The Carolina Hurricanes (2-0), coming off a 6-5 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings, visit the Anaheim Ducks (0-1) at Honda Center on Sunday, October 15 at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSC, BSSD, and BSSO. The Ducks were defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 in their most recent outing.
Hurricanes vs. Ducks Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, October 15, 2023
- Game Time: 8:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Hurricanes and Ducks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Hurricanes Insights
- The Hurricanes ranked 15th in the NHL last season with 262 goals scored (3.2 per game).
- The Hurricanes allowed 210 total goals (2.6 per game), the second-fewest in NHL action.
- Their goal differential (+52) made them seventh-best in the league.
- The 50 power-play goals the Hurricanes recorded last season (18th in the NHL) came via 253 power-play chances.
- The Hurricanes’ 19.76% power-play conversion rate was 20th in the league.
- The Hurricanes scored 11 shorthanded goals last season (fourth among NHL teams).
- The Hurricanes had the league’s second-best penalty-kill percentage (84.38%).
- The Hurricanes won 52.9% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes scored on 9.2% of their shots (26th in the league).
- The Hurricanes secured nine shutouts last season. Their skaters averaged 16.5 hits and 10.2 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Key Players
- With 28 goals and 43 assists last season, Martin Necas was one of Carolina’s leading contributors (71 points).
- Sebastian Aho posted 67 points (36 goals, 31 assists), adding significantly to the team’s offensive efforts last season.
- Brent Burns contributed 61 points for Carolina in 82 games a season ago, netting a goal on 7.1% of his shots and recording 18 goals and 43 assists.
- Last season for Carolina, Antti Raanta (19-3-3) registered a 0.7 goals-against average, and a save percentage of 90.994.
Hurricanes Injuries
Andrei Svechnikov: Knee (Out), Ryan Suzuki: Undisclosed (Out), Vasiliy Ponomarev: Undisclosed (Out)
Ducks Insights
- The Ducks had 206 goals last season (2.5 per game), 31st in the league.
- The Ducks’ total of 335 goals allowed (4.1 per game) was 32nd in the league.
- Their -129 goal differential was 32nd in the league.
- The Ducks had 36 power-play goals (on 229 chances), 30th in the NHL.
- The Ducks’ power-play percentage (15.72) ranked them 31st in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goal, the Ducks had one.
- The Ducks’ had the 31st-ranked penalty kill percentage (72.14%).
- The Ducks were 27th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (46.7%).
- The 8.9% shooting percentage of the Ducks was 30th in the league.
- The Ducks shut out their opponents once. They averaged 15.7 hits and 14.6 blocked shots per game.
Ducks Key Players
- Trevor Zegras’ 23 goals and 42 assists in 81 games for Anaheim last season added up to 65 total points.
- Alex Killorn was a key piece of the offense for Anaheim with 64 total points last season. He scored 27 goals and added 37 assists in 82 games.
- Troy Terry’s 23 goals and 38 assists added up to 61 points.
- Lukas Dostal had a 4-10-3 record last season, with a 90.133 save percentage (36th in the league). He gave up 67 goals (1.8 goals against average).
Ducks Injuries
Leo Carlsson: Lower Body (Out), Brock McGinn: Undisclosed (Out), Isac Lundestrom: Achilles (Out)