The Vancouver Canucks (8-9-1) kick off a three-game Eastern Conference road trip on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes (11-5-0). Both teams are coming off a loss on Remembrance Day, where they failed to pick up a point at home. Last season, the Hurricanes won the season series, which included a 2-0 victory at home.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes face the Vancouver Canucks in a non-conference matchup. Carolina has an 11-5 record overall and a 5-2-0 record in home games. The Hurricanes are 5-0-0 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Sebastian Aho scored 4:29 into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.

The faces of their comeback on Sunday, and of this general style of play, are clearly Drew O’Connor and Kiefer Sherwood. Hardworking, defensively reliable wingers with the hockey IQ to take advantage of the opposition’s mistakes, and the skill level to capitalize on them.

Sportsnet, FanDuel Sports Network South Radio: Sportsnet 650 MATCH-UP INFO - Tonight marks the first of two meetings between the Canucks and Hurricanes this season: Nov. 14 (road) and Mar. 4 (home). - Vancouver is 42-32-11-2 all-time against Carolina,

The biggest storyline for both the Canucks and the Lightning heading into this matchup is the sheer amount of injuries to both rosters. Vancouver’s injury woes have been well-documented, with the team potentially missing seven players heading into this matchup depending on Hronek’s status.

The Vancouver Canucks lost defenceman Filip Hronek late in the third period of Friday’s loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Vancouver Canucks hit the road once again, kicking things off in Carolina with a Friday evening matchup against the Hurricanes. Friday will be the first game of the quick road trip that sees the Canucks play three games in four days.