Carolina Hurricanes (15-12-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (15-9-4, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Detroit Red Wings after Sebastian Aho's two-goal game against the Ottawa Senators in the Hurricanes' 4-1 win.
Detroit has gone 8-4-3 at home and 15-9-4 overall. The Red Wings have a 4-3-4 record in games decided by one goal.
Carolina has a 15-12-1 record overall and a 7-10-0 record on the road. The Hurricanes have a 15-4-1 record in games they score three or more goals.
Thursday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shayne Gostisbehere has five goals and 16 assists for the Red Wings. Robby Fabbri has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Aho has 10 goals and 15 assists for the Hurricanes. Stefan Noesen has scored four goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 6-3-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.5 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, 5.5 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: J.T. Compher: out (undisclosed), Klim Kostin: out (undisclosed), Matt Luff: out (upper body), Dylan Larkin: out (head).
Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting), Andrei Svechnikov: out (upper-body), Brett Pesce: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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