Rachel Barkley
The Carolina Hurricanes face the Edmonton Oilers Friday, just six hours after the closing of the NHL Trade Deadline, at 9:00 PM EST in Edmonton.
As of the time of writing, the Hurricanes have not made any trades, though there have certainly been names out there, and considerable assets with which to conduct moves. However, the game comes on the heels of the events of Thursday, in which owner Tom Dundon sold a minority stake of the Hurricanes organization to a trio of investors.
Meanwhile, the Oilers started getting spicy well before the trade deadline, as they acquired Connor Murphy Monday, and Jason Dickonson and Colton Dach Wednesday – sending away Andrew Mangiapane and draft capital.
For goalies, it is unknown who will get the start for the Hurricanes, as they seemed to have broken the pattern from their usual alternating tandem in recent games. However, if the original pattern continues, then Frederik Andersen will take the crease. This season, he has a save percentage of .874 and a goals against average of 3.16 across an 8-11-5 record.
As for the Oilers, Tristan Jarry had the starter’s crease during practice Thursday, and is likely to begin. His save percentage this season is .890, with a goals against average of 3.18 across a 15-7-2 record.
Expected Carolina Hurricanes Lines
Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook
William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson
Defense
Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin
Goaltenders
Frederik Andersen / Brandon Bussi
Expected Oilers Lines
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Matthew Savoie – Leon Draisaitl – Jack Roslovic
Josh Samanski – Adam Henrique – Trent Frederic
Vasily Podkolzin – Jason Dickinson – Kasperi Kapanen
Defense
Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse – Ty Emberson
Jake Walman – Connor Murphy
Goaltenders
Tristan Jarry / Connor Ingram
Special Teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 22.6% (10th, up three spots from the previous game)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 80.0% (13th, down three spots from the previous game)
Edmonton Oilers power play: 32.9% (1st)
Edmonton Oilers penalty kill: 76.7% (26th)
Hurricanes Game Notes
As always, the lineups are mere projections – a note to make especially clear in the uncertainty of the NHL Trade Deadline.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi was given a spot on the bench in the Hurricanes’ recent game versus the Vancouver Canucks. It is unclear whether he or Mark Jankowski will be the healthy scratch versus the Oilers.
Friday’s game will be the first half of an Albertan back-to-back. They will face the Calgary Flames just 25 hours later, which will be their final game of the trip.
How To Watch
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
