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Frederik Andersen will start Saturday vs. New York Islanders.
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Jaccob Slavin is day-to-day and will miss Saturday's game with a lower-body injury.
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Smith will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
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Andersen will start Thursday vs. the Wild.
Andersen stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Hurricanes' win over the Penguins last Saturday. Since returning to the Hurricanes' crease on January 12th, Andersen has won each of his starts while stopping 55 of 58 shots (.948 SV%). Overall, he's 7-3-0 with a .903 SV% in 10 games this season. Tonight he'll face a Wild team that is on a three-game winning streak and have won 12 of their last 17 games (12-3-2).
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Andersen is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.
Andersen stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Hurricanes' win over the Penguins last Saturday. Since returning to the Hurricanes' crease on January 12th, Andersen has won each of his starts while stopping 55 of 58 shots (.948 SV%). Overall, he's 7-3-0 with a .903 SV% in 10 games this season. Tonight he'll face a Wild team that is on a three-game winning streak and have won 12 of their last 17 games (12-3-2).
The Hurricanes have reassigned Pyotr Kocetkov to Chicago (AHL).
The Hurricanes were carrying three goalies since Frederik Andersen returned but have demoted Kochetkov to the AHL and will carry Andersen and Antti Raanta moving forward. Kochetkov started off great, going 10-1-4 with a .928 SV% and three shutouts in his first 15 games. However, he was 0-3-1 with a .861 SV% in his last four games. Before getting called up, Kochetkov was 2-2-1 with a .911 SV% in the AHL.
Carrier (upper-body) will not play Monday vs. the Stars.
Carrier is considered day-to-day and will miss his second game of the season due to an upper-body injury. Look for Jonas Rondbjerg to replace Carrier in the Golden Knights' bottom-6.
Staal (personal) will not play Sunday vs. the Canucks.
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Kochetkov will start Sunday vs. the Canucks.
Robinson (upper-body) will draw back into the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
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Andersen willl start Saturday vs. the Penguins.
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Andersen is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.
Mark Jankowski will be a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Montreal.
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Andersen led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Eric Robinson has been placed on the injured reserve (upper body).
Robinson was injured on January 3rd vs. Ottawa with an upper-body injury and will be placed on the injured reserve retroactively to that date. The 27-year-old has three goals, seven assists, 47 SOG and a -9 plus/minus through 34 games prior to the injury.
Frederik Andersen will travel with the Hurricanes and practice Thursday (lower body).
Andersen has not played since Nov. 6th due to a lower-body injury but will travel and potentially start Thursday depending on how the day's earlier practice goes. The 33-year-old will hope for some better fortunes after struggling prior to his injury, with a 5-3-0 record, 2.72 GAA and .891 SV%.
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Kochetkov led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
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Kochetkov is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes' morning skate.
Kochetkov allowed four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) for only the second two-game losing streak of his career as he was downed by Nashville last start. The 23-year-old rookie netminder has put himself into Calder Trophy talks due to his 10-3-4 record, 2.20 GAA and .919 SV%. He will try to get back in the win column as he draws the tough task of the New Jersey Devils, who are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.9) and eighth in goals per game (3.4).
Cayden Primeau has been recalled from Laval (AHL) on an emergency basis.
Jake Allen was announced day-to-day with an upper-body injury so Cayden Primeau has been recalled from the Laval Rockets (AHL) for the first time this season. The 23-year-old has struggled with Laval this season, with his 4-6-3 record, .890 SV% and 3.65 GAA but will back up Samuel Montembeault for Monday's game.
Ehlers (abdomen) will return to the Jets lineup on Friday.
Ehlers has not played since Oct. 17th due to an abdomen injury but will be back in the Winnipeg Jets' lineup Friday vs. Tampa Bay. The 26-year-old was off to a great start with three assists, seven SOG and one PPP through the first two games before his injury took away 36 games from his season.
