Saturday’s NHL action will see the Carolina Hurricanes (16-8-2) hit the ice against the Nashville Predators (10-13-4), starting at 7 p.m. ET at Lenovo Center and broadcast on ESPN+. The Hurricanes rank second in the Eastern Conference and the Predators are 14th in the Western Conference.
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Injury reportsHurricanes
Jesperi Kotkaniemi: Out (Lower Body),
Pyotr Kochetkov: Out (Undisclosed),
Charles-Alexis Legault: Out (Hand),
Jaccob Slavin: Out (Lower Body),
K’Andre Miller: Day-To-Day (Illness)
Predators
Nick Perbix: Day-To-Day (Upper Body),
Justin Barron: Out (Upper Body),
Ozzy Wiesblatt: Out (Upper Body),
Cole Smith: Out (Upper Body),
Zachary L’Heureux: Out (Lower Body)
Stats to know
Sebastian Aho has put up 25 points in 26 games (eight goals and 17 assists).
In 14 games, Frederik Andersen has conceded 44 goals (3.15 goals-against average) and has recorded 306 saves.
Over 27 games played this season, Ryan O’Reilly has 21 points (0.8 per game), with nine goals and 12 assists.
Juuse Saros has 502 saves while allowing 58 goals (2.9 goals-against average) with an .896 save percentage (36th in the league).
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