– The Carolina Hurricanes will have Frederik Andersen defend their net on Saturday as they begin their Round 1 series against the New York Islanders.
On the regular season as a whole, he went 13-2 with a 1.84 goals against average and a .932 SV%.
Last year during the postseason, “Zilla” allowed a total of just 18 goals in nine games.
In front of him, two questions remain: Who will center Teuvo Teravainen and Martin Necas?
The last two days at practice the team switched between Jack Drury and Jesperi Kotkaniemi in the “2C” role.
If the answer is that they’ll play wing, Lemieux would be the odd man out.
On defense, no changes are expected to the team’s usual six that they used almost every game in the final 50 games of the season.
– Tonight’s Projected Lineup… Forwards Guentzel – Aho – Jarvis Teravainen – Drury/Kotkaniemi – Necas Martinook – Staal – Svechnikov Drury/Kotkaniemi/Lemieux – Kuznetsov – Noesen Defense Slavin – Burns Skjei – Pesce Orlov – Chatfield Goaltenders Andersen [Backup: Kochetkov] Injuries Jesper Fast (Upper-Body) Scratches Jackson Blake Tony DeAngelo Scott Morrow Bradly Nadeau – PP1: Aho, Guentzel, Jarvis, and Teravainen with Burns
NC: RALEIGH. – The Carolina Hurricanes will start their Round 1 series against the New York Islanders on Saturday, with Frederik Andersen in goal defense.
After recovering from a blood clotting problem in early March, Andersen has been dominant, going 9-1 with the best .951 save percentage in the league (min. Ten GP).
He finished 13-2 overall in the regular season with a .932 SV percent and a 1 point84 goals against average. “Zilla” gave up just eighteen goals in nine games during the postseason the previous year.
There are still two questions in front of him.
Teuvo Teravainen and Martin Necas will be centered by who?
Is Brendan Lemieux going to be starting?
Over the past two practice days, the team has alternated between Jack Drury and Jesperi Kotkaniemi in the “2C” position.
Which of the two will sit out, be it as a healthy scratch or as the “fourth line” winger opposite Stefan Noesen alongside Evgeny Kuznetsov?
Lemieux should be in the game if a healthy scratch is the response.
Lemieux would be the odd man out if the response is that they’ll play wing.
The team’s starting defense lineup, which they essentially stuck with through the season’s final 50 games, is not anticipated to alter.
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The odds for betting tonight.
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The likely lineup for tonight.
ahead of time.
Aho, Jarvis, and Guentzel.
Necas – Kotkaniemi – Drury – Teravainen.
Staal, Martinook, and Svechnikov.
Drury, Kotkaniemi, Lemieux, Kuznetsov, Noesen.
Protective.
Burns, Slavin.
Skjei – Pesce.
Chatfield – Orlov.
Goalies.
andersen.
[Cooketkov as a backup].
Accidents.
Jesper Fast, the upper body.
Scratches.
Jackson Blake.
DeAngelo Tony.
Scott Morrow.
Brad Nadeau.
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PP1: Teravainen, Jarvis, Aho, and Guentzel with Burns.
