North Raleigh Today

The Carolina Hurricanes are set to face the Florida Panthers on Friday, November 29, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. The game is scheduled for a 3:00 p.m. ET puck drop and will be broadcasted on FanDuel Sports Network South and its app. Fans can also listen to the game on 99.9 The Fan or the Hurricanes App.

Currently holding a record of 16-5-1, the Hurricanes sit second in the Metropolitan Division with 33 points. They are coming off a narrow 4-3 victory against the New York Rangers, achieved through multiple third-period goals led by Jack Drury and Martin Necas. Jackson Blake scored the decisive goal late in regulation time.

The Hurricanes have been formidable at home this season, boasting nine consecutive wins at Lenovo Center. This streak ties for the second-longest home win streak in team history, only surpassed by their 2008-09 run of twelve consecutive victories.

Martin Necas leads the league with 37 points following his performance against the Rangers. His teammate Dmitry Orlov has recorded an assist in six straight games, marking a career-best point streak.

On special teams, Carolina's power play has been effective recently, scoring multiple times with a man advantage in their last two games.

In goal, Spencer Martin could make his third consecutive start if head coach Rod Brind'Amour decides to continue with him while Pyotr Kochetkov remains under concussion protocol.

The visiting Florida Panthers hold a record of 13-9-1 and recently ended a four-game losing streak with a win over Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite their offensive prowess, averaging 3.43 goals per game, they have struggled defensively.

Sergei Bobrovsky has posted an .889 save percentage over sixteen games for Florida, while Spencer Knight has appeared in eight games this season.

Forwards Sam Reinhart leads all players with seventeen goals so far this season for Florida.

The Hurricanes announced that goaltender Frederik Andersen would be sidelined for up to twelve weeks due to knee surgery. Jesper Fast is out for the entire season as declared earlier this year.

Following Friday's match-up against Florida, Carolina will travel to face them again on Saturday before returning home to host Seattle next Tuesday.