Detroit Red Wings (23-16-5, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-5, third in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Detroit Red Wings after the Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime.
Carolina has gone 12-4-4 in home games and 24-14-5 overall. The Hurricanes have a +18 scoring differential, with 147 total goals scored and 129 allowed.
Detroit is 23-16-5 overall and 12-9-1 on the road. The Red Wings have gone 8-5-0 when scoring a power-play goal.
The teams square off Friday for the second time this season. The Hurricanes won the last meeting 2-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has 10 goals and 18 assists for the Hurricanes. Seth Jarvis has four goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
Dylan Larkin has 18 goals and 21 assists for the Red Wings. Robby Fabbri has scored four goals and added one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 7-2-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 7.1 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Red Wings: 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting), Martin Necas: day to day (upper body), Pyotr Kochetkov: out (concussion protocol).
Red Wings: Jake Walman: day to day (illness), Matt Luff: out (upper body), Ville Husso: out (lower-body), Patrick Kane: out (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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