Arizona Coyotes (23-21-3, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (27-15-5, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Coyotes visit the Carolina Hurricanes looking to stop a four-game road slide.
Carolina is 14-5-4 at home and 27-15-5 overall. The Hurricanes are 11-5-1 in games they convert at least one power play.
Arizona has a 23-21-3 record overall and an 8-12-3 record in road games. The Coyotes are third in league play serving 12.7 penalty minutes per game.
Saturday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has 17 goals and 37 assists for the Hurricanes. Jordan Martinook has scored six goals with one assist over the past 10 games.
Nick Schmaltz has 13 goals and 16 assists for the Coyotes. Clayton Keller has seven goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Coyotes: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, five assists, 6.3 penalties and 16.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting), Andrei Svechnikov: day to day (upper body), Pyotr Kochetkov: out (concussion protocol).
Coyotes: Vladislav Kolyachonok: out (lower body), Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Troy Stecher: out (lower body), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Travis Boyd: out for season (pectoral), Matt Dumba: out (upper body), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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