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St. Louis Blues vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Tuesday, January 5, 2027 · Lenovo Center

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CARNHL · STLNHL · BN+ · HHN

Game preview

The St. Louis Blues visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday, January 5, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, STLNHL, BN+ and HHN.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blues

First game of a road trip.

  1. 262026-12-26: no game
  2. 272026-12-27: vs NYR
  3. 282026-12-28: no game
  4. 292026-12-29: at COL
  5. 302026-12-30: no game
  6. 312026-12-31: at VGK
  7. 12027-01-01: no game
  8. 22027-01-02: at MIN
  9. 32027-01-03: vs CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 42027-01-04: no game
  11. 52027-01-05: at CAR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~661 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~661 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

Another game at home.

  1. 262026-12-26: vs PIT
  2. 272026-12-27: no game
  3. 282026-12-28: vs TBL
  4. 292026-12-29: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 302026-12-30: no game
  6. 312026-12-31: at DET
  7. 12027-01-01: no game
  8. 22027-01-02: vs NSH
  9. 32027-01-03: no game
  10. 42027-01-04: no game
  11. 52027-01-05: vs STL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

St. Louis BluesBluesTue, Oct 13 at OTT
  1. L1Holloway#81Thomas#18Snuggerud#21
    11:03 together at 5v5
  2. L2Buchnevich#89Neighbours#63Dvorsky#15
    8:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3McMichael#77McTavish#83Berggren#29
    7:54 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJohnston#49Suter#22Peterson#32
    6:22 together at 5v5
  1. D1Fowler#17Carlo#25
    12:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Broberg#6Jiricek#36
    11:04 together at 5v5
  3. D3Parayko#55Barron#72
    9:25 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Buchnevich LMcMichael LMcTavish CDvorsky RFowler D1:40
  2. 2Holloway LNeighbours LThomas CSnuggerud RJiricek D1:38

Penalty kill

  1. 1Buchnevich LSuter CParayko DBroberg D1:42
  2. 2Buchnevich LSuter CFowler DCarlo D1:18
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

STLCAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

STL 71% (10th most settled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

STL 1:07 left (latest · 13 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

STL 46.6s (6th shortest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

STL 26% (8th least often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series