Lenovo Center Arena | Carolina Hurricanes
Lenovo Center Arena | Carolina Hurricanes
Goaltender Frederik Andersen is set to play for the Carolina Hurricanes against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Andersen has a strong record against Edmonton, with 18 wins, 2 losses, and 2 ties in his career. He last faced them earlier this season.
Mikko Rantanen will aim to continue his momentum after achieving his first multi-point game with the Hurricanes. He scored a power-play goal and provided an assist on Thursday. Rantanen will join Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov in the lineup.
Svechnikov has also performed well against the Oilers, scoring 15 points in 11 games, including two hat tricks during the 2022-23 season.
The betting odds at the time of publishing, provided by Fanatics Sportsbook, have the Hurricanes favored at -140.
During morning skate, the forward lines were as follows: Svechnikov-Aho-Rantanen; Martinook-Staal-Jarvis; Hall-Jost-Blake; Robinson-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic. The defense pairs included Slavin-Burns; Orlov-Chatfield; Gostisbehere-Walker. Andersen will start as goaltender with Kochetkov as backup.
Injuries include William Carrier with a lower-body injury expected to be out for a couple of months since January 24, and Jesper Fast who is out for the entire 2024-25 season due to a neck injury. Riley Stillman is listed as a scratch.
The power play units are set with PP1 featuring Aho, Jarvis, Svechnikov, Rantanen alongside Gostisbehere and PP2 comprising Blake, Hall, Kotkaniemi, Roslovic with Burns.
The game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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