The Danish netminder took part in his first practice with the Carolina Hurricanes since his knee surgery on Nov. 22. What - Game 42 (24-15-2) When - 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 9 Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC How to Watch - ESPN+, hulu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (27-13-2) tonight in the first set of yet another back-to-back. This will be the first time this season that the Canes and Leafs have faced off. Carolina is coming off of a tough 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in which they surrendered the go-ahead goal with less than a minute to go in regulation. The Hurricanes didn't play poorly by any means, but they once again just needed a little more from those top guys that have been so hit and miss this year. The Maple Leafs are winners of five in a row coming into Raleigh and they currently sit atop the Atlantic Division. While captain Auston Matthews has missed a good chunk of time due to an undisclosed injury, the team has really come together under new coach Craig Berube, especially in goal. Toronto poses a big challenge for Carolina, as they seemingly do every year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Streaks * undefined Milestone Watch * undefined * undefined * 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 Jack Roslovic - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas Andrei Svechnikov - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook Juha Jaaska - Jack Drury - Jackson Blake Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield Ty Smith - Sean Walker Pyotr Kochetkov Dustin Tokarski Injuries and Scratches: William Carrier (LBI), Shayne Gostisbehere (UBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck) Maple Leafs Projected Lineup Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner Bobby McMann - John Tavares - William Nylander Max Pacioretty - Max Domi - Steven Lorentz Connor Dewar - David Kampf - Ryan Reaves Morgan Rielly - Philippe Myers Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Chris Tanev Simon Benoit - Conor Timmins Joseph Woll Dennis Hildeby Injuries and Scratches: Nikita Grebenkin, Nicolas Robertson, Anthony Stolarz (knee), Calle Jarnkrok (groin), Pontus Holmberg (illness), Jake McCabe (UBI), Jani Hakanpaa (knee)