CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Saturday. Sebastian Aho (3g) scored his second hat trick of the season, and Jordan Staal (1g, 1a) and Teuvo Teravainen (2a) each recorded two points. Jesper Fast also scored for Carolina, while Jalen Chatfield earned an assist and a team- and career-high +4 rating. Frederik Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots faced in net to post his fourth consecutive win.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 46 games (10/12-1/21)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 45 games (10/14-1/21)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed one game (1/21)
Jaccob Slavin, lower-body, missed one game (1/21)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 183
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 20 Placed Max Pacioretty on injured reserve
Jan. 16 Reassigned Pyotr Kochetkov to Chicago (AHL)
Jan. 11 Activated Frederik Andersen from injured reserve
STREAKS
Teuvo Teravainen has earned a point in three consecutive games (1/15-1/21: 1g, 3a)
Brent Burns has tallied a point in back-to-back games (1/19-1/21: 1g, 1a)
Jalen Chatfield has registered an assist/point in back-to-back games (1/19-1/21: 1g, 2a)
Jesper Fast has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1/19-1/21: 1g, 1a)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 25 at Dallas 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 27 San Jose 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 29 Boston 5 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 31 Los Angeles 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Feb. 1 at Buffalo 7:30 p.m. TNT HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
HURRICANES vs. STARS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina and Dallas are facing in the second and final meeting between the teams during the 2022-23 season.
— The Hurricanes and Stars are meeting for the 95th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 37-46-6-5 overall record, including a 15-24-2-4 road record.
— Carolina leads the season series 1-0-0 (Dallas: 0-0-1), and the Hurricanes are 10-4-2 in the teams’ last 16 meetings dating back to 11/13/17.
— The Hurricanes posted a 5-4 overtime win against the Stars at PNC Arena on 12/17. Brent Burns (2a), Martin Necas (1g, 1a), Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) and Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 1a) each tallied two points, and Necas scored his fourth career overtime winner. Antti Raanta made 26 saves in net.
— Sebastian Aho has earned 19 points (6g, 13a) in 18 career regular-season games against Dallas.
— Stefan Noesen was born in Plano, Texas, about 25 miles north of Dallas, and played youth hockey for the Dallas Ice Jets.
— Jordan Staal has tallied 25 points (10g, 15a) in 30 career regular-season games against the Stars.
— Paul Stastny has recorded 53 points (24g, 29a) in 55 career regular-season games against Dallas.
— Jani Hakanpaa recorded three points (2g, 1a) in 15 games with Carolina during the 2020-21 season. Acquired from ANA along with a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft in exchange for Haydn Fleury, he signed with the Stars as a free agent on 7/29.
— Mason Marchment’s father, Bryan, skated in 42 games with Hartford during the 1993-94 season, recording 10 points (3g, 7a) and 124 penalty minutes.
— Stars Assistant Coach Alain Nasreddine played two AHL seasons with the Carolina Monarchs in Greensboro, registering nine assists and 354 penalty minutes in 89 games from 1995-97.
— Dallas Goaltending Coach Jeff Reese appeared in 37 games as a netminder for Hartford from 1993-95, posting a 9-17-4 record, 3.13 goals-against average, .897 save percentage and two shutouts. He was acquired from CGY in exchange for Dan Keczmer on 11/19/93, and he was traded to TBL in exchange for a ninth-round pick in the 1996 NHL Draft (Askhat Rakhmatullin) on 12/1/95.
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
LAST DALLAS STARS GAME
Jan. 23, 2023 – STARS 2 vs. SABRES 3 (OT)
Despite a quick start with the game’s opening tally just 1:48 into the contest, the Stars saw their two-game winning streak end in a 3-2 overtime defeat to the Buffalo Sabres on Monday. Captain Jamie Benn (1-0—1) scored his 19th goal of the season on the power play to give Dallas a 1-0 lead. Then, with the Stars trailing 2-1 in the third period, forward Jason Robertson (1-0—1) tallied his team-leading 32nd goal to even the score at two goals apiece. Forward Joe Pavelski (0-2—2) registered a two-point night and Roope Hintz (0-1—1) got on the score sheet in his first game back after missing seven in a row with an upper-body injury. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 22 saves on 25 shots in the OT setback.
PP: 1-1 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 31 | SA: 25 | DAL TOI: Heiskanen (25:59 – game high) | Attendance: 18,134
Three Stars: 1. BUF – C. Anderson 2. DAL – J. Pavelski 3. BUF – R. Dahlin
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time (CT) Location TV/Radio
Wed., Jan. 25, 2023 Carolina Hurricanes 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Fri., Jan. 27, 2023 New Jersey Devils 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSW/KTCK
Mon., Feb. 6, 2023 Anaheim Ducks 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center BSSWX/KTCK
Wed., Feb. 8, 2023 Minnesota Wild 7:30 p.m. American Airlines Center TNT/KTCK
Sat., Feb. 11, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 12 p.m. American Airlines Center ABC/KTCK
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 1 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 1 – Signed forward Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season
Jan. 2 – Recalled forward Fredrik Olofsson from Texas (AHL)
Jan. 16 – Loaned forward Nick Caamano to Texas (AHL)
Jan. 24 – Loaned forward Fredrik Olofsson to Texas (AHL)
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2022-23: 21
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
D Miro Heiskanen Upper body 3 Oct. 25-29
G Jake Oettinger Lower body 4 Nov. 1-8
F Denis Gurianov Upper body 6 Nov. 11-21
F Roope Hintz Lower body 1 Nov. 19
F Roope Hintz Upper body 7 Jan. 10-21
DALLAS STARS NOTES
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Stars host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at American Airlines Center for the only time during the regular season. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the second and final meeting of the 2022-23 campaign between the two clubs, which opened with a 5-4 overtime victory for the Canes on Dec. 17, 2022 at PNC Arena. This is the third game of a four-game homestand leading into the Stars’ bye week (Jan. 28-Feb. 5) which overlaps with a pause from Feb. 2-5 for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. Following the break, the Stars will play four in a row at American Airlines Center before hitting the road for a game in Minnesota on Feb. 17.
I PUT ON MY OVERCOAT AND WALKED INTO WINTER
- The Stars are 0-0-1 against the Hurricanes this season, falling 5-4 in overtime on Dec. 17, 2022 at PNC Arena.
- Forward Jason Robertson (0-3—3) had three assists in the series opener, tops among all skaters on both teams.
- Robertson enters tonight’s game with 14 points (2-12—14) in nine career games against the Canes.
- Forward Tyler Seguin (1-0—1) lit the lamp against Carolina in the series opener and has 11 goals and 18 points (11-7—18) in 28 career games against them.
- Captain Jamie Benn leads active Stars in goals (16), assists (17) and points (33) in a team-high 29 career games vs. Carolina. He also leads the club in game-winning goals (3) and is the lone player with a shorthanded goal (2) against the Hurricanes.
- Forward Joe Pavelski has eight goals and 17 points (8-9—17) in 28 games vs. Carolina and leads active Stars in power-play goals (5) against the Canes.
- Forward Roope Hintz has 11 points (7-4—11) in 14 career contests vs. the Hurricanes and ranks second among active Stars in game-winning tallies (2).
- Defenseman Colin Miller enters tonight’s contest with five points (1-4—5) in nine career games against Carolina.
- Defenseman Ryan Suter has 11 points (0-11—11) in 24 games against the Hurricanes and leads active Stars in TOI/GP against them (25:28).
- Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 2-1-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in five career appearances against the Sabres.
- Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-1-1 with a 3.56 GAA and .898 SV% in three career appearances vs. Carolina.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Dec. 17, 2022 at Carolina – L, 5-4 (OT)
Jan. 25 vs. Carolina
