The 33-year-old Dane has been strong all postseason for Carolina, with his 1.58 goals against average being the second-best through a goaltender's first eight playoff starts in franchise history. Only Cam Ward's 1.45 from 2006 has been better.
Of the 12 goaltenders that have played in at least seven games during these Stanley Cup Playoffs, Andersen's .937 save percentage ranks second to only Adin Hill of the Vegas Golden Knights (.940).
In front of Andersen, some of the in-game shufflings to the forwards that transpired during Game 3 have carried into this evening.
The same 18 skaters remain, but most notably Mackenzie MacEachern moves aside Jordan Staal and Martin Necas.
"Every game that he's played, he's been impactful. He knows how he has to play the game, with puck pressure. At the end of the day, he's doing what we ask every guy to do," Rod Brind'Amour said at his media availability following morning skate. "He's giving everything he has. His shifts have been impactful. It's not so much where he's playing, it's just about getting him out there more. That's what we're trying to do."
The Canes expected lineup for tonight's 8 p.m. lineup is:
Forwards:
Noesen - Aho - Jarvis
Drury - Kotkaniemi - Teravainen
MacEachern - Staal - Necas
Martinook - Stastny - Fast
Defense:
Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
Gostisbehere - Chatfield
Goalies:
Andersen
Raanta
Injuries:
N/A
Injured Reserve:
Jake Gardiner (Upper-Body)
Ondrej Kase (Concussion Protocol)
Max Pacioretty (Torn Achilles Tendon)
Andrei Svechnikov (ACL Injury)
Scratches:
Dylan Coghlan
Calvin de Haan
Jesse Puljujarvi
Derek Stepan
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