RALEIGH, N.C. - Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will try to earn another win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, when he faces them for the second time in eight days.
Making 24 saves last Tuesday, the veteran also stopped two out of three in the shootout to earn what would be his second of three victories in a row. A winner of four out of five post-Olympic break, Andersen's other victories during that time have come against Detroit, Edmonton, and Tampa Bay.
In front of him, Eric Robinson will play after serving as a healthy scratch on Tuesday in Columbus. Nicolas Deslauriers will sit to make room.
Robinson has been held without a point in his last seven games, but his 11 goals on the season rank tied for ninth on the team.
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Tonight's Projected Lineup...
Forwards
Svechnikov - Aho - Jarvis
Hall - Stankoven - Blake
Ehlers - Staal - Martinook
Carrier - Jankowski - Robinson
Defense
Slavin - Chatfield
Miller - Walker
Reilly - Nikishin
Starting Goaltender
Andersen
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Injuries
Shayne Gostisbehere | Lower-Body | Out "A Couple of Games" as of Mar. 10)
Pyotr Kochetkov (Hip Surgery | "Likely Out For The Year" as of Dec. 29)
Scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
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PP1: Aho, Ehlers (Staal), Jarvis, and Svechnikov with Nikishin
PP2: Blake, Hall, Jankowski, and Stankoven with Miller
Jordan Staal has been taking the faceoffs with the first power play unit. If he wins it, he'll stay on the ice. When the puck comes out of the zone, he jumps off, and Nikolaj Ehlers jumps on.
