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Edmonton Oilers (30-24-8, 68 pts) vs Carolina Hurricanes (39-16-6, 84 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Tuesday, March 6th
Time: 9:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm CT / 7:00 pm MT
TV: Sportsnet / FanDuel Sports Network South
Radio:
Carolina Hurricanes – ESPN Greenville (107.5 FM/1570 AM)
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are third in the Pacific Division with 68 points. They’re 2-2 since coming back from the Olympic break, and tonight is the last game of a two-game homestand before going on a four-game road trip.
Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:
The Hurricanes are first in the Metropolitan Division and the Eastern Conference with 84 points. They’re 3-1 since coming back from the Olympic break.
Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:
Svechnikov/Aho/Jarvis
Hall/Stankoven/Blake
Ehlers/Staal/Martinook
Carrier/Kotkaniemi/Robinson
Slavin/Chatfield
Miller/Walker
Gostisbehere/Nikishin
Bussi
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Nugent-Hopkins/McDavid/Hyman
Savoie/Draisaitl/Roslovic
Samanski/Henrique/Frederic
Podkolzin/Dickinson/Kapanen
Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Emberson
Walman/Murphy
Ingram
Players To Watch:
Carolina Hurricanes
27-year-old goaltender Brandon Bussi is 25-3-1 in his rookie season, with a .903 SV% and a 2.29 GAA.
Edmonton Oilers
32-year-old defenseman Connor Murphy is playing his first game with the Oilers since being traded from Chicago earlier this week. He was part of the NHL’s top-ranked penalty kill on the Blackhawks, a big reason Edmonton acquired him.
Injury Report:
Carolina Hurricanes
D / Charles-Alexis Legault / IR
G / Pyotr Kochetkov / IR
Edmonton Oilers
C / Mattias Janmark / IR
C / Curtis Lazar / OUT
Next Game:
Carolina Hurricanes – March 7 at Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers – March 8 at Vegas Golden Knights
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