Projected Lineup: November 17 vs. Colorado

RALEIGH, NC. -Netminder Antti Raanta is presumed to be the Carolina Hurricanes last line of defense Thursday as the team hosts the Colorado Avalanche.

Raanta had the night off Monday, backing up Pyotr Kochetkov's first career NHL shutout. His most recent outing came Saturday night against the same Avalanche, allowing three goals on 27 shots. One came by way of the power play variety.
In terms of the team's skaters, Calvin de Haan is expected to be back in on the blue line after he too had Monday night off. Maxime Lajoie was recalled from Chicago (AHL) for the contest, but reassigned on Tuesday.
Another area to keep an eye on tonight is the Canes special teams. At yesterday's practice the team's second power play unit took reps with a two-defensemen (Brady Skjei and Brett Pesce) look, as well as having Jack Drury mixing in for a few opportunities.
The Canes projected lineup for tonight's 7 p.m. EST puck drop is:
Forwards:
Noesen - Aho - Necas
Svechnikov - Kotkaniemi - Jarvis
Martinook - Staal - Fast
Drury - Stastny - Stepan
Defense:
Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
de Haan - Chatfield
Goalies:
Raanta
Kochetkov
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Frederik Andersen
Ondrej Kase
Teuvo Teravainen
Scratches:
Dylan Coghlan
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