games with Carolina from 2016-18.
— Oilers General Manager Ken Holland played one game in goal for the Whalers on 11/16/80, making his NHL debut and recording 39 saves in a loss against NYR at Madison Square Garden.
NEXT MAN UP
After Frederik Andersen left Tuesday’s practice with an injury, Antti Raanta made his fifth start of the season at FLA (11/9). He stopped 33 of the Panthers’ 35 shots, marking the most saves of any Hurricanes goaltender in any game in 2022-23 and his fourth-most in any game with Carolina. Raanta has now posted a 2.09 goals-against average and .914 save percentage this season, both of which lead the team, and Wednesday’s game marked his first regulation loss of the campaign (3-1-1). Pyotr Kochetkov was also recalled from Chicago (AHL) on Tuesday and served as Raanta’s backup against the Panthers. Kochetkov has posted a 2-2-1 record, 3.00 goals-against average and .911 save percentage in five AHL games in 2022-23 after going 13-1-1 in the regular season and 5-1 in the playoffs last season to help the Wolves win the Calder Cup. Kochetkov also made three NHL regular-season appearances (3-0-0) and four playoff appearances (1-2) with Carolina in 2021-22. He became just the second goaltender in franchise history to win each of his first three NHL games, the 11th in NHL history to record his first three career wins in a span of four days and the only netminder in league history to accomplish that feat in three road games.
DRURY DUTY
Jack Drury was recalled from Chicago (AHL) on Monday and made his Hurricanes season debut against the Panthers on Wednesday, logging 9:04 of ice time and winning six of eight faceoffs. He played the first two NHL games of his career last season and scored a goal in both, becoming just the fifth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat. Drury has tallied three points (1g, 2a) in eight AHL games in 2022-23 after posting 52 points (20g, 32a) in 68 regular-season games with the Wolves last season. He also registered 24 points (9g, 15a) in 19 AHL playoff games in 2022 to help the Wolves win the Calder Cup, earning a point in 16 of those contests and finishing tied for second in goals and tied for third in points among all AHL skaters during the postseason.
EDMONTON FOILERS
Sebastian Aho recorded three assists in Carolina’s game at Edmonton on 10/20, and he has posted 20 points (9g, 11a) in 11 career games against the Oilers. Andrei Svechnikov also scored the first regular-season hat trick of his NHL/Hurricanes career (3g) in the teams’ first matchup this season, and he has now tallied 11 points (4g, 7a) in seven career games against Edmonton. Both players’ career scoring rates against the Oilers mark their highest against any NHL opponent, and Aho (1.82) and Svechnikov (1.57) rank first and third, respectively, in points per game against the Oilers among all active skaters with at least five games played against Edmonton.
Highest points/game against Edmonton, active players (min. 5 GP):
Sebastian Aho (Carolina), 9-11—20 in 11 GP: 1.82
Nikita Kucherov (TBL), 10-12—22 in 13 GP: 1.69
Andrei Svechnikov (Carolina), 4-7—11 in 7 GP: 1.57
Patrick Kane (CHI), 20-42—62 in 47 GP: 1.32
Claude Giroux (PHI/FLA/OTT), 8-15—23 in 18 GP: 1.28
SHOOTERS SHOOT
The Hurricanes outshot the Panthers 40-36 on Wednesday, marking their fourth 40-shot outing in 2022-23, and they have now outshot their opponents in 12 of 13 games this season. Carolina has now registered at least 35 shots in nine games, tied for the third-most such games of any NHL team. The Hurricanes are posting the third-most shots per game of any team this season (37.2) while allowing the second-fewest (26.5), and their +10.7 shot differential ranks second in the NHL (NJD: +13.0). Sebastian Aho, Martin Necas and Stefan Noesen each registered a team-high six shots against the Panthers, and Necas leads all Hurricanes forwards with 43 shots in 2022-23.
STAALVILLE
Jordan Staal faced his brothers, Eric and Marc, at FLA (11/9), marking the 11th time that all three played in the same game in their NHL careers and their first such matchup since 3/31/16. The game marked his 674th contest with Carolina since joining the team in 2012-13, as he passed Jeff O’Neill (1995-04: 673 GP) for the sixth-most games played in franchise history. Staal now needs just 21 more games to pass Rod Brind’Amour (2000-10: 694 GP) for fifth on that list.
FLYING FISH
Sebastian Aho ranks second on the team in assists (8) and points (15) and tied for second in goals (7) in 2022-23 after leading the Hurricanes in goals, assists and points in each of the past two seasons (2020-22). He has recorded 416 points (189g, 227a) in his NHL/Hurricanes career and needs just one point to pass Jeff O’Neill (1995-04: 198g, 218a) for the fifth-most points in franchise history. Aho now ranks fourth in career points and second in goals among players from the 2015 NHL Draft despite being selected by Carolina with the 35th overall pick in the second round.
Most career points, 2015 NHL Draft class:
Connor McDavid (EDM, 1st overall): 253-473—726
Mitchell Marner (TOR, 4th overall): 141-330—471
Mikko Rantanen (COL, 10th overall): 172-252—424
Sebastian Aho (Carolina, 35th overall): 189-227—416
Jack Eichel (BUF/VGK, 2nd overall): 159-236—395
ETCH-A-SVECH
Andrei Svechnikov was held scoreless at FLA (11/9), ending his four-game point streak (10/31-11/6: 1g, 4a) and three-game assist streak (11/3-11/6: 4a). His assist streak tied Brady Skjei (10/24-10/29: 3a) for the longest assist streak by any Hurricanes player this season. Svechnikov ranks third on the team with 14 points (8g, 6a) in 2022-23 and has tallied a team-high seven points (3g, 4a) on the man-advantage.
POWER STRUGGLE
The Hurricanes went 0-for-3 on the power play at FLA (11/9), marking the first time in five games that they were held scoreless on the man-advantage. Carolina had scored a power-play goal in four consecutive games from 10/31-11/6 (4 PPG), with goals from Stefan Noesen (2), Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas, marking the Hurricanes’ longest streak of games with a power-play goal since 2020-21 (2/27-3/11: 12 PPG in 7 GP).
Longest streak of games with a power-play goal, last five seasons (2018-present):
7 – 2/27/21-3/11/21 (12 PPG)
5 – 2/11/21-2/19/21 (7 PPG)
4 – 10/31/22-11/6/22 (4 PPG)
11/5/18-11/12/18 (5 PPG)
3/30/19-4/4/19 (5 PPG)
10/3/19-10/8/19 (5 PPG)
10/26/19-11/2/19 (5 PPG)
A NOESEN IN THE SUN
Stefan Noesen scored Carolina’s only goal against the Maple Leafs on Sunday, and he has tallied six points (2g, 4a) in 2022-23, with both of his goals coming on the power play. His two goals on the man-advantage mark a new NHL single-season high, as he entered this season with just one power-play goal in his NHL career (3/5/20 vs. MIN, while with SJS). Noesen trails only Andrei Svechnikov (3) in that category this season after scoring an AHL career-high 13 goals on the man-advantage in 2021-22.
HEAT CZECH
Martin Necas has been held scoreless in back-to-back games (11/6-11/9) after posting a career-long, six-game point streak (10/24-11/4: 4g, 6a). He paces the Hurricanes in assists (10) and points (17) in 2022-23, and his 17 points marked the second-most by any Whalers/Hurricanes player through the opening 11 games of any season (Eric Staal, 2005-06: 9-13—22). Necas has earned nine points in his last seven games (10/28-11/9: 4g, 5a) and leads the team in goals, assists and points over that span.
NEED AN ASSIST?
Brent Burns tallied a power-play assist vs. TOR (11/6) and leads the Hurricanes with six assists on the man-advantage in 2022-23. He ranks tied for second among all NHL defensemen in power-play assists (Cale Makar, COL: 7a) and tied for third in power-play points (Makar: 0-7—7; Rasmus Dahlin, BUF: 3-4—7) this season. Burns posted a five-game point streak from 10/24-11/3 (2g, 3a) and has now earned all nine of his points this season in his last 11 games (10/17-11/9: 2g, 7a), finding the scoresheet in eight games over that span.
GOING BACK-TO-BACK
After falling to the Panthers on Wednesday, the Hurricanes are closing their third of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2022-23. Carolina is now 1-2-0 in the first game and 2-0-0 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.
