What - Game 71 (45-19-6) When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 24 Where - Centre Bell; Montreal, Quebec How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, TVAS2, RDS Carolina prepares to take on Montreal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes will finish out their road trip with a game against the Montreal Canadiens. Carolina is on a three-game winning streak, most recently defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday. The team is starting to find a bit of a rhythm after a choppy return to action and so tonight it will be a good test for them. Montreal is coming off of a 7-3 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday and currently sit third in the Atlantic Division, however, they're only two points above the cutoff line, so they'll be a desperate team. The Habs have been one of the best scoring teams in the league, with a very talented top end, but they've also conceded a lot of goals too. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STREAKS * Seth Jarvis (1g, 5a) and Sebastian Aho (1g, 3a) have points in three straight games, * Alexander Nikishin (1g, 1a) and Eric Robinson (1g, 1a) have points in back-to-back games. MILESTONE WATCH * Taylor Hall is one goal away from 300 career goals. * Sean Walker is three assists away from 100 career assists. GAME NOTES * Carolina is 0-1-0 against Montreal this season, losing 7-5 on Jan. 1 in Raleigh. * The Hurricanes are 17-4-1 in the last 22 meeting between the two clubs. * Sebastian Aho (13g, 29pts in 23gp) and Andrei Svechnikov (12g, 19pts in 18gp) are point-per-game players for their careers against Montreal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY MATCHUPS PROJECTED STARTING GOALIES * Brandon Bussi: 26-6-1; 0.896 Sv%; 2.47 GAA * Jakub Dobes: 22-8-4; 0.893 Sv%; 2.91 GAA LEADING SCORERS * Goals - Seth Jarvis (29) / Cole Caufield (43) * Points - Sebastian Aho (72) / Nick Suzuki (85) POWER PLAY * Carolina - 23% (9th) * Montreal - 25.4% (3rd) PENALTY KILL * Carolina - 79.7% (15th) * Montreal - 76.5% (27th) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HURRICANES PROJECTED LINEUP Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis Taylor Hall - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake Nikolaj Ehlers - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook William Carrier - Mark Jankowski - Eric Robinson Jaccob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker Mike Reilly - Alexander Nikishin Brandon Bussi Frederik Andersen Injuries and Scratches: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers, Shayne Gostisbehere (LBI), Pyotr Kochetkov (hip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANADIENS PROJECTED LINEUP Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Juraj Slafkovsky Alex Newhook - Oliver Kapanen - Ivan Demidov Zack Bolduc - Jake Evans - Alexandre Texier Joe Veleno - Phillip Danault - Brendan Gallagher Mike Matheson - Noah Dobson Jayden Struble - Lane Hutson Kaiden Guhle - Alexandre Carrier Jakub Dobes Jacob Fowler Injuries and Scratches: Sam Montembeault, Arber Xhekaj, Patrik Laine (LBI), Josh Anderson (UBI), Kirby Dach (UBI) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay updated with the most interesting Carolina Hurricanes stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favorites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwmeDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to never miss a story.
