Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch
Dec 20, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) skates with the puck behind Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) as Washington Capitals center Aliaksei Protas (21) chases in the third period at Capital One Arena. (Geoff Burke-Imagn Images)What - Game 74 (45-24-4)
When - 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 2
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South (WRAL), TNT, truTV, MAX, TVAS, MNMT
The Carolina Hurricanes will be taking on the league-leading Washington Capitals (48-17-9) this season in the penultimate matchup between the two clubs.
The Canes are coming off of a 6-4 win over the New York Islanders on Sunday and have won three of their last four games.
Washington is coming off of a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins Tuesday night, snapping a three-game skid.
While Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will continue to chase history tonight, Carolina captain Jordan Staal will once again be out of the lineup due to a lower-body injury.
Streaks
- Taylor Hall (5g, 1a) and Seth Jarvis (2g, 4a) have points in four consecutive games.
- Sebastian Aho (2g, 2a), Jordan Martinook (2a) and Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) have points in back-to-back games.
- Frederik Andersen has won each of his last six starts and has a 0.940 save percentage in that span.
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Martinook is one assist away from 100 Hurricanes assists.
- Jaccob Slavin is four points shy of 300 career points.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 1-1-0 against Washington this season, having won 4-2 at Lenovo Center on Nov. 3 and lost 3-1 at Capital One Arena on Dec. 20.
- The Hurricanes need just one point tonight to clinch a seventh consecutive playoff berth.
- Washington captain Alex Ovechkin is four goals shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky's (894) all-time goal scoring record.
- Ovechkin has scored 51 goals in 91 career games against the Hurricanes.
- Ovechkin was also drafted in Raleigh, going first overall to the Capitals in 2004.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 12-5-0; 0.919 Sv%; 2.01 GAA
- Logan Thompson: 31-5-6; 0.912 Sv%; 2.43 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (29) / Alex Ovechkin (38)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (69) / Dylan Strome (72)
Power Play
- Carolina - 18.5% (25th)
- Washington - 22.1% (15th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.7% (2nd)
- Washington - 81.9% (7th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Seth Jarvis - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Andrei Svechnikov - Jack Roslovic - Taylor Hall
Jordan Martinook - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Logan Stankoven
Eric Robinson - Mark Jankowski - Tyson Jost
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Scott Morrow, Jordan Staal (LBI), William Carrier (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Capitals Projected Lineup
Alex Ovechkin - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Tom Wilson
Aliaksei Protas - Dylan Strome - Ryan Leonard
Anthony Beauvillier - Lars Eller - Andrew Mangiapane
Connor McMichael - Nic Dowd - Brandon Duhaime
Rasmus Sandin - John Carlson
Jakob Chychrun - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary - Dylan McIlrath
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Injuries and Scratches: Alexander Alexeyev, Ethen Frank, Taylor Raddysh, Matt Roy (personal), Nicklas Backstrom (hip), Sonny Milano (UBI), T.J. Oshie (back)
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