Two Eastern Conference teams take the ice when the fourth-place Carolina Hurricanes (13-8) host the 10th-place New York Islanders (8-7-6) at PNC Arena on Thursday at 7:30 PM ET.
Carolina claimed a 4-1 road victory against the Philadelphia Flyers its last time out on November 28.
New York played on the road in its last game on November 28, and lost 5-4 against the New Jersey Devils.