RALEIGH, NC. - After earning a 13th consecutive regular-season win at PNC Arena on Saturday, Antti Raanta is expected to have the nod again tonight for the Carolina Hurricanes.
5-2 following his victory over Pittsburgh, the veteran netminder has a .914 save percentage in eight career games against Edmonton.
In front of him, Jalen Chatfield appears set to draw back into the lineup for the first time since November 10. Tony DeAngelo comes out to make way.
The change also necessitates a new power play quarterback, a role DeAngelo has held on one of the units for 16 of the team's 17 contests thus far this season. Jaccob Slavin is the frontrunner for the available spot, as shown at Monday and Tuesday's practices.
Monday and Tuesday, Slavin worked with the team's first group, but this morning it was Brent Burns, slotting #74 in with the second unit.
The unit's at this morning's skate were:
PP1: Aho, Jarvis, Necas, and Teravainen with Burns
PP2: Bunting, Kotkaniemi, Noesen, and Svechnikov with Slavin
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Tonight's Projected Lineup...
Forwards
Teravainen - Aho - Jarvis
Svechnikov - Kotkaniemi - Necas
Martinook - Staal - Fast
Bunting - Drury - Noesen
Defense
Slavin - Burns
Skjei - Pesce
Orlov - Chatfield
Goaltenders
Raanta
Kochetkov
Injuries
Frederik Andersen (Blood Clotting Issue)
Healthy Scratches
Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Lemieux
