South Raleigh News

The Carolina Hurricanes are set to face the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina. The team has maintained a winning streak of seven games and remains largely healthy. As a result, they will keep their lineup unchanged for the game.

The Hurricanes have recently defeated teams such as Edmonton, Calgary, Seattle, Vancouver, Boston, Washington, and Philadelphia. They aim to add Pittsburgh to this list as they conclude a four-game homestand.

Martin Necas has been notable in the NHL with 17 points over his last seven games. He is on a point streak that is followed by Andrei Svechnikov's six-game run and Dmitry Orlov's three-game stretch. Jack Roslovic leads the team with seven goals in 11 games, sharing this achievement with players like Alexander Ovechkin and Kirill Kaprizov.

Tonight's betting odds provided by Fanatics Sportsbook favor the Hurricanes at -265.

The projected lineup includes forwards Svechnikov, Aho, Roslovic; Robinson, Kotkaniemi, Necas; Martinook, Staal, Jarvis; Carrier, Drury, Blake. On defense are Slavin and Burns; Orlov and Chatfield; Gostisbehere and Walker. Kochetkov will be the starting goaltender with Martin as backup.

Injury updates indicate Frederik Andersen is out week-to-week due to a lower-body injury while Jesper Fast is out for the season with a neck injury. Riley Stillman is practicing despite a lower-body issue.

Power play units consist of PP1: Aho, Jarvis, Necas, Svechnikov with Gostisbehere; PP2: Blake, Drury, Kotkaniemi, Roslovic with Burns.

The game begins at 7:00 p.m.