The New Jersey Devils will face Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov in Game 5 on Tuesday night.
Hurricanes' head coach Rod Brind'Amour confirmed his starting goaltender, Frederik Andersen, will not play due to an undisclosed injury. He is considered day-to-day.
In Game 4, Devils power forward Timo Meier made contact with Andersen.
“I’m trying to get behind Svechnikov and get open for the passing lane,” Meier said. “And Svechnikov pushed me in, obviously no intent there, and hope he’s not injured too bad. But nothing on my side that I could have done differently.”
Andersen remained on the ice after the contact and was assisted by a team trainer before leaving the game early in the second period.
The referees issued Meier a five-minute penalty to review the play. After the review, they announced that Meier would not be penalized.
Kochetkov made 14 saves on 15 shots in Game 4, securing his team's 5-2 victory.
Per Carlina reporter Walt Ruff, the Hurricanes will use the following lineup for Game 5:
Svechnikov - Aho - Blake
Hall - Kotkaniemi - Carrier
Martinook - Staal - Jarvis
Robinson - Jankowski - Stankoven
Slavin - Burns
Orlov - Chatfield
Gostisbehere - Walker
Nikishin - Stillman
Kochetkov
The puck will drop between the Devils and Hurricanes for Game 5 at 7:30 pm. Fans can watch the game on MSGSN and TBS/MAX or listen on the Devils Hockey Network.
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