The Hurricanes take on Eric Staal and the Minnesota Wild tonight on Star Wars Night at PNC Arena as they try to build on an impressive win against the Sharks on Thursday night.
- The Hurricanes and Wild meet for the second and final time this season. The Hurricanes picked up the first meeting in a 4-2 overtime win on November 16th.
- Eleven different Canes recorded a point in the series opener, with goals scored by Joel Edmundson, Brock McGinn, Warren Foegele, and Andrei Svechnikov.