RALEIGH, NC. - The Carolina Hurricanes are expected to stick with the same recipe that led to success in Games 4 & 5 on Thursday, as they look to even their series against the New York Rangers at 3-3.
Rod Brind'Amour did not outright name a starting goaltender at this morning's media availability, but given that Frederik Andersen was not on the ice with the extras to start the day, most are expecting it will be him again.
Andersen was the winning backstop in both of the team's victories and had a relatively light evening of work on Monday, stopping 20 out of 21 shots faced.
In front of him, the team is not expected to make any changes to the lineup of 18 skaters.
Brind'Amour confirmed this morning that despite the fact that Brett Pesce (lower-body injury) returned to practice on Wednesday, he will not be an option to return.
The team did make alterations to their power play, which is 1-for-20 in the series, at yesterday's skate. Jake Guentzel was moved back to the first unit, while Teuvo Teravainen rejoined Brent Burns on the second group.
Both full units are listed below.
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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 - Svechnikov
Martinook - Drury - Necas
Teravainen - Staal - Jarvis
Kotkaniemi - 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
Ryan Suzuki
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PP1: Aho, Guentzel, Jarvis, and Svechnikov with Skjei
PP2: Kuznetsov, Necas, Noesen, and Teravainen with Burns
