Hurricanes battle Lightning in Tampa. Injuries plague both sides as streaks hang in the balance. Puck drop at 7 PM.
What - Game 35 (22-9-3)
When - 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20
Where - Benchmark International Arena; Tampa Bay, FL
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, The Spot
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to bounce back in Tampa Bay tonight as they take on the Lightning.
The Canes are coming off of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers, a game they led 3-0 at one point.
Carolina will also be dealing with the loss of Seth Jarvis, who was injured in the loss.
Tampa Bay is on a three-game skid currently, most recently losing 2-1 to the LA Kings on Thursday.
The Lightning are also dealing with a plethora of injuries, including to their top goal scorer and point scorer.
Streaks
- Sebastian Aho (4g, 1a), Andre Svechnikov (4a) and Seth Jarvis (1g, 2a) have points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Martinook is one goal away from 100 career goals.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is one point away from 200 career points.
- Jaccob Slavin is one point shy of 300 career point.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 64-61-10-12 all-time against Tampa.
- Jake Guentzel (2024) is the lone Canes connection on Tampa Bay's roster.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 6-1-0; 0.913 Sv%; 1.95 GAA
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: 11-7-2; 0.917 Sv%; 2.30 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (19) / Brandon Hagel (18)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (31) / Nikita Kucherov (42)
Power Play
- Carolina - 16% (24th)
- Tampa Bay - 17.4% (22nd)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 81.1% (16th)
- Tampa Bay - 85.2% (3rd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Taylor Hall
Nikolaj Ehlers - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
William Carrier - Jordan Staal - Eric Robinson
Mark Jankowski - Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jaccob Slavin - Sean Walker
K'Andre Miller - Jalen Chatfield
Alexander Nikishin - Shayne Gostisbehere
Mike Reilly
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Brandon Bussi, Jordan Martinook (LBI), Seth Jarvis (UBI)
Lightning Projected Lineup
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Brayden Point - Gage Convalves
Jake Guentzel - Anthony Cirelli - Nick Paul
Pontus Holmberg - Yanni Gourde - Zemgus Girgensons
Curtis Douglas - Dominic James
J.J. Moser - Darren Raddysh
Ryan McDonagh - Charle-Edouard D'Astous
Declan Carlile - Max Crozier
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Injuries and Scratches: Erik Cernak, Emil Lilleberg, Victor Hedman, Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov
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