CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 2-1 loss against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Monday, ending their season-long, four-game point streak. Martin Necas scored Carolina’s only goal with assists from Jalen Chatfield and Stefan Noesen, as all three players found the scoresheet for the third straight game. Antti Raanta made his first start in five games, stopping 20 of 22 shots faced in net.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, blood clotting, missed 12 games (11/7-12/4)
2023-24 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 34
HURRICANES vs. OILERS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Oilers in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2023-24 season. — Carolina and Edmonton have met 85 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 32-38-12-3 overall record, including a 12-24-5-2 road record and an 19-10-4-3 record since relocation. — The Hurricanes lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2023-24 (Oilers: 0-1-0). — Carolina posted a 6-3 win over Edmonton at PNC Arena on 11/22. Jalen Chatfield (2a), Seth Jarvis (1g, 1a) and Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 1a) tallied two points, and Brent Burns, Jack Drury, Jesper Fast and Martin Necas also scored for the Hurricanes. Antti Raanta earned the win in net, making seven first-period saves as Carolina took a 4-1 lead, but Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 13 of 15 shots faced over the final 40 minutes in relief. — Sebastian Aho has recorded 23 points (9g, 14a) in 13 career regular-season games against Edmonton. — Jaccob Slavin has registered 11 points (1g, 10a) in 15 career regular-season games against the Oilers. — Jordan Staal has tallied 18 points (7g, 11a) in 21 career regular-season games against Edmonton. — Andrei Svechnikov has tallied 15 points (7g, 8a) in nine career regular-season games against the Oilers, including the only two hat tricks of his regular-season career in 2022-23. — Teuvo Teravainen has posted 20 points (7g, 13a) in 17 career regular-season games against Edmonton. — Brent Burns has skated in more games against the Oilers than any active player (79 GP), and his 53 points (17g, 36a) against Edmonton rank fourth among all active players. — 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. — Oilers Assistant Coach Paul Coffey played two stints with Hartford/Carolina (1996, 1998-00), recording 58 points (16g, 42a) in 133 games with the franchise. He also added one assist in five playoff games with the Hurricanes in 1999.
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
QUICK FACTS
• Wednesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second and final meeting this season and the lone game in Edmonton.
• The last time these teams met was on Nov. 22 in Carolina, where the Hurricanes won 6-3.
• Evander Kane leads the team with 31 career points (14G, 17A) against Carolina and he has appeared in a team leading 35 career games against the Hurricanes.
LEADING OFF
Darnell Nurse has recorded four goals on the season, all of which have been the Oilers opening goals of the game.
GOALS BY PERIOD
The Oilers have scored 32 1 st period goals on the season, ranking T-1 st in the NHL with Arizona. In 2022-23, the Oilers ranked 1st in the NHL in goals for in the first period (92).
3 OF A KIND
Connor McDavid posted three points (1G, 2A) on Nov. 28 vs. VGK, marking his third straight 3+ point game. He posted back-to-back 4-point games on Nov 24 at WSH and Nov. 26 vs. ANA, while posting 3+ assists in those games.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. CAROLINA
Record: 3-7-0
GF: 32 GA: 44
2023-24 11/22/23 @ CAR 6-3 L
2022-23 11/10/22 @ CAR 7-2 L
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 6-3 L
2018-19 2/15/19 @ CAR 3-1 L
2018-19 1/20/19 @ EDM 7- L
2017-18 3/20/18 @ CAR 7-3 W
