Carolina Hurricanes (41-20-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (28-33-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Ottawa, Ontario; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -184, Senators +153; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Ottawa Senators after Sebastian Aho's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Hurricanes' 5-4 shootout win.
Ottawa has a 28-33-4 record overall and an 18-14-2 record in home games. The Senators have a 7-8-4 record in games decided by one goal.
Carolina has gone 19-11-2 on the road and 41-20-6 overall. The Hurricanes have scored 223 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank ninth in NHL play.
The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams meet this season. The Hurricanes won 4-1 in the last matchup. Aho led the Hurricanes with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle has 16 goals and 47 assists for the Senators. Drake Batherson has scored five goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Seth Jarvis has scored 22 goals with 30 assists for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 4.3 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Senators: Josh Norris: out for season (upper body), Thomas Chabot: day to day (lower body), Rourke Chartier: out (upper body), Travis Hamonic: out (undisclosed), Matthew Highmore: out (upper-body), Zack MacEwen: out (lower body).
Hurricanes: Jack Drury: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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