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Canadiens, Hurricanes both vying for three-game win streak

Oct 26, 2007 - 6:54 PM Montreal (4-2-2) at Carolina (6-1-3) 7:00 pm EDT

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes will both try to extend their respective winning streaks to three games when they meet at the RBC Center on Friday night.

The Canadiens are coming off two strong wins against the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres, outscoring their opponents over that stretch by a 10-3 margin.

Patrice Brisebois and Andrei Markov each scored a power-play goal for the Canadiens in a 6-1 drubbing of the Bruins on Monday. Montreal has 11 power-play tallies in 41 opportunities, giving it the second-best power-play percentage in the NHL at 26.8 percent.

The Hurricanes, meanwhile, have also been terrific with the man-advantage, scoring 14 goals this season, tied for tops in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings.

Carolina has been dominating its opponents in its last two games. Eric Staal scored a goal and added two assists in a 6-2 rout of the Sabres in a contest on Wednesday.

Staal is off to a hot start, scoring seven goals and five assists in 10 games this season. The 22-year-old center had 30 goals and 40 assists last season after posting 45 tallies and 55 assists during the 2005-06 campaign, his second in the league.