Sebastian Aho Named 2024 All-Star What - Game 40 (22-13-4) When - 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 6 Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC How to Watch - Bally Sports South -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes will host the St. Louis Blues (19-17-1) tonight at PNC Arena. 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. 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. 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. 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. He'll look to keep momentum rolling against St. Louis. 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. The duo of Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov have been unstoppable and Brent Burns is starting to round back into form offensively. The offense may have to keep up that pace too as Antti Raanta is projected to start in net tonight. St. Louis has been a very hot and cold team this season, so there's no telling how they'll show out in Raleigh. They've had abysmal special teams this season and have had some stretches of good goaltending, but fairly inconsistently. Streaks * undefined * undefined * 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 - 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. Blues Projected Lineup 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) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recent Articles Vasily Ponomarev Makes Statement in NHL Debut, Scores in First Game with Carolina Hurricanes [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/features/vasily-ponomarev-makes-statement-in-nhl-debut-scores-in-first-game-with-carolina-hurricanes] Vasily Ponomarev, Andrei Svechnikov, Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov and Rod Brind'Amour on Comeback Win Over Washington: 'We didn't get off track' [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/news/vasily-ponomarev-andrei-svechnikov-brent-burns-dmitry-orlov-and-rod-brindamour-on-comeback-win-over-washington-we-didnt-get-off-track] The Carolina Hurricanes Have Found Their Stride [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/features/the-carolina-hurricanes-have-found-their-stride] Carolina Hurricanes Forward Sebastian Aho Named to 2024 NHL All-Star Roster [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/news/carolina-hurricanes-forward-sebastian-aho-named-to-2024-nhl-all-star-roster] World Juniors Update: Felix Unger Sorum and Team Sweden Advance to Gold Medal Game [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/news/world-juniors-update-felix-unger-sorum-and-team-sweden-advance-to-gold-medal-game]