CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes suffered a 2-1 overtime loss against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday, their second consecutive overtime defeat. Sebastian Aho scored Carolina’s only goal with assists from Martin Necas and Stefan Noesen, as Aho and Necas each found the scoresheet for the second straight game. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots faced in defeat but still has yet to suffer a regulation loss through his first six career NHL/Hurricanes games.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed six games (11/9-11/19)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 18 games (10/12-11/19)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 17 games (10/14-11/19)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 18 games (10/12-11/19)
Teuvo Teravainen, upper-body, missed four games (11/12-11/19)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 63
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 15 Reassigned Maxime Lajoie to Chicago (AHL)
Nov. 13 Recalled Maxime Lajoie from Chicago (AHL)
Nov. 12 Placed Teuvo Teravainen on injured reserve
Nov. 11 Placed Frederik Anderson on injured reserve
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)
STREAKS
Sebastian Aho has scored a goal in back-to-back games (11/17-11/19: 2g)
Martin Necas has tallied an assist/point in back-to-back games (11/17-11/19: 1g, 2a)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Nov. 21 at Winnipeg 7:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 23 vs. Arizona 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 25 at Boston 1 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 26 vs. Calgary 4 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 29 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
HURRICANES vs. JETS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Jets in the first of two meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Jets will travel to PNC Arena on 3/14.
— Carolina and Winnipeg have met 94 times in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 54-29-4-7 overall record, including a 30- 11-3-3 road record. The Hurricanes’ .633 points percentage against the Thrashers/Jets is their highest against any franchise (min. 4 GP).
— The Hurricanes swept the season series 2-0-0 in 2021-22 and have won each of the teams’ last four meetings.
— Carolina posted a 4-2 win over Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre on 12/7/21. Sebastian Aho and Jaccob Slavin each tallied two points (1g, 1a), while Frederik Andersen made 16 saves in net.
— The Hurricanes earned a 4-2 win over the Jets at PNC Arena on 4/21/22. Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 1a), Seth Jarvis (1g), Jaccob Slavin (1g) and Jordan Staal (1g) each scored for Carolina as Antti Raanta stopped 20 of 22 shots faced in net.
— Sebastian Aho has tallied 10 points (3g, 7a) in 10 career regular-season games against Winnipeg.
— Brent Burns has recorded 24 points (6g, 18a) in 29 career regular-season games against the Jets.
— Seth Jarvis is a Winnipeg native and played youth hockey with the Tuxedo Lightning, Assiniboine Park Rangers, Winnipeg Monarchs and RINK Hockey Academy. He has posted two points (1g, 1a) in two career regular-season games against the Jets.
— Jordan Martinook was born in Brandon, Man., and has earned three assists in 13 career regular-season games against Winnipeg.
— Paul Stastny played parts of three seasons with the Jets in 2017-18 and from 2020-22, registering 87 points (38g, 49a) in 146 games. He also added 17 points (7g, 10a) in 23 playoff games with Winnipeg, including 15 points (6g, 9a) in 17 games in 2018 as the Jets advanced to the Western Conference Final. He has also tallied 22 points (6g, 16a) in 32 career regular-season games against Winnipeg.
— Jordan Staal has recorded 27 points (18g, 9a) in 38 career regular-season games against the Jets.
— Saku Maenalanen registered eight points (4g, 4a) in 34 regular-season games with Carolina in 2018-19 and added one assist in nine games during the playoffs. He also skated in 31 AHL games with Charlotte that season, posting 14 points (7g, 7a).
— Hurricanes President and General Manager Don Waddell served as General Manager of the Atlanta Thrashers from 1998-2010 and also served as Thrashers President in their final season in Atlanta in 2010-11. Jets Vice President and Assistant General Manager Larry Simmons worked alongside Waddell in the same role with the Thrashers from 2004-11.
CZECH IT OUT
Martin Necas tallied an assist on Carolina’s only goal at MIN (11/19), giving him three points in his last two games (11/17-11/19: 1g, 2a). He posted two points (1g, 1a) against the Avalanche on Thursday for his team-leading seventh multi-point game of the season and paces the Hurricanes in assists (14) and points (22) in 2022-23. Necas has already recorded more than half of his scoring output from last season (14-26—40 in 78 GP), and he also needs just one more multi-point game to match his total from 2021-22, when he finished tied for sixth on the team with eight such games. His seven multi-point outings are also just three shy of tying his single-season career high (10 in 2020-21).
SOMETHING’S FISHY
Sebastian Aho scored Carolina’s lone goal at MIN (11/19) and has now lit the lamp in back-to-back games (11/17-11/19: 2g) for the third time this season (also 10/14-10/17: 2g, 2a; 10/22-10/24: 2g). Aho has paced the Hurricanes in goals in each of the last five seasons (2017-22), and his nine goals in 2022-23 trail only Andrei Svechnikov (12) for the team lead. He has now scored 191 goals in his NHL/Hurricanes career, and with his next tally, he will tie Pat Verbeek (1989-95: 192) for the eighth-most goals in franchise history.
HURRICANE MARTY
Jordan Martinook skated in his 248th game with the Hurricanes against the Wild on Saturday, and he has now spent the majority of his NHL career with Carolina. He was drafted by Phoenix in the second round (28th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft and played 247 games with the Coyotes from 2014-18. Martinook was acquired by the Hurricanes on 5/3/18 and has now tallied 75 points (31g, 44a) with Carolina after posting 65 points (26g, 39a) with Arizona. He ranks fifth on the team in scoring with nine points (4g, 5a) through 18 games this season and recently posted a three-game point streak (11/10-11/14: 2g, 3a), tied for the longest of his NHL career.
MISBEHAVIN’ SLAVIN
Jaccob Slavin was assessed a minor penalty for tripping at MIN (11/19), marking his first penalty in 35 games (2/16-11/19), with each of his last two coming on the road against the Wild. In each of the past two seasons, Slavin has been named a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who best combines sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with high-level play, and he became just the fourth defenseman to ever win the award in 2020-21. He has now accumulated just 72 penalty minutes in his NHL/Hurricanes career, marking the second-fewest penalty minutes per game of any defenseman in league history to skate in at least 400 career games, yet he leads all blueliners in takeaways (508) since debuting with Carolina in 2015-16.
Fewest PIMs/GP by a defenseman with 400+ GP, NHL history:
Bill Quackenbush (DET/BOS), 95 PIM in 775 GP: 0:07
Jaccob Slavin (Carolina), 72 PIM in 526 GP: 0:08
Jared Spurgeon (MIN), 134 PIM in 790 GP: 0:10
Nate Schmidt (WSH/VGK/VAN/WPG), 98 PIM in 543 GP: 0:10
Nick Leddy (CHI/NYI/DET/STL), 171 PIM in 868 GP: 0:11
Most takeaways by an NHL defenseman, since 2015-16:
Jaccob Slavin (Carolina): 510
Brent Burns (SJS/Carolina): 432
Erik Karlsson (OTT/SJS): 392
Alex Pietrangelo (STL/VGK): 372
Kris Letang (PIT): 318
THE RIGHT STEF
Stefan Noesen recorded an assist at MIN (11/19), and he now ranks tied for sixth on the team with seven points (2g, 5a) this season. He was held without a point in his only eight NHL games with SJS, TOR and Carolina over the past two seasons (2020-22), and his five assists in 2022-23 are his most in any campaign since 2018-19, when he equaled that total in 41 contests. Noesen has also earned a point on four of Carolina’s 10 power-play goals this season (2g, 2a) and ranks fifth on the team in that category.
SHOOT YOUR SHOT
The Hurricanes allowed a season-low 15 shots against the Avalanche on Thursday, including just two shots in the third period, their fewest allowed in any period in 2022-23. Carolina has allowed 20 or fewer shots on goal four times in 2022-23 (also 10/14 at SJS, 10/24 at VAN and 10/31 vs. WSH), tied with NYR for the league lead. The Hurricanes also registered 48 shots on goal against the Avalanche, marking their second-most shots in any game this season (11/3 at TBL: 55). Hurricanes have posted the fourth-most shots on goal per game of any NHL team in 2022-23 (35.7) while allowing the second-fewest shots against (25.4), and their +10.3 shot differential trails only NJD (+12.2) for the league lead.
HOUSE OF KOOCHIE
Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 19 of 21 shots faced in an overtime loss at MIN (11/19), marking the first defeat of his regular-season NHL/Hurricanes career. He fell to 5-0-1 in the regular season after becoming the 12th goaltender in NHL history to win each of his first five regular-season appearances. Kochetkov also began his AHL career with a 12-0-1 record and has now suffered just three regulation losses in 26 regular-season games since making his North American professional debut in February (NHL: 5-0-1, AHL: 15-3-2).
CONTROLLING THE CIRCLE
The Hurricanes won 68.3% of their faceoffs vs. COL (11/17), marking their highest win rate in any game this season. Carolina has won at least 50.0% of its draws in 14 of 18 games this season, and the team’s 54.1% faceoff win percentage ranks third in the NHL behind only CHI (57.6%) and BOS (56.2%). Jordan Staal went 24-for-27 (88.9%) at the faceoff dot on Thursday, marking his highest career win rate in any game taking at least 15 draws. His 24 faceoff wins also tied for the most in a single game by any NHL player in 2022-23 (Bo Horvat, VAN, 11/5 vs. NSH: 24-for-36). Jesperi Kotkaniemi won eight of his 11 draws against the Avalanche (72.7%), tied for his third-highest win rate in any game this season, and he is winning a career-high 56.5% of his faceoffs in 2022-23.
POWER STRUGGLE
The Hurricanes went 0-for-2 on the power play at MIN (11/19), and they have now been held without a goal on the man-advantage on 20 of their last 21 attempts, including each of their last 14. Carolina has outscored its opponent on the power play in just two games this season (10/17 at SEA, 11/6 vs. TOR), and the Hurricanes are 2-3-2 in games where they have been outscored on the man-advantage, with no regulation wins in those contests (10/29 at PHI: OTW, 11/3 at TBL: SOW).
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finished a three-game homestand on Monday night when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to Canada Life Centre for the only time this season. The Jets are 1-1-0 on the homestand so far after a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday and 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. After Monday’s game, the Jets embark on a three-game Central Division road trip, beginning Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild.
Last Game
Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Penguins Scorers: Zucker (5), Rust (5), Guentzel (10)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (29 sv, 2 ga)
Penguins Goaltender: Tristan Jarry (32 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-2
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: Despite being tied with 32 shots, the Jets were shut out 3-0 by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Connor Hellebuyck turned away 32 shots in the loss. Kyle Connor led the Jets with five shots, while Brendan Dillon and Saku Mänalaenen each had four hits to lead the
team.
Near the Top
The Jets sit tied for fifth overall in the NHL with a .656 points percentage… The best points percentage in franchise history is .695, which Winnipeg posted in 2017-18 when they went to the Western Conference Final.
Busy Time of Year
The Jets play their final seven games on their November calendar in a span of 13 days… After having no games on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Winnipeg plays 16 games in 30 days from Dec. 2-31… The stretch includes three back-to-backs… The Jets only consecutive games off in December are from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break.
On the Brightside
The Jets are 20-for-21 (95.2%) on the penalty kill in their past nine games… Winnipeg is third in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 85.0%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season… Adam Lowry is one of five NHL players with at least two shorthanded goals this season, while Dylan DeMelo is one of four players with a pair of shorthanded assists.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 6-2-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won 10 of their past 12 home games dating back to last season… The 13 goals Winnipeg has allowed on home ice this season is the fewest in the NHL… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.0-1.6 at home this season… Kyle Connor (5G, 6A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with 11 points, while Mark Scheifele (5G, 4A) is second with nine points and Pierre-Luc Dubois (4G, 4A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 7A) have eight points each… Connor (4G, 6A), Scheifele (3G, 4A) and Morrissey (1G, 6A) are all on five-game home point streaks… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 6-2-0 with a 1.37 goals-against average and .952 save percentage… Winnipeg is 235-151-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Another Rare East Showdown
This is just the fifth game against an Eastern Conference opponent for the Jets so far this season… Winnipeg is 2-2-0 against the Eastern Conference this season and all four games have come at Canada Life Centre… The Jets don’t play in the Eastern Time Zone until Dec. 22 when they visit the Boston Bruins… Kyle Connor (30GP, 15G, 15A) and Mark Scheifele (26GP, 8G, 18A) each averaged a point per game against the Eastern Conference last season.
The First One
The Jets have surrendered the first goal in each of their past five games, but are 5-3-0 this season when allowing the game’s first goal… The Jets are one of five teams in the NHL with a winning record this season when allowing the first goal… Winnipeg is also 5-2-1 this season when scoring first… The Jets were 24-10-6 last season when scoring the game’s first goal and 15-22-5 when trailing first.
Helle-lean Form
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 6-2-1 in his past nine starts while boasting a 1.77 goals-against average, .944 save percentage and two shutouts… The stretch started with a 25-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 24… On the season, Hellebuyck is second in the NHL with a .935 save percentage.
In Tandem
Connor Hellebuyck and David Rittch have combined to form one of the best goaltending tandems in the NHL this season with a combined save percentage of .923, which is third in the NHL… Their combined 2.35 goals-against average is also third in the NHL.
Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is tied for fourth among NHL defencemen with 15 assists in 16 games this season and is tied for ninth with 16 points… He has an assist in 12 of his 16 games, including games with two assists… Morrissey is on pace for 77 assists this season, while his career high is 26 in 65 games during the 2019-20 season… Morrissey is also leading the team in scoring and is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14…Byfuglien (4 times), Toby Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defencemen in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.
For Starters
Mark Scheifele has scored the first goal of the game on four occasions this season, which is tied for the NHL lead… Scheifele has scored the
game’s first goal 46 times during his career, which is second in franchise history behind Ilya Kovalchuk (48).
Hatty
Kyle Connor netted his third career hat trick on Thursday against Anaheim by scoring all three of Winnipeg’s goals… It’s the second time in franchise history a Jets player has scored all of the team’s goals in a hat trick, joining Patrik Laine (Mar. 6/18 3-0 W at NYR)… Connor is the sixth player to score three hat tricks or more for the franchise
The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for sixth in NHL rookie scoring with eight points (3G, 5A) in 16 games… He’s also fourth among NHL rookie forwards with an average of 15:39 ice time per game… Perfetti could become the fifth rookie in franchise history to post 50 points in a season, previously done by Dany Heatley (67 – 2001-02), Patrik Laine (64 – 2016-17), Kyle Connor (57 – 2017-18), and Ilya Kovalchuk (51 – 2001-02).
On The Power Play
The Jets are 11-for-54 (20.4%) on the power play through the first 16 games of the season… The Jets have scored seven of their 11 power play goals in their past seven games, going 7-for-24 (29,2%) … Kyle Connor (1G, 5A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 3A) lead the Jets with five points on the power play this season.
On the Road
The Jets are above .500 on the road this season at 4-3-1… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (8A) and Neal Pionk (4G, 4A) lead the Jets in scoring on the road with eight points… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring on the road last season with 52 points (26G, 26A) in 39 games, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… His 52 points was one shy of tying the franchise record (Ilya Kovalchuk – 53 in 2005-06).
Extra Time
The Jets are 4-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s five OT games are the most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with four wins in overtime… All four of Winnipeg’s OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals.
Goal-Games
Five of the Jets 10 wins have come by at least two goals, while four of Winnipeg’s five losses this season have come by three goals… The Jets suffered their first one-goal loss in regulation Nov. 12 at CGY… Winnipeg finished last season 12-5-11 in one-goal games… Meanwhile, the Jets were 10-12 in games decided by two goals and 17-15 in games decided by three goals or more.
Zeros
Winnipeg was shut out for the first time this season on Saturday against Pittsburgh… The Jets have registered two shutouts this season, which is tied for the NHL lead…Both of Winnipeg’s shutouts have been by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI)… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record… The Jets beat the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 9 and Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 13 by a 3-0 score, while they shut out Minnesota 2-0 on Jan. 8, Vegas 4-0 on Mar. 22, and Philadelphia 4-0 on Apr. 27.
Comebackers
The Jets have come from behind in six of their 10 wins this season… Four of the comebacks have been from one goal, while two were from two goals… The Jets also have a pair of third period comebacks this season.
No. 300
Blake Wheeler scored his 300th career goal Nov. 13 against Seattle… He’s the third member of the 2004 NHL Draft class to reach 300 goals, joining Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin… Wheeler has scored 250 goals with the Jets franchise and scored 50 goals to start his career with the Boston Bruins.
Jets vs. CAR Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Hurricanes play twice this season… Winnipeg visits Carolina on Mar. 14.
Recent History
Winnipeg has lost four consecutive games to Carolina, but won the previous four games prior to that.
In Winnipeg
The Jets are 5-4-0 in their past nine games against the Hurricanes at Canada Life Centre.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Hurricanes with 36 points (14G, 22A) in 40 games. Four of Wheeler’s 14 goals are game-winning goals… Nikolaj Ehlers has 10 points (3G, 7A) in 12 career games when facing Carolina… Pierre-Luc Dubois led the Jets last season with three points (2G, 1A) in two games against the Hurricanes… Kyle Capobianco had two assists in his lone game against Carolina last season while he was a member of the Arizona Coyotes… Goaltender David Rittich is a 2-2-0 in four career starts against Carolina, but boasts a .923 save percentage in the quartet of games.
