ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Carolina Hurricanes are likely to have Frederik Andersen back between the pipes on Thursday when they face the organization he started his NHL career with – the Anaheim Ducks.
Andersen got the night off on Tuesday, making way for Brandon Bussi to win his NHL debut in San Jose. The 36-year-old veteran won his first two starts of the season, backstopping the Canes past New Jersey and Philadelphia before the team headed west.
In front of him, the unit will continue trucking forward without trusty defender Jaccob Slavin. Due to a lower-body injury, he is not with the team, and on Tuesday, Rod Brind’Amour said that he would be “out for a while.”
As far as the forwards go, one question tonight is if Mark Jankowski will remain in for Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Jankowski was the healthy extra for the first two games of the season, but went 8-for-11 (73%) in the face-off dot and received praise from Brind’Amour for the performance.
Another is where Taylor Hall and Andrei Svechnikov will skate. Midway during Tuesday’s win, Brind’Amour flip-flopped the two, having Hall skate alongside Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake, while Svechnikov worked with Jankowski and Eric Robinson.
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Tonight’s Projected Lineup…
Forwards
Ehlers – Aho – Jarvis
Hall/Svechnikov – Stankoven – Blake
Martinook – Staal – Carrier
Robinson – Jankowski – Hall/Svechnikov
Defense
Miller – Walker
Nikishin – Gostisbehere
Reilly – Chatfield
Goaltenders
Andersen
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Injuries
Pyotr Kochetkov (Lower-Body Injury | Out Until At Least Oct. 18)
Jaccob Slavin (Lower-Body Injury | No Timetable)
Scratches
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Charles Alexis Legault
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PP1: Aho, Ehlers, Jarvis, and Svechnikov with Gostisbehere
PP2: Blake, Hall, and Stankoven with Miller and Walker
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