The Canes look to get back in the win column against the top team in the Pacific.
What - Game 46 (26-16-3)
When - 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 17
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - NHL Network, FanDuel Sports Network South, Scripps, TVAS2
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to get back in the win column tonight as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights (29-12-3).
Carolina is on a two-game slide after dropping games to both the Anaheim Ducks and Buffalo Sabres.
While both losses are tough to swallow, the truth of the matter is that if the Canes just got average goaltending in both games, they'd probably be on a four-game win streak right now.
Alas, they're back to the basics of asking how they can get the ball rolling.
However, there is some good news on that front as Frederik Andersen was activated off of IR today. The 35-year-old veteran netminder has been out of action since October and had knee surgery in November.
He won't start tonight but his return could be big for Carolina.
Vegas is coming to town having lost 5-3 to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.
The Golden Knights, who had been the hottest team a month ago, are in a small rut, having lost three of their last four, but the team is still just as dangerous as ever.
Streaks
- Martin Necas (1g, 2a) and Brent Burns (3a) have points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Brent Burns is one point shy of 900 career point.
- Jordan Staal is two points shy of 700 NHL points.
- Jack Roslovic is three goals shy of 100 career goals.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 1-0-0 against Vegas this season, having won 5-2 on Nov. 11 at T-Mobile Arena.
- Sebastian Aho (6g, 12pts in 12gp) is a point-per-game player against the Golden Knights.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 16-9-2; 0.901 Sv%; 2.54 GAA
- Adin Hill: 18-7-2; 0.904 Sv%; 2.54 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Jack Roslovic (17) / Pavel Dorofeyev (19)
- Points - Martin Necas (51) / Jack Eichel (54)
Power Play
- Carolina - 22.3% (13th)
- Vegas - 26.2% (4th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 85.1% (2nd)
- Vegas - 78% (21st)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jack Roslovic - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Andrei Svechnikov - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook
Juha Jaaska - Jack Drury - Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Dustin Tokarski, William Carrier (LBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Ivan Barbashev - Jack Eichel - Mark Stone
Victor Olofsson - Tomas Hertl - Pavel Dorofeyev
Brett Howden - William Karlsson - Alexander Holtz
Tanner Pearson - Nicolas Roy - Keegan Kolesar
Noah Hanifin - Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb - Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague - Zach Whitecloud
Adin Hill
Ilya Samsonov
Injuries and Scratches: Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak, Jonas Rondbjerg, Cole Schwindt
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