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When - 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 6
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South" } }, { "type": "delimiter", "data": {} }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Carolina Hurricanes will host the St. Louis Blues (19-17-1) tonight at PNC Arena." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Hurricanes, who are already a bit shorthanded, will also be playing on the second half of a back-to-back, so fatigue will definitely be a concern." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Martin Necas (UBI) and Stefan Noesen (LBI) remain game-time decisions, but if at least one can go, the Hurricanes should be able to run a normal lineup." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "If not, it's back to 11/7, although Carolina would prefer not to do that as Tony DeAngelo played just 3:53 last night." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "On the bright side, rookie Vasily Ponomarev certainly made a splash in his debut, having an assist on the game-tying goal and scoring one of his own." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "He'll look to keep momentum rolling against St. Louis." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Carolina has been red hot since exiting the holiday break and have won their last five games, having scored 5+ goals in four of those." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The duo of Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov have been unstoppable and Brent Burns is starting to round back into form offensively." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The offense may have to keep up that pace too as Antti Raanta is projected to start in net tonight." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "St. Louis has been a very hot and cold team this season, so there's no telling how they'll show out in Raleigh. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "They've had abysmal special teams this season and have had some stretches of good goaltending, but fairly inconsistently." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Streaks" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Sebastian Aho (3g, 13a) and Andrei Svechnikov (7g, 7a) have points in six straight games.", "Svechnikov has also posted a single-season, franchise record of six straight multi-point games.", "Brent Burns (2g, 2a) has points in back-to-back games." ] } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Milestone Watch" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "None within reach" ] } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Game Notes" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Carolina has a 34-43-5-5 all-time record against St. Louis.", "Last season, the Canes swept the season series with a 6-4 and 4-1 win.", "The two teams will meet for the final time April 12." ] } }, { "type": "delimiter", "data": {} }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Key Matchups" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Starting Goalies" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Antti Raanta: 7-5-1; 0.855 Sv%; 3.56 GAA", "Jordan Binnington: 12-11-1; 0.902 Sv%; 3.14 GAA" ] } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Leading Scorers" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Goals - Sebastian Aho (15) / Robert Thomas (16)", "Points - Sebastian Aho (46) / Robert Thomas (41)" ] } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Power Play" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Carolina - 28.2% (9th)", "St. Louis - 11.1% (31st)" ] } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Penalty Kill" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Carolina - 82.7% (9th)", "St. Louis - 79.6% (19th)" ] } }, { "type": "delimiter", "data": {} }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Hurricanes Projected Lineup" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Michael Bunting - Jack Drury - Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Brendan Lemieux - Vasily Ponomarev

Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Tony DeAngelo*

Antti Raanta
Pyotr Kochetkov

Injuries and Scratches: Stefan Noesen (illness)*, Martin Necas (UBI)*, Jesper Fast (UBI), Frederik Andersen (blood-clotting issue)

*The Canes did not hold a morning skate today. Noesen and Necas remain game-time decisions." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Blues Projected Lineup" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Pavel Buchnevich - Robert Thomas - Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad - Brayden Schenn - Jake Neighbours
Alexey Toropchenko - Kevin Hayes - Kasperi Kapanen
Nathan Walker - Oskar Sundqvist - Jakub Vrana

Nick Leddy - Colton Parayko
Torey Krug - Matthew Kessel
Marco Scandella - Scott Perunovich

Jordan Binnington
Joel Hofer

Injuries and Scratches: Sammy Blais, Tyler Tucker, Justin Faulk (LBI)" } }, { "type": "delimiter", "data": {} }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Recent Articles" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Vasily Ponomarev Makes Statement in NHL Debut, Scores in First Game with Carolina Hurricanes" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Vasily Ponomarev, Andrei Svechnikov, Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov and Rod Brind'Amour on Comeback Win Over Washington: 'We didn't get off track'" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Carolina Hurricanes Have Found Their Stride" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Carolina Hurricanes Forward Sebastian Aho Named to 2024 NHL All-Star Roster" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "World Juniors Update: Felix Unger Sorum and Team Sweden Advance to Gold Medal Game" } } ] }

Carolina Hurricanes vs. St. Louis Blues: Lineups and Game Preview