ELMONT, NY. - The Carolina Hurricanes will go back to Frederik Andersen in net once again on Thursday as they take on the New York Islanders in Game 3 of their first round series.
Andersen was the winning goaltender in both Games 1 & 2, stopping 42 out of 46 shots faced for Carolina.
Monday was the first time he had started back-to-back contests since returning from a blood-clotting issue. "Zilla" only had to make nine saves in the victory, facing just one shot in the final 34:56 of the team's come-from-behind victory.
In front of him, Tony DeAngelo will make his postseason debut, drawing in for the injured Brett Pesce.
Pesce went down during the second period of Game 2 with a lower-body injury and is not expected to play again in Round 1. DeAngelo practiced next to Brady Skjei at Wednesday's practice, indicating that he would take the spot.
The right-handed blueliner had 11 points in 31 games this season and returns to action after playing in the team's final three games of the regular season.
Aside from that, no other changes are expected to the cast of skaters that have earned Carolina a 2-0 series lead.
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Tonight's Betting Odds
Odds at Time of Publishing, provided by Fanatics Sportsbook: Canes -160
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Tonight's Projected Lineup...
Forwards
Guentzel - Aho - Jarvis
Teravainen - Kotkaniemi - Necas
Martinook - Staal - Svechnikov
Drury - Kuznetsov - Noesen
Defense
Slavin - Burns
Skjei - DeAngelo
Orlov - Chatfield
Goaltenders
Andersen
[Backup: Kochetkov]
Injuries
Jesper Fast (Upper-Body)
Brett Pesce (Lower-Body)
Scratches
Jackson Blake
Dylan Coghlan
Max Comtois
Brendan Lemieux
Scott Morrow
Bradly Nadeau
Antti Raanta
Ronan Seeley
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PP1: Aho, Guentzel, Jarvis, and Teravainen with Burns
PP2: Kuznetsov, Necas, Noesen, and Svechnikov with Skjei
