Chicago Blackhawks (4-12-1, in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (13-3-2, in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks are looking to end a five-game losing streak with a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Carolina is 13-3-2 overall and 5-1-1 in home games. The Hurricanes have a 5-0-0 record when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
Chicago is 4-12-1 overall and 0-6-1 in road games. The Blackhawks have gone 4-0-1 when scoring a power-play goal.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Hurricanes won the previous matchup 5-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Blake has four goals and 14 assists for the Hurricanes. Logan Stankoven has seven goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Roman Kantserov has eight goals and two assists for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard has four goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 7-2-1, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 2-7-1, averaging two goals, 3.4 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Taylor Hall: day to day (upper body), Jordan Staal: out (calf), Alexander Nikishin: out (not injury related).
Blackhawks: Patrick Kane: out (upper-body), Ryan Ellis: out for season (back), Bowen Byram: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
By The Associated Press
