As we were getting dressed this morning, my wife said, “we have hockey tonight. Let’s hope we don’t suck.” So that’s where we are.
After 2 awful games, the Canes find the Pacific Division leaders in the building. The lines at practice were the same as Wednesday's game and the game before that. So not even shuffling deck chairs in the Titanic. After getting the night off, while watching his teammates take the night off, we should see Kochetkov in goal.
Vegas comes in on a bit of a downer too, losers of 3 of their last 4, including a 5-3 loss in Nashville on Tuesday. They have 61 points in 44 games, tied with Edmonton but having played 1 fewer game. They’re 4 points behind Winnipeg with 2 games in hand in the Western Conference. Pavel Dorofeyev leads with 19 goals, they have 7 players with at least 10. Jack Eichel has 43 assists. Both he and Mark Stone are averaging more than a point per game, although Stone has only played 30 games, missing most of November with a lower body injury. Adin Hill carries most of the load in goal, starting 27 games. He’s at 2.54/.904. He’s backed up by Ilya Samsonov who has nearly identical numbers, 2.70/.904 in 17 games. The Knights play in Chicago tomorrow but we should still see Hill tonight, Samsonov took the loss in Nashville. Vegas is 4th in goals per game, 6th in goals against. They’re 4th on the PP but the PK is 21st.
Red jerseys tonight. FanDuel and NHL Network for TV.
After 2 awful games, the Canes find the Pacific Division leaders in the building. The lines at practice were the same as Wednesday's game and the game before that. So not even shuffling deck chairs in the Titanic. After getting the night off, while watching his teammates take the night off, we should see Kochetkov in goal.
Vegas comes in on a bit of a downer too, losers of 3 of their last 4, including a 5-3 loss in Nashville on Tuesday. They have 61 points in 44 games, tied with Edmonton but having played 1 fewer game. They’re 4 points behind Winnipeg with 2 games in hand in the Western Conference. Pavel Dorofeyev leads with 19 goals, they have 7 players with at least 10. Jack Eichel has 43 assists. Both he and Mark Stone are averaging more than a point per game, although Stone has only played 30 games, missing most of November with a lower body injury. Adin Hill carries most of the load in goal, starting 27 games. He’s at 2.54/.904. He’s backed up by Ilya Samsonov who has nearly identical numbers, 2.70/.904 in 17 games. The Knights play in Chicago tomorrow but we should still see Hill tonight, Samsonov took the loss in Nashville. Vegas is 4th in goals per game, 6th in goals against. They’re 4th on the PP but the PK is 21st.
Red jerseys tonight. FanDuel and NHL Network for TV.
