What - Game 41 (22-13-5)
When - 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes will take the ice for their first game in four days as they host the Anaheim Ducks (14-25-1).
The Canes, who have points in 12 of their last 13 games, are coming off of a 2-1 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
Carolina is anticipating having some reinforcements too as Jesper Fast is expected to return to action after missing the last three games due to an UBI. Martin Necas remains a game-time decision.
In net will be Pyotr Kochetkov who has one career start against the Ducks.
He suffered a 4-3 OT loss to Anaheim on Dec. 6 2022, stopping 26 of the 30 shots he faced.
Anaheim will enter the contest having defeated the Nashville Predators 5-3 Tuesday night to snap a five game losing streak.
It's been tough sledding for this young Anaheim squad who are still learning how to win in the NHL.
Things will be made even harder for them by the loss of Trevor Zegras to injury and the trading of defenseman Jamie Drysdale.
However with the talent of Frank Vatrano, Troy Terry, Mason McTavish and Pavel Mintyukov, they still have some offensive firepower to keep track of.
Anaheim has also gotten solid goaltending out of the tandem of John Gibson and Lukas Dostal despite the defensive play of the rest of the team.
Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Martinook will be playing in his 600th career NHL game. Over his career, he has 68 goals and 175 points over 10 seasons with both the Arizona Coyotes and Hurricanes.
Game Notes
- The Canes will face the Ducks for the final time this season. Anaheim took the first game 6-3 on Oct. 15.
- Carolina has struggled against Anaheim as of late, having a 3-4-3 record against the Ducks over their last 10 meetings.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 11-7-3; 0.903 Sv%; 2.50 GAA
- John Gibson: 7-16-0; 0.903 Sv%; 2.97 GAA
- Lukas Dostal: 7-9-1; 0.903 Sv%; 3.47 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (15)/ Frank Vatrano (19)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (46) / Frank Vatrano (29)
Power Play
- Carolina - 28.7% (2nd)
- Anaheim - 19.2% (20th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 82.8% (8th)
- Anaheim - 80% (16th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Michael Bunting - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Stefan Noesen
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Brendan Lemieux - Jack Drury - Jesper Fast
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Antti Raanta
Injuries and Scratches: Tony DeAngelo, Martin Necas (UBI), Frederik Andersen (blood-clotting issue)
Ducks Projected Lineup
Frank Vatrano - Adam Henrique - Troy Terry
Brett Leason - Mason McTavish - Alex Killorn
Brock McGinn - Isac Lundestrom - Ryan Strome
Ross Johnston - Sam Carrick - Jakob Silfverburg
Urho Vaakanainen - Cam Fowler
Jackson LaCombe - Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov - Ilya Lyubushkin
John Gibson
Lukas Dostal
Injuries and Scratches: Benoit-Olivier Groulx, Robert Hagg, Tristan Luneau, Leo Carlsson (LBI), Max Jones (UBI), Trevor Zegras (LBI)
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