CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 4-0 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena on Tuesday, as Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas each had their respective three-game point streaks come to an end. Pyotr Kochetkov made 17 saves in net.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 73 games (10/12-3/28)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 72 games (10/14-3/28)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 28 games (1/21-3/28)
Antti Raanta, lower-body, missed 11 games (3/9-3/28)
Andrei Svechnikov, knee, missed nine games (3/12-3/28)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 293
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 29 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
STREAKS
None
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
March 30 at Detroit 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
April 1 at Montreal 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 2 NY Islanders 6 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 4 Ottawa 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
April 6 at Nashville 8 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
March 30 Thursday No morning skate
March 31 Friday No practice
April 1 Saturday Bell Centre 11:30 a.m.
April 2 Sunday No morning skate
April 3 Monday No practice
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. RED WINGS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Detroit in the second of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Red Wings will travel to PNC Arena on 4/11.
— The Hurricanes and Red Wings are meeting for the 101st time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 41-45-8-6 overall record, including a 17-25-7-2 road record and a 7-3-0-1 record at Little Caesars Arena.
— Carolina leads the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Detroit: 0-1-0).
— The Hurricanes earned a 1-0 win over the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on 12/13. Brady Skjei scored the game’s only goal, while Pyotr Kochetkov posted a 27-save shutout.
— Sebastian Aho has recorded 20 points (9g, 11a) in 21 career regular-season games against the Red Wings.
— Jalen Chatfield is a native of Ypsilanti, Mich., about 40 miles west of Detroit. He spent two seasons with Belle Tire’s U18 program (2012-14) before playing 189 OHL games with Windsor from 2014-17. Chatfield served as an alternate captain in his final season with the Spitfires, helping the team win the Memorial Cup as CHL champions.
— Teuvo Teravainen has posted 18 points (3g, 15a) in 22 career regular-season games against Detroit.
— Carolina President and General Manager Don Waddell is a Detroit native and played four seasons of college hockey at Northern Michigan from 1976-80. He also played minor league hockey in Michigan for the IHL’s Saginaw Gears (1980-83), Flint Generals (1984-85) and Flint Spirits (1986-88). Waddell won the Stanley Cup in 1998 as assistant general manager of the Red Wings.
— Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour played one season of college hockey at Michigan State, where he posted 59 points (27g, 32a) in 42 games in 1988-89. Brind’Amour still holds the program record for goals by a freshman (27).
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels skated in 244 IHL games with the Muskegon Lumberjacks from 1988-92, tallying 206 points (93g, 113a).
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason is a native of Clawson, Mich., about 20 miles north of Detroit. He played youth hockey with Honeybaked before spending parts of three OHL seasons with Windsor, recording 151 points (37g, 114a) in 214 games.
— Alex Nedeljkovic was selected by Carolina in the second round (37th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft and made 29 NHL appearances with the Hurricanes from 2017-21, earning a 17-7-4 record, 2.0s1 goals-against average, .928 save percentage and three shutouts and being named a finalist for the Calder Trophy in 2020-21. He also played 154 AHL games with Charlotte from 2016-20, winning the Baz Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s top goaltender and leading the Checkers to a Calder Cup championship in 2018-19.
— Red Wings Associate Coach Bob Boughner tallied five assists in 43 games with Carolina in 2003-04. Acquired from CGY in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 NHL Draft (Kristopher Hogg) and a fifth-round pick in the 2005 NHL Draft (Kevin Lalande) on 7/16/03, Boughner was traded to COL in exchange for Chris Bahen, a third-round pick in the 2004 NHL Draft (Casey Borer) and a fifth-round pick in the 2005 NHL Draft (Risto Korhonen) on 2/20/04.
— Red Wings Video Coordinator L.J. Scarpace served as a video coach for the Hurricanes from 2017-19.
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 7 vs. PITTSBURGH 4 (3/28/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Berggren (Czarnik, Veleno) 11:03-PP; DET Copp (Seider, Suter) 11:37-EV; DET Kubalík (Lindström, Oesterle) 16:07-EV
2ND PERIOD: PIT Zucker (Rakell, Malkin) 4:40-EV; PIT Guentzel (Malkin, Rakell) 7:46-PP; PIT Carter (Rust, Petry) 8:41-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Perron (Larkin) 4:05-EV; PIT Archibald (O’Connor, Letang) 5:26-EV; DET Perron (Seider, Copp) 16:20-PP; DET Perron (Larkin, Oesterle) 17:05-EV; DET Larkin (Suter) 19:23-EN
SHOTS: DET 25 (10-4-11) / PIT 39 (9-14-16)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (W, 35-39) / PIT DeSmith (L, 18-24)
PP: DET 2-3 / PIT 2-6
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (44 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (39 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (17 / Feb. 25)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (6 / March 16)
Ville Husso – lower body (6 / March 23)
Alex Chiasson – undisclosed (1 / March 28)
Total Man Games Lost: 278
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/29 – Assigned forward Taro Hirose to Grand Rapids
3/28 – Recalled forward Taro Hirose from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Signed forward Carter Mazur to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/27 – Signed defenseman William Wallinder to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:30 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 101st all-time meeting, 52nd in Detroit … Second of three games this season, second of two at Little Caesars Arena ALL-TIME vs. CAR: 51-41-8-0 / HOME: 27-17-7-0 / LAST 10: 5-5-0 / IN 2021-22: 2-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-1-0 DET top scorers vs. CAR: Dylan Larkin (8-12-20 in 25 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-8-10 in 13 GP), Filip Zadina (4-5-9 in 12 GP), Adam Erne (5-3-8 in 15 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 4 GP), Moritz Seider (1-1-2 in 4 GP)
CAR top scorers vs. DET: Brent Burns (5-20-25 in 46 GP), Sebastian Aho (9-11-20 in 21 GP), Teuvo Teräväinen (3-15-18 in 22 GP), Paul Stastny (6-11-17 in 34 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (5-6-11 in 17 GP), Martin Necas (3-6-9 in 15 GP), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (0-5-5 in 10 GP), Jack Drury (1-0-1 in 2 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Friday, March 31: RED WINGS at JETS / 8:00 p.m. / Canada Life Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Sunday, April 2: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, April 4: RED WINGS at CANADIENS / 7:00 p.m. / Bell Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 28 vs. Pittsburgh – 7-4 W
Detroit matched a season high with seven goals in a 7-4 win over Pittsburgh to improve to 32-32-9 overall and 18-15-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings have triumphed in both head-to-head meetings against the Penguins this season … David Perron scored a trio of third-period goals to earn his ninth career NHL hat trick (eight regular season and one postseason) … It marked the first hat trick by a Red Wings skater since Dylan Larkin tallied four points (3-1-4) on Dec. 18, 2021 vs. New Jersey … Perron (34 years, 304 days) became the oldest Red Wings player to record a hat trick since Nicklas Lidström (40 years, 231 days) on Dec. 15, 2010 vs. St. Louis … Perron is the first Red Wings skater to score three goals in a single period since Tyler Bertuzzi did so in the second period on Oct. 14, 2021 vs. Tampa Bay … Additionally, Perron became the first Red Wings player to score three goals in a third period since Henrik Zetterberg did so on Jan. 18, 2015 vs. Buffalo … Perron is one of seven active players to register a hat trick with at least three different franchises, joining Jeff Carter, Phil Kessel, Nick Bonino, Jordan Eberle, Frank Vatrano and Artemi Panarin … Larkin finished with a goal and two assists for his 15th multi-point game and seventh three-point performance of the season … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (27), assists (44), points (71) and shots (221) through 72 games … Larkin (27-44-71 in 72 GP) surpassed the 70-point mark for the second time in his NHL career, joining Pavel Datsyuk (5x), Zetterberg (5x) and Lidström (2x) as the fourth skater to post multiple 70-point campaigns with Detroit over the last 20 years … Larkin has 12 points (4-8-12) in his last 10 games since March 8 vs. Chicago … Moritz Seider dished out a pair of assists for his eighth multi-point game of the season … Seider has accumulated 24 points (3-21-24) and a plus-10 rating in 35 games dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Jordan Oesterle also recorded two assists for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform … Pius Suter added a pair of helpers for his third multi-point game of the campaign … Jonatan Berggren opened the scoring on the power play with his 13th goal of the year … Berggren and Perron each have five power play goals this season, tying Lucas Raymond for third-most among Detroit skaters … Andrew Copp gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his ninth goal of the season … Copp also recorded an assist for his seventh multi-point game of the year … Berggren and Copp scored 34 seconds apart in the first period, marking the second-fastest pair of goals by the Red Wings this season … The only faster occurrence this season was on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, when Michael Rasmussen and Olli Määttä potted empty-netters 13 seconds apart … Dominik Kubalík made it a 3-0 contest with his 19th goal of the campaign … Alex Nedeljkovic made his 100th career NHL appearance, stopping 35 shots to pick up his first win since Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers.
