In the third game of this four game home stand, the Carolina Hurricanes take a two game win streak into this contest against the Detroit Red Wings. The Carolina Hurricanes are coming off one of their best October in the franchises history and 2-2-1 in their last five games, while Detroit going 1-3-1 in the last five but are also in high spirit after a 3-1 over the Edmonton Oilers on October 29th.
This will be the 86th matchup between these two teams and the first of three for the season. Detroit hold the series lead 42-32-4-8 as well as the 2002 Stanley Cup win, a sore spot still for many caniacs.