Carolina Hurricanes (14-10-1, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Calgary Flames (10-12-3, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Calgary, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -119, Flames -101; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in a non-conference matchup.
Calgary is 5-5-1 at home and 10-12-3 overall. The Flames have allowed 84 goals while scoring 73 for a -11 scoring differential.
Carolina has a 6-8-0 record in road games and a 14-10-1 record overall. The Hurricanes have a -1 scoring differential, with 82 total goals scored and 83 allowed.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nazem Kadri has five goals and 11 assists for the Flames. Jonathan Huberdeau has two goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Teuvo Teravainen has 11 goals and seven assists for the Hurricanes. Jaccob Slavin has seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 5-4-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.9 assists, 2.7 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flames: Oliver Kylington: out (undisclosed), Kevin Rooney: out (shoulder), Jacob Markstrom: out (finger), Jakob Pelletier: out (shoulder).
Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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