Just eight days away from their last meeting, the Carolina Hurricanes will once again face the Pittsburgh Penguins at Lenovo Center.
The game is scheduled for 7:00 pm EDT.
What do the Hurricanes and Penguins' previous games have in common? Both involved beatings in more ways than one.
For Carolina, Nicolas Deslauriers dropped the mitts with Mathieu Ollivier at center ice to spark some life into a Hurricane team that was struggling to find its game in the first half of the match. However, they suffered a 5–1 loss courtesy of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
As for Pittsburgh, Connor Clifton clashed with Jack Drury on Monday night before they beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 in Evgeni Malkin's return from a five-game suspension. Glass.
At this time, it is unclear whether Sidney Crosby will play. According to PHN, he has recently practiced with additional forwards, but has spent the Penguins' entire trip on the ice in the press box. ...It feels like the calm before the storm.
in the crease
Since Brandon Bussey started in Columbus on Tuesday, it is almost certain that Frederik Andersen will play against the Penguins. In their last game against Pittsburgh, they scored in regulation, overtime and the shootout to lead the Hurricanes to victory. This season, he has a save percentage of .873 with a goals-against average of 3.14 in an 11-11-5 record.
Meanwhile, the Penguins have also employed the old alternate tandem strategy in net, which seems to be doing well for them. As Artur Silovs was on the crease in his last game, Stuart Skinner will likely get a rematch with the Hurricanes after taking his team to overtime with some very notable saves in their last meeting with Carolina. His save percentage this season is .891, including a goals-against average of 2.78 in a 20-13-8 record.
expected storm lines
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook
William Carrier - Mark Jankowski - Eric Robinson
protect
Jacob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield
K'Andre Miller - Shawn Walker
Mike Reilly - Alexander Nikishin
goaltender
Frederick Anderson / Brandon Bussey
Expected Pittsburgh Penguins Lines
Anthony Mantha - Ricard Raquel - Brian Rust
Igor Chinakhov - Tommy Novak - Evgeni Malkin
Ville Koivunen - Ben Kindel - Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom - Connor Dewar - Noel Acciari
protect
Parker Wotherspoon - Eric Carlson
Ryan Shea - Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov - Connor Clifton
goaltender
Stuart Skinner / Artur Silo
special teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 21.9% (14th, down two spots from last game)
Carolina Hurricanes Penalty Kill: 79.4% (15th, down two spots from last game)
Pittsburgh Penguins Power Play: 25.1% (3rd)
Pittsburgh Penguins Penalty Kill: 84.5% (1st)
storm game notes
Shayne Gostisbeer is expected to miss his sixth consecutive game after suffering a lower body injury on March 6.
In the last game, Eric Robinson was benched to bring Deslauriers into the mix. It is expected that Robinson will return for Wednesday's game.
The Hurricanes are currently on a two-match battle streak. Considering the playoff energy between the two Metropolitan Division rivals, it wouldn't be shocking to see that number increase.
how to see
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
