Montreal Canadiens (40-28-7 www.officialpredators.com , fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (41-26-7, fourth in the Metropolitan Division)Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Carolina takes on Montreal in Eastern Conference action.The Hurricanes have gone 21-12-4 in home games. Carolina leads the Eastern Conference recording 34.7 shots per game while averaging 3.0 goals.The Canadiens are 18-16-3 on the road. Montreal has converted on 12.6 percent of power-play opportunities, scoring 28 power-play goals. In their last meeting on Dec. 13, Montreal won 6-4. Jeff Petry recorded a team-high 2 points for the Canadiens.TOP PERFORMERS: Teuvo Teravainen leads the Hurricanes with 51 assists and has collected 70 points this season. Sebastian Aho has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Carolina.LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.6 assists Nashville Predators T-Shirts Authentic , 2.4 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .902 save percentage.Hurricanes: 6-3-1, averaging three goals, 4.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .907 save percentage.Hurricanes Injuries: None listed.Canadiens Injuries: None listed. A unanimous vote at the Board of Governors meeting for the NHL has determined that the NHL will add聽another franchise to its list of 31 teams. While the speculation has existed for a while, a number of media outlets are now reporting the news on Tuesday that the NHL will officially bring in a team from Seattle for 2021-22 NHL season.The Seattle expansion vote by the Board of Governors was unanimous, not surprisingly. The NHL has its 32nd team.— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) December 4, 2018Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan just said she got a call from Sea Island, Georgia. Unanimous vote. The NHL is officially coming to Seattle.After dealing with other matters on Monday Nashville Predators Hoodies Authentic , including the salary cap, the state of the Ottawa Senators franchise and bid for a new arena and more, the Board reconvened on Tuesday to vote on the Seattle expansion application.聽With a unanimous vote the team could start as early as the 2020-21 season, but it's more likely it would begin in the 2021-22 season.advertisingAs was noted in an NHL.com article, tied to the expansion application vote is the division realignment that would be necessary to bring Seattle into the Pacific Division. Speculation聽was that the Edmonton Oilers and/or Calgary Flames may move into the Central, something the Oilers are certainly not happy about.聽 Instead, Bettman confirmed the Arizona聽Coyotes will move to the Central Division with Seattle聽joining the Pacific Division.聽Such realignment wouldn't go into effect until Seattle's first season.It's a pivotal day for hockey in Seattle as the NHL Board of Governors are set to vote on a new expansion franchise. https://t.co/xXqfFGbZFE— NHL (@NHL) December 4, 2018What This MeansLike they did when the Vegas Golden Knights entered the league Nashville Predators Hats Authentic , teams will need to start preparing for the addition of another team, which means getting ready for another NHL Expansion Draft.聽30 other teams can only protect so many players and that means trades, buyouts, and other personnel聽moves prior to Seattle getting to select their roster.advertisingCould the Seattle team be as successful as the Vegas Golden Knights were? Vegas set a sports record by being the team that went farther than any other expansion team in history when they made it to (but lost) in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals.There is no news on what name the new team will take on, only that it won't be the "Metropolitans."