The Hurricanes will face the Leafs for the first time this season.
What - Game 42 (24-15-2)
When - 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - ESPN+, hulu
The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (27-13-2) tonight in the first set of yet another back-to-back.
This will be the first time this season that the Canes and Leafs have faced off.
Carolina is coming off of a tough 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in which they surrendered the go-ahead goal with less than a minute to go in regulation.
The Hurricanes didn't play poorly by any means, but they once again just needed a little more from those top guys that have been so hit and miss this year.
The Maple Leafs are winners of five in a row coming into Raleigh and they currently sit atop the Atlantic Division.
While captain Auston Matthews has missed a good chunk of time due to an undisclosed injury, the team has really come together under new coach Craig Berube, especially in goal.
Toronto poses a big challenge for Carolina, as they seemingly do every year.
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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
Ty Smith - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Dustin Tokarski
Injuries and Scratches: William Carrier (LBI), Shayne Gostisbehere (UBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Maple Leafs Projected Lineup
Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner
Bobby McMann - John Tavares - William Nylander
Max Pacioretty - Max Domi - Steven Lorentz
Connor Dewar - David Kampf - Ryan Reaves
Morgan Rielly - Philippe Myers
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit - Conor Timmins
Joseph Woll
Dennis Hildeby
Injuries and Scratches: Nikita Grebenkin, Nicolas Robertson, Anthony Stolarz (knee), Calle Jarnkrok (groin), Pontus Holmberg (illness), Jake McCabe (UBI), Jani Hakanpaa (knee)