What - Game 75 (47-21-6) When - 7 p.m., Thursday, April 2 Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South Carolina can clinch an eighth straight playoff berth tonight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes will finish off their season series with the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight in Raleigh. It will be the second straight game between the two clubs, as they both played Tuesday in Columbus, with Carolina winning 5-2. With a win, the Canes can clinch an eighth consecutive playoff berth with seven games still to go in the regular season. Columbus is barely clinging onto the final wild card spot in the East and so desperately need to win with four teams right on their tail. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STREAKS * Sebastian Aho (3a) has points in three straight games. * Andrei Svechnikov (2g, 1a) has goals in back-to-back games. MILESTONE WATCH * Jordan Staal will play in his 1,400th career regular season game tonight. * Taylor Hall is one goal shy of 300 career goals. * Sean Walker is two assists away from 100 career assists. * Sebastian Aho is two assists away from 400 career assists. GAME NOTES * Carolina is 2-1-0 against Columbus this season. * Seth Jarvis (6g, 16pts in 15gp) is a point-per-game player for his career against the Blue Jackets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KEY MATCHUPS PROJECTED STARTING GOALIES * Frederik Andersen: 13-13-5; 0.871 Sv%; 3.16 GAA * Elvis Merzlikins: 14-10-3; 0.886 Sv%; 3.34 GAA LEADING SCORERS * Goals - Seth Jarvis (30) / Kirill Marchenko (26) * Points - Sebastian Aho (75) / Zach Werenski (78) POWER PLAY * Carolina - 24.6% (5th) * Columbus - 19.9% (19th) PENALTY KILL * Carolina - 80.5% (12th) * Columbus - 76.4% (26th) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Shayne Gostisbehere - Alexander Nikishin Frederik Andersen Brandon Bussi Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers, Pyotr Kochetkov (hip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUE JACKETS PROJECTED LINEUP Mason Marchment - Adam Fantilli - Kirill Marchenko Boone Jenner - Sean Monahan - Conor Garland Cole Sillinger - Charlie Coyle - Miles Wood Danton Heinen - Kent Johnson - Luca Del Bel Belluz Zach Werenski - Dante Fabbro Egor Zamula - Ivan Provorov Denton Mateychuk - Erik Gudbranson Elvis Merzlikins Jet Greaves Injuries and Scratches: Jake Christiansen, Isac Lundestrom (undisclosed), Mathieu Olivier (UBI), Damon Severson (UBI), Brendan Smith (knee), Dmitri Voronkov (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.
