Hurricanes at Golden Knights

HURRICANES (11-2-0) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (9-6-0)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Martin Necas
Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Teuvo Teravainen
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Derek Stepan -- Seth Jarvis
Jaccob Slavin -- Ethan Bear
Brady Skjei -- Tony DeAngelo
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Antti Raanta
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Steven Lorentz, Alex Lyon
Injured: Brett Pesce (upper body)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Mattias Janmark -- Nicolas Roy -- Reilly Smith
Evgenii Dadonov -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Paul Cotter -- Jake Leschyshyn -- Keegan Kolesar
Sven Baertschi -- Brett Howden --
Jonas Rondbjerg
Nicolas Hague -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Ben Hutton -- Dylan Coghlan
Robin Lehner
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Michael Amadio
Injured: Jack Eichel (neck), Max Pacioretty (foot), Alec Martinez (facial laceration), William Karlsson (foot), Zach Whitecloud (hand)
COVID-19 protocol: Jonathan Marchessault, William Carrier
Status report
Raanta, who has not played since Nov. 6 because of a concussion, will start. … Niederreiter and Necas each will return; Niederreiter missed six games with a lower-body injury and Necas missed two games with an illness. ... Pesce, a defenseman, participated in the morning skate Tuesday but will not play.. … Marchessault, a center, entered COVID-19 protocol Tuesday. … Carrier, a forward, entered protocol Monday. ... Cotter and Baertschi each was recalled from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. … The Golden Knights held an optional skate and did not do line rushes.