The Carolina Hurricanes opened their 2024-25 season by announcing the full opening roster. What - Game 26 (16-8-1) When - 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 5 Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes will look to end their season-long, three-game losing streak tonight as they host the Colorado Avalanche (14-12-0). Carolina has struggled as of late, partly due to shaky goaltending but also due to the struggles of its top players. If the Canes want to come out ahead, they need to simplify their game and commit to just working hard and grinding the Avs down. Easier said then done though as Colorado has so often shown. The Avs are coming off of a 5-4 comeback win over the Buffalo Sabres in which they scored five unanswered goals to take the win. Nathan MacKinnon, who's tied with Martin Necas and Kirill Kaprizov for the league lead in scoring, continues to show why he's the reigning MVP and his combination of speed, strength and scoring is a hard thing to stop. However, Colorado has had a plethora of injury issues making them very top heavy in their lineup and their goaltending has also been some of the worst in the league. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Streaks * undefined Milestone Watch * undefined Game Notes * undefined * undefined * undefined -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key Matchups Starting Goalies * undefined * undefined Leading Scorers * undefined * undefined Power Play * undefined * undefined Penalty Kill * undefined * undefined -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hurricanes Projected Lineup Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jack Roslovic Eric Robinson - Jack Drury - Martin Necas Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis William Carrier - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jackson Blake Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker Pyotr Kochetkov Dustin Tokarski Injuries and Scratches: Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck) Avalanche Projected Lineup Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko Rantanen Nikolai Kovalenko - Casey Mittelstadt - Valeri Nichushkin Joel Kiviranta - Ivan Ivan - Logan O'Connor Nikita Prishchepov - Parker Kelly - Chris Wagner Devon Toews - Cale Makar Samuel Girard - Sam Malinski Calvin de Haan - John Ludvig Scott Wedgewood Alexander Georgiev Injuries and Scratches: Keaton Middleton, Ross Colton (foot), Jonathan Drouin (UBI), Oliver Kylington (UBI), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Josh Manson (UBI), Miles Wood (UBI)