What - Game 78 (48-22-7)
When - 5 p.m., Sunday, April 7
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Ohio
The Carolina Hurricanes will play their final home game of the regular season tonight as they face the Columbus Blue Jackets (26-39-12).
The Canes are coming off of a 4-2 comeback win over the Washington Capitals on Friday and will look to carry that mojo over.
Frederik Andersen is anticipated to start and the only other question mark that remains is the status of Andrei Svechnikov who missed Friday's game due to illness.
Columbus is coming off of a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers that may have just put the final nail in their playoff hopes.
For the Blue Jackets though, it was yet another season they'd like to forget. Not only could their injured players probably form a team and beat the current roster, but they'll also more than likely finish as the worst team in the East again.
Streaks
- Jake Guentzel (3g, 5a) has points in four straight games.
- Brady Skjei (2a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Brady Skjei will play in his 300th game as a Carolina Hurricane.
- Dmitry Orlov is one point shy of 300 career points.
- Brett Pesce is two points shy of 200 career points.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 2-0-0 over the Blue Jackets this season with a 3-2 win on Nov. 26 and a 4-2 win on Feb. 29.
- The Hurricanes are 11-1-3 in the teams' last 15 meetings.
- Jake Guentzel (13g, 27 pts in 22 games) and Seth Jarvis (3g, 9 pts in 8 games) are point-per-game players against the Blue Jackets.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 11-2-0; 0.927 Sv%; 1.97 GAA
- Malcolm Subban: First start of the season
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (34) / Boone Jenner (22)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (86) / Johnny Gaudreau (58)
Power Play
- Carolina - 27.2% (2nd)
- Columbus - 15.1% (30th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 86.2% (1st)
- Columbus - 76.8% (25th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Teuvo Teravainen
Stefan Noesen - Jack Drury - Jesper Fast
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Spencer Martin, Scott Morrow, Andrei Svechnikov (illness)
Blue Jackets Projected Lineup
Johnny Gaudreau - Dmitri Voronkov - Alex Nylander
Alexandre Texier - Cole Sillinger - Kirill Marchenko
Mikael Pyyhtia - Justin Danforth - Mathieu Olivier
James Malatesta - Brendan Gaunce - Carson Meyer
Zach Werenski - Damon Severson
Ivan Provorov - Erik Gudbranson
Nick Blankenburg - David Jiricek
Malcolm Subban
Jet Greaves
Injuries and Scratches: Jake Bean (hand), Adam Boqvist (UBI), Yegor Chinakov (UBI), Adam Fantilli (leg), Boone Jenner (personal), Kent Johnson (shoulder), Sean Kuraly (LBI), Patrik Laine (collarbone), Elvis Merzlikins (LBI), Daniil Tarasov (UBI)