Hurricanes Game 73: Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch vs. Canadiens
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Sunday, the Carolina Hurricanes will close out their back-to-back homestand, facing the Montreal Canadiens for the second time in less than a week, and just 24 hours after their game with the New Jersey Devils. The game will not only be one of the four remaining home games of the regular season, but will also honor veterans for their annual Military Appreciation Night.
The game is scheduled for 5:00 PM EDT.
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In the Hurricanes’ last game, they completed their season sweep up the Devils, defeating them 5-2 with a return from injury for Shayne Gostisbehere, a goal for the third game in a row for Nikolaj Ehlers, and the 30th goal of the season for Seth Jarvis. You can catch the recap here!
Meanwhile, the Canadiens are in the midst of a five-game road trip, which opened Saturday against the Nashville Predators. In that game, the Canadiens scored four goals in a row (including assist number 300 from captain Nick Suzuki), with the Predators only getting on the board towards the end of the third period, stripping Jacob Fowler of what would have been his second career NHL shutout.
In the Crease
With Brandon Bussi having played Saturday, Frederik Andersen is all but certain to start against the Canadiens Sunday. Andersen’s near-perfect record against the Canadiens took some smudging in the previous game – a 5-2 loss – but even still, he has won nine of the 11 games he’s played against them outright in his career. Andersen’s save percentage this season is .871, with a goals against average of 3.15 across a 13-12-5 record.
On the other side of the ice, the Canadiens will undoubtedly opt to have Jakub Dobes in net, as Fowler covered the game against the Predators. In his last game against Carolina, he put up one of the best performances of his young career, making the most saves he ever had in an NHL game. This season, his save percentage is .898, with a goals against average of 2.83 across a 24-8-4 record.
Expected Carolina Hurricanes 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
Defense
Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin
Goaltenders
Frederik Andersen / Brandon Bussi
Expected Montreal Canadiens Lines
Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook – Oliver Kapanen – Ivan Demidov
Zack Bolduc – Jake Evans – Josh Anderson
Joe Veleno – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher
Defense
Mike Matheson – Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble – Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier
Goaltenders
Jakub Dobes / Jacob Fowler
Special Teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 23.6% (8th, moved up two spots from previous game)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 80.3% (13th, moved up one spot from previous game)
Montreal Canadiens power play: 24.5% (5th)
Montreal Canadiens penalty kill: 76.7% (26th)
Hurricanes Game Notes
After missing nine games straight, Shayne Gostisbehere returned to the lineup Saturday for a two-point game (1G, 1A).
With the shorthanded, empty net goal in the game against the Devils, Seth Jarvis notched his third 30-goal season in a row. He is only the sixth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
The Hurricanes have just four more home games remaining in the regular season, and three of them are theme nights (Military Appreciation Night, Grateful Dead Night, Fan Appreciation Night).
How To Watch
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan