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LAST 5 LAST 5@ Jets L 3-1

@ Rangers L 2-1 SOvs. Sabres L 4-3 SO@ Islanders L 4-3vs. Islanders L 5-3

vs. Bolts L 2-1 OT@ Jets W 4-1

@ Jackets L 3-1@ ’Hawks W 2-1 OT@ Preds W 3-2 SO

CAROLinA HuRRiCAneS (0-3-2) AT CALGARY FLAMeS (4-3-1) Today, 7 p.m., SaddledomeTV: Sportsnet Flames / Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan

’CANES: PP 25.0% (5-20, T-8th), PK 80.0% (T-17th); Flames: PP 20.0% (5-25, T-13th), PK 74.1% (25th) TeAMSSPeCiAL

RW AlExANdER SEmiN No goals and just two assists

so far this season. With injuries to several other key guys, that’s not

good enough

RW JiRi HudlERCalgary’s leading

point-producer last season, Hudler has been held off the scoresheet in

four consecutive games

lW CHRiS TERRyChris Who? Terry, who had only 13 NHL outings on his resume prior to this season, has five points in

as many games so far

d dENNiS WidEmANJohnny Gaudreau handled

the highlight-reel portion, but Wideman’s goal against the Bolts was his third in a four-game span

’CAneS GAMedAY LineSLeft wing Jiri TlustyJeff SkinnerChris TerryBrad Malone

Centre Riley NashVictor Rask

Jay McClementPatrick Brown

Right wingAlexander Semin

Elias LindholmZach Boychuk

Brody Sutter

Andrej SekeraJay HarrisonRon Hainsey

Justin FaulkTim Gleason

Brett Bellemore

Defence pairings GoaliesAnton Khubodin

Cam Ward

FLAMeS GAMedAY LineS Left wing Paul ByronJohnny GaudreauCurtis GlencrossBrandon Bollig

Centre Mikael BacklundSean MonahanJoe ColborneMatt Stajan

Right wingJiri Hudler

Mason RaymondJosh Jooris

Lance Bouma

Mark GiordanoKris RussellLadislav Smid

TJ BrodieDennis WidemanDeryk Engelland

Defence pairings GoaliesJonas HillerKarri Ramo

You have to go way back to Dec. 12, 2002, for the last time the Hurricanes celebrated a victory at the Saddledome. Ron Francis, now the GM in Carolina, scored twice that night. The Flames won both meetings last season.

STiLL WinLeSSFresh off Tuesday’s 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, the ’Canes

arrived here as the only NHL team still seeking their first win this year. So what’s the problem? They have been ransacked by injuries. They’ve been out-shot by opponents in all five games, and their goals-against average of 3.20 is woeful.

HuRTin’ OFFenCeTo truly understand the impact of injuries on the ’Canes in

the early stages of this season, take a glimpse at their scoring stats from last winter. What you’ll find is that five of their seven leading point-producers in 2013-14 — C Eric Staal, LW Jeff Skinner, D Andrej Sekera, C Jordan Staal and LW Nathan Gerbe — have already missed time. Yikes!

HiTMen HOMeCOMinGHurricanes rookie Victor Rask knows his way around the

Saddledome. The Swedish centre starred for two seasons with the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen, averaging just over a point-per-game in the Dub. He’s currently working on the ’Canes second line. “He scored a lot of goals in this building,” said Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters. “We need him to get one (Thursday).”

— Wes Gilbertson

SCOuTinG ...

HURRiCANESSkaters GP G A Pts +/- PIM 19 L Jiri Tlusty 5 4 1 5 -1 0 25 L Chris Terry 5 3 2 5 4 2 20 C Riley Nash 5 1 3 4 3 0 28 R Alexander Semin 5 0 2 2 -3 2 12 C Eric Staal 2 1 1 2 -2 0 4 D Andrej Sekera 4 0 2 2 -4 2 22 L Zach Boychuk 3 1 1 2 3 0 26 D J-M Liles 3 0 1 1 -1 0 6 D Tim Gleason 5 0 1 1 0 8 18 C Jay McClement 5 0 1 1 -1 0 44 D Jay Harrison 5 0 1 1 -1 25 14 L Nathan Gerbe 4 1 0 1 -2 4 27 D Justin Faulk 5 0 1 1 -4 2 7 D Ryan Murphy 4 0 1 1 0 0 16 C Elias Lindholm 5 0 1 1 -2 0 65 D Ron Hainsey 4 0 0 0 -3 0 39 R Patrick Dwyer 2 0 0 0 -1 0 24 C Brad Malone 5 0 0 0 -5 4 73 D Brett Bellemore 2 0 0 0 -1 2 53 L Jeff Skinner 1 0 0 0 -1 4 48 C Brody Sutter 1 0 0 0 -1 0 49 C Victor Rask 5 0 0 0 -4 2 36 C Patrick Brown 5 0 0 0 -3 4Goalies GP W L OT SO GAA SV% 31 Anton Khudobin 3 0 2 1 0 2.64 .91230 Cam Ward 2 0 1 1 0 3.87 .846

FLAMES Skaters GP G A Pts +/- PIM 21 L Mason Raymond 8 5 2 7 2 4 7 D TJ Brodie 8 3 4 7 3 4 5 D Mark Giordano 8 1 5 6 0 9 8 C Joe Colborne 8 0 6 6 1 6 6 D Dennis Wideman 7 3 1 4 -1 2 24 C Jiri Hudler 7 2 2 4 1 0 11 C Mikael Backlund 8 1 3 4 1 4 20 L Curtis Glencross 8 1 2 3 1 4 4 D Kris Russell 8 0 3 3 3 2 13 L Johnny Gaudreau 7 1 2 3 4 0 32 C Paul Byron 8 1 1 2 0 2 23 C Sean Monahan 8 0 2 2 -1 0 18 C Matt Stajan 8 0 1 1 2 8 17 C Lance Bouma 7 0 1 1 -1 2 25 L Brandon Bollig 8 0 1 1 -1 2 86 C Josh Jooris 2 1 0 1 -1 0 16 R Brian McGrattan 4 0 0 0 -1 4 29 D Deryk Engelland 5 0 0 0 0 13 19 R David Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 D Ladislav Smid 8 0 0 0 -2 11 22 R Devin Setoguchi 4 0 0 0 -2 2 33 D Raphael Diaz 4 0 0 0 1 2 Goalies GP W L OT SO GAA SV% 31 Karri Ramo 4 2 1 1 0 2.20 .9171 Jonas Hiller 4 2 2 0 0 2.22 .942

STATSPLAYeRS

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HURRICANES — C Eric Staal (upper-body) is back on skates, but Carolina’s captain isn’t ready to face the Flames. LW Nathan Gerbe (lower-body) and D John-Michael Liles (lower-body) are day-to-day, while RW Patrick Dwyer (lower-body) and C Jordan Staal (broken fibula) are on injured reserve.FLAMES — RW David Jones (lower-body) and C Sam Bennett (shoulder) are on injured reserve.

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