The Hurricanes have been hit with the illness big, leaving the lineup in question.
What - Game 53 (32-16-4)
When - 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, KCAL
The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the LA Kings (26-17-6) tonight as they look to extend their point streak to eight games.
The Canes are coming off of a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, a game in which Ryan Suzuki made his NHL debut and the Canes played down a skater due to illness.
The team will be facing that illness conundrum again though as coach Rod Brind'Amour declared that the whole team was a game-time decision for tonight due to the bug going around the room.
The Kings enter tonight's contest losers of their last four and having been shutout in back-to-back nights Wednesday and Thursday.
LA is really struggling to find consistent offense with the 29th ranked power play and only two players on the roster having broken the 30-point mark.
In their last 11 games, they've scored more than two goals just once.
This will however be the second game back for elite defenseman Drew Doughty who missed the first few months of the season due to a broken ankle suffered in the preseason.
Streaks
- Frederik Andersen has won each of his last six starts dating back to October. He is 3-0-0 since returning from injury.
- Sebastian Aho (3g, 2a) has points in three straight games.
- Jack Roslovic (1g, 1a( has points two straight games.
- Seth Jarvis (2g), Mikko Rantanen (1g, 1a) and Jackson Blake (2a) have points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Brent Burns is one point shy of 900 career points.
- Jack Roslovic is two goals shy of 100 career goals.
- Ryan Suzuki made his NHL debut Thursday in Carolina's win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 40-36-8-3 all-time against LA, and last season went 1-0-1.
- The Canes had won eight in a row against the Kings before a 5-2 loss last season.
- Sean Walker played 232 games for LA from 2018-2023.
- Joel Edmundson played 68 games for Carolina in 2019-20 and Warren Foegele, a 2014 third-round pick by the Canes, played 200 games from 2018-21.
- The Hurricanes are currently riding a seven-game point streak.
- Frederik Andersen is 12-1-3 all-time against the Kings with a 0.924 save percentage and one shutout.
- Mikko Rantanen (15g, 41pts in 29gp) is a point-per-game player against the Kings.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 6-1-0; 0.924 Sv%; 1.84 GAA
- Darcy Kuemper: 14-6-6; 0.921 Sv%; 2.17 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Mikko Rantanen (26) / Adrian Kempe (24)
- Points - Mikko Rantanen (66) / Adrian Kempe (44)
Power Play
- Carolina - 20.5% (19th)
- LA - 15.5% (29th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 86.2% (1st)
- LA - 81.9% (9th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Mikko Rantanen - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson - Juha Jaaska - Jack Roslovic
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Ryan Suzuki, Riley Stillman, William Carrier (LBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Kings Projected Lineup
Alex Turcotte - Anze Kopitar - Adrian Kempe
Kevin Fiala - Quinton Byfield - Alex Laferriere
Warren Foegele - Phillip Danault - Trevor Moore
Tanner Jeannot - Trevor Lewis - Akil Thomas
Brandt Clarke - Vladislav Gavrikov
Joel Edmundson - Jordan Spence
Jacob Moverare - Drew Doughty
Darcy Kuemper
David Rittich
Injuries and Scratches: Kyle Burroughs, Andreas Englund, Jordan Spence, Mikey Anderson (UBI)
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