Pre-Game Skate: HURRICANES vs. NASHVILLE
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NASHVILLE PREDATORS (12-10-1-0, 25 pts., 3rd Central Division)
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m., RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.
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GAME NIGHT
The Carolina Hurricanes play host to the Nashville Predators on Wednesday in the second game of a three-game home stand. The Hurricanes won the first game of their home stand on Saturday, downing the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 behind Radim Vrbata’s second career hat trick. Following Wednesday’s game against Nashville, the Hurricanes host Montreal on Friday before departing on a four-game, nine-day road trip through Canada.
ON THE AIR
Television: Fox-DT
Radio: WKIX 102.3 FM (Goldsboro); WKXU 101.1 FM (Raleigh); WDTF 570
AM (Raleigh); WMFD 630 AM (Wilmington); WSJS 600 AM (Winston-Salem); WNMX 106.1
FM (Charlotte)
Internet: www.nhl.com
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
| Dec. 3 | Wednesday | RBC Center | 10:30 a.m. |
| Dec. 4 | Thursday | RecZone | 11 a.m. |
| Dec. 5 | Friday | RBC Center | 10:30 a.m. |
CAROLINA NOTES
Carolina is 5-3-4-0 at the RBC Center this season and has lost just once in its last eight home games (11/6-11/29: 4-1-3-0)… The Hurricanes are 2-0-0-0 against Western Conference teams in 2003-04, and play four of their next six games against Western Conference opponents, including Wednesday’s game against Nashville…
CAROLINA AT HOME: 5-3-4-0
CAROLINA ON THE ROAD: 2-7-3-0
CAROLINA ON THE POWER PLAY: 14-of-114 (12.3%)
CAROLINA SHORTHANDED: 87-of-105 (82.9%)
CAROLINA INJURY UPDATE
Defenseman Glen Wesley – Injured Reserve - shoulder contusion, Nov. 18 vs. PHI, missed 6 games
CAROLINA / PREDATORS NOTES
The Hurricanes and the Predators meet for the first and only time during 2003-04, Wednesday night at the RBC Center. The teams met exactly one year ago today, in their lone 2002-03 match up, a 2-1 Hurricanes victory at Gaylord Entertainment Center. Erik Cole scored the game-winning goal that night, breaking a 1-1 tie with 8:33 remaining in regulation. The Hurricanes are 3-4-1-0 all-time against Nashville, including a 2-1-1-0 home mark and 1-3-0-0 road record.
2003-04 SCORING LEADERS AND GOALTENDERS
| HURRICANES | ||||
| GP | G | A | TP | |
| 26 Cole | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 92 O'Neill | 24 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 12 Staal | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 63 Vasicek | 24 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Goalies | GP | GAA | W-L-T | SV% |
| 1 Storr | 7 | 2.97 | 0-3-2 | .878 |
| 80 Weekes | 19 | 2.18 | 7-7-5 | .916 |
| PREDATORS | ||||
| GP | G | A | TP | |
| 3 Zidlicky | 23 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 33 Orszagh | 23 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 Legwand | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 17 Hartnell | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Goalies | GP | GAA | W-L-T | SV% |
| 29 Vokoun | 21 | 2.37 | 12-8-1 | .915 |
| 30 Mason | 4 | 3.21 | 0-2-0 | .905 |
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