Hurricanes Game 79: Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch vs. Blackhawks
Matt Marton-Imagn Images Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes hit the road to play the Chicago Blackhawks, and will have some local reinforcements for the task. The game is scheduled for 8:30 PM EDT. After their overtime win against the Boston Bruins Tuesday night, the Hurricanes clinched the Metropolitan Division.
However, in the contest, they lost top-pairing Jalen Chatfield to a lower-body injury. You can read all about the game here ! Wednesday, the Hurricanes recalled four players from their minor league affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, who are also playoff-bound and sit second in the AHL’s Central Division.
Those who will join the Hurricanes are the Wolves’ captain Josiah Slavin, leading goalscorer Bradley Nadeau, Skyler Brind’Amour, and Charles-Alexis Legault. They won’t have to travel far – the Wolves’ Allstate Arena and the Blackhawks’ United Center are only 17 miles apart. In the Crease For the Hurricanes, the likely starter would be Frederik Andersen, per the alternating tandem.
Despite a bumpy season, Andersen has significantly improved since the Olympics, notching a 7-4-0 record in that time, with three of the four losses having been to teams whose desperation level overcame the Hurricanes. This season, his save percentage is . 870, with a goals against average of 3.
15 across a 14-14-5 record. Meanwhile, the Blackhawks will likely return to Spencer Knight, who played in their previous game against the San Jose Sharks. He has taken the brunt of the starts throughout Chicago’s 78 games, with 52 to Arvid Soderblom’s 23.