What - Game 42 (23-13-5)
When - 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-15-5) for the third time this season.
The Canes are coming off of a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks, however they lost netminder Pyotr Kochetkov in that game to a head injury. His status is still unknown.
Antti Raanta will get the start in his place and he's played well since returning from an AHL reassignment in December.
The Penguins are coming off of a 4-3 OT loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. They've managed to climb their way back into the playoff bubble after a slow start and much of that is due to Sidney Crosby continuing to defy the age curve.
He's had one of his best offensive seasons at age 36 and looks like he's only gotten better as the season has gone along.
Streaks
- Jack Drury (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.
- Teuvo Teravainen (1g, 2a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Martinook played in his 600th career game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
Game Notes
- The Hurricanes are 1-0-1 against the Penguins this season. They won 4-2 on Nov. 18, but lost 2-1 in a shootout on Dec. 21.
- Pittsburgh has not won in PNC Arena since 2018.
- The two teams will meet for the final time on March 26.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Antti Raanta: 8-5-2; 0.862 Sv%; 3.27 GAA
- Tristan Jarry: 11-12-3; 0.913 Sv%; 2.56 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho & Seth Jarvis (15) / Sidney Crosby (24)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (47) / Jake Guentzel (45)
Power Play
- Carolina - 28.8% (2nd)
- Pittsburgh - 14.3% (26th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 82.7% (9th)
- Pittsburgh - 82.0% (10th)
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
Antti Raanta
Yaniv Perets
Injuries and Scratches: Tony DeAngelo, Martin Necas (UBI), Pyotr Kochetkov (UBI), Frederik Andersen (blood-clotting issue)
Penguins Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel - Sidney Crosby - Rickard Rakell
Drew O'Connor - Evgeni Malkin - Bryan Rust
Radim Zohorna - Lars Eller - Valtteri Puustinen
Jansen Harkins - Noel Acciari - Jeff Carter
Marcus Pettersson - Kris Letang
PO Joseph - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Injuries and Scratches: Ryan Shea, John Ludvig (undisclosed), Matt Nieto (knee), Reilly Smith (UBI)