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Photo: @CostonikaThe Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes will close out their three-game regular-season series outdoors at Carter-Finley Stadium, home of the NCAA’s NC State Wolfpack, in the 2023 NHL Stadium Series on Saturday night. Carolina took the first two meetings by a score of 3-2, including the most recent one this past Tuesday at Capital One Arena. Action from Raleighwood can be seen on ABC or ESPN+ starting at 8 PM ET.
The stage is set. 🏟
See the rink in action TOMORROW at the 2023 @NavyFederal NHL #StadiumSeries at 8p ET on @ABCNetwork, @ESPNPlus, @Sportsnet, and @TVASports! pic.twitter.com/hEnbC8hkxy
— NHL (@NHL) February 17, 2023
SCHEDULE
Washington: play lone road game in stretch of seven, which they have lost their first three of in regulation after a 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday
Carolina: continue season-long five-game homestand after opening it with a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday
RECORDS
Washington: 28-23-6/.544 points percentage – fifth in Metropolitan Division, eighth in Eastern Conference (but 10th in points percentage); 14-12-3 on road (12th in NHL)
Carolina: 36-10-8/.741 points percentage – first in Metropolitan Division, second in Eastern Conference; 18-6-2 at home (fifth)
HOW EACH TEAM IS DOING
Washington: has lost 10 of last 16 in regulation since 15-3-3 stretch
Carolina: won last two and nine of last 10; 11-1-1 since four-game losing streak (0-3-1) at start of the new year
TEAM LEADERS
Washington
Notes: C Dylan Strome ended six-game scoring drought with a goal vs. Florida; LW Conor Sheary has just two assists, three points in last 17; C Lars Eller has just one assist in his last 17; LW Anthony Mantha has just one assist in his last 11, including none in his last six; D Erik Gustafsson has six helpers in his last five after a three-assist outing vs. Florida; D Nick Jensen tallied a -7 rating in last 18 games; LW Sonny Milano has just two assists, three points in last 15, including none over last six, and earned a -3 rating on Thursday; D Trevor Van Riemsdyk has two goals, four points in last five; RW T.J. Oshie has two assists, three points in his last two; C Nicklas Backstrom has a -11 rating in his last 10; LW Marcus Johansson has gone scoreless in three straight
Geared up for #StadiumSeries pic.twitter.com/ksskGPwEl9
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 17, 2023
Carolina
- C Sebastian Aho (24 goals, 48 points)
- D Brent Burns (29 assists, 23:16 TOI/game)
- C Martin Necas (48 points)
Notes: Necas, 24, has one assist in his last three since five-game point- (three goals, six points) and three-game assist-streaks (three) ended; Aho, 25, has 10 goals and 11 points in his last eight games; Burns, 37, has five goals, 11 points in his last 10 after a two-assist night vs. Montreal; RW Andrei Svechnikov has nine helpers in his last seven after a three-assist night on Thursday; C Jordan Staal has three goals, five points in his last six; LW Teuvo Teravainen saw four-game point-streak (two goals, four points) and stretch where he had eight assists, 11 points in previous 13 end vs. Montreal; C Seth Jarvis had just one goal in his previous seven, including no points in his previous three, before scoring a hat-trick vs. Montreal; D Brady Skjei has two assists, -4 rating in last 10; C Jesperi Kotkaniemi has two goals, six points in last seven; D Calvin de Haan has three assists over a three-game assist-streak
KEY TEAM STATS
Goals-per-game: WSH – 3.04 (20th) CAR – 3.35 (10th)
Goals-against per game: WSH – 2.88 (13th) CAR – 2.67 (7th)
Power Play: WSH – 20.5% (21st) CAR – 19.9% (22nd)
Penalty Kill: WSH – 81.5% (T-7th) CAR – 81.5% (T-7th)
Shots-per-game: WSH – 31.6 (17th) CAR – 34.9 (3rd)
Shots-against per game: WSH – 30.3 (11th) CAR – 26.4 (1st)
Faceoff-winning %: WSH – 49.8% (T-18th) CAR – 53% (4th)
5v5 Corsi-for %: WSH – 50.93% (15th) CAR – 59.78% (1st)
5v5 x Goals-For %: WSH – 51.48% (14th) CAR – 59.61% (1st)
5v5 SCF %: WSH – 50.96% (16th) CAR – 59.67% (1st)
5v5 Shooting %: WSH – 8.06% (21st) CAR – 8.02% (22nd)
5v5 Save %: WSH – .9169 (17th) CAR – .9173 (15th)
5v5 PDO: WSH – .997 (T-20th) CAR – .998 (19th)
new buckeys pic.twitter.com/JxxYCGpsnj
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 17, 2023
EXPECTED STARTING GOALTENDERS
Washington: Darcy Kuemper, 32 — 16-16-4, .914 save percentage (T-13th in NHL), 2.63 goals-against average (15th), five shutouts (T-1st) in 37 games this season; 1-3-1, .897 save percentage, 3.38 goals-against average in six career games against Carolina, including .923 save percentage and 2.44 goals-against average in two games this season
🗣 DARCY KUEMPER WITH HIS 30th CAREER @pepsi SHUTOUT ‼️
With tonight’s 27-save performance, Kuemper now leads the league in shutouts on the season with five under his belt. pic.twitter.com/VERa6ZnXAL
— NHL (@NHL) January 20, 2023
Carolina: Frederik Andersen, 33 — 12-4-0, .899 save percentage, 2.61 goals-against average (T-14th) in 17 games; 8-4-2, .911 save percentage, 2.73 goals-against average, two shutouts in 14 career regular-season games vs. Washington, including .929 save percentage and 1.92 goals-against average this season
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Washington
- Carlson (upper-body, will miss 22nd straight game, out indefinitely)
- Ovechkin (death of father, third, day-to-day)
- RW Connor Brown (ACL, 54th, indefinite)
- LW Carl Hagelin (hip, 58th, indefinite)
- C Nic Dowd (lower-body, 12th, indefinite)
Carolina
- LW Max Pacioretty (Achilles, 10th, indefinite)
- RW Ondrej Kase (concussion, 54th, indefinite)
- D Jake Gardiner (hip/back, 55th, season)
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Washington
Mantha — Kuznetsov — Sheary
Milano — Backstrom — Tom Wilson
Joe Snively — Strome — Oshie
Nicolas Aube-Kubel — Johansson — Garnet Hathaway
Gustafsson — Van Riemsdyk
Orlov — Jensen
Dylan McIlrath — Martin Fehervary
Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: D Alexander Alexeyev, C Aliaksei Protas, D Matt Irwin, C Lars Eller
* If Wilson plays, expect a roster move before puck drop with too many players on the roster
Carolina
Teravainen — Aho — Jarvis
Svechnikov — Kotkaniemi — Necas
Jordan Martinook — Staal — Jesper Fast
Stefan Noesen — Paul Stastny — Derek Stepan
Jaccob Slavin — Burns
Skjei — Brett Pesce
De Haan — Jalen Chatfield
Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: D Dylan Coghlan
By Harrison Brown
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