RALEIGH, N.C. - Entering tonight's tilt with four straight wins, the Carolina Hurricanes will be somewhat shorthanded as they seek to make it five in a row against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
Dmitry Orlov will miss a third consecutive game due to an upper-body injury, Rod Brind'Amour shared pregame. Orlov returned to practice on Monday and is "right around the corner," but with No. 7 on the shelf once more, Scott Morrow will skate in his second straight game since being recalled from Chicago on Saturday.
Up front, Andrei Svechnikov will also miss tonight's contest after appearing to get banged up during the third period on Sunday. The 24-year-old did not practice on Monday and Brind'Amour did not have an update on Svechnikov during his pregame availability. In his stead, Tyson Jost is set to rejoin the lineup after working on a line with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Logan Stankoven during Monday's practice.
The rotation in net will continue as Pyotr Kochetkov (23-11-3 | 2.47 GAA | .904 SV%) gets the nod following Frederik Andersen's (8-5-0 | 2.17 GAA | .911 SV%) 20-save showing in Sunday's win. Kochetkov has won his last three starts and has helped the Canes earn at least a point in 10 of his last 12 outings (8-2-2).
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Tonight's Betting Odds...
Odds at Time of Publishing, provided by Fanatics Sportsbook: Canes -125
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Tonight's Projected Lineup...
Forwards
Hall - Aho - Blake
Jost - Kotkaniemi - Stankoven
Martinook - Staal - Jarvis
Robinson - Jankowski - Roslovic
Defense
Slavin - Burns
Chatfield - Morrow
Gostisbehere - Walker
Goaltenders
Kochetkov
[Backup: Andersen]
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Injuries
William Carrier (Lower-Body Injury | Out "A Couple Of Months" As Of Jan. 24)
Jesper Fast (Neck | Out For 2024-25 Season)
Dmitry Orlov (Upper-Body Injury | Return Expected "Right Around The Corner" On March 11)
Andrei Svechnikov (Undisclosed | Timetable TBD)
Scratches
TBD
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PP1: Aho, Jarvis, Stankoven and Blake with Gostisbehere
PP2: Hall, Jost, Kotkaniemi, and Roslovic with Burns
