RALEIGH, N.C. -- Goaltender Richard Bachman will make a rare start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Bachman's most recent start was Nov. 3, 2013, but he also made a relief appearance in a 7-2 loss at the Ottawa Senators on Feb. 14, and he faced two shootout attempts two nights later in relief of injured goaltender Victor Fasth.
The Oilers are coming off a 2-1 shootout loss at the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday in a game in which Ben Scrivens was the gioalie. Edmonton outshot Chicago, 47-39.
"I like the way we played," said Oilers coach Todd Nelson after a Saturday practice in Raleigh. "We want to be proud of our effort, but we can't be content or satisfied."
The Hurricanes lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild on Friday, drawing sharp criticism from coach Bill Peters.
"We used to be a hard-working, honest group," he said. "We haven't been the last two times out."
As a result, Peters juggled his forward lines for Sunday. He separated Eric and Jordan Staal, who have skated on the same line since early January. Eric, who played center for his entire career until playing with Jordan, will remain on the left wing, playing with Victor Rask and Elias Lindholm.
Here are the projected lineups:
OILERS
Benoit Pouliot - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle
Teddy Purcell - Derek Roy - Nail Yakupov
Ryan Hamilton - Matt Hendricks - Matt Fraser
Luke Gazdic - Boyd Gordon - Rob Klinkhammer
Oscar Klefbom - Justin Schultz
Jordan Oesterle - Andrew Ference
Scratched: Keith Aulie
Injured: Tyler Pitlick (lacerated spleen), Taylor Hall (leg), Nikita Nikitin (shoulder), Anton Lander (shoulder), Viktor Fasth (knee), liro Pakarinen (knee)
HURRICANES
Eric Staal - Victor Rask - Elias Lindholm
Nathan Gerbe - Jordan Staal - Andrej Nestrasil
Jeff Skinner - Riley Nash - Alexander Semin
Brad Malone - Jay McClement - Patrick Dwyer
John-Michael Liles - Michal Jordan
Scratched: Brett Bellemore, Chris Terry
Status report: Nelson said Lander could return to the lineup against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday...Murphy will return to the Carolina lineup after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury.
Who's hot: Nugent-Hopkins has three assists in his past four games...Skinner has six goals in his past 11 games.
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