Rachel Barkley
Tuesday, the Carolina Hurricanes will complete their three-game road trip as they face the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.
The game is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT.
In the Hurricanes’ Sunday afternoon game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, they delivered a strong performance in their 5-1 win over the Metropolitan Division’s second-place team. The game saw a three-point game from Seth Jarvis, a trio of power play goals, a perfect penalty kill, and best yet – a complete game in several key aspects. You can read all about it here!
Meanwhile, the Canadiens will go into Tuesday’s game rested following a two-day break between games. In their previous game, they gave a 7-3 thrashing to the New York Islanders, including a hat-trick from Cole Caufield. The win came as a boost to the Canadiens, who are currently gripping onto the third Atlantic Division spot and are too close for comfort with the wild card Boston Bruins, who also hold 86 points in the standings.
In the Crease
If the alternating tandem continues, Brandon Bussi should get the start for the Hurricanes. However, if the Hurricanes are steered by record, Frederik Andersen would get the crease.
Andersen has a strong 15-5-2 record against the Canadiens throughout his career, and is 5-1-0 just with the Hurricanes. Meanwhile, Bussi’s worst game statistically was the January 1st match against them.
As for the Canadiens, they have leaned heavily on Jakub Dobes in the recent stretch. Additionally, Jacob Fowler started the last game. Dobes will likely be the man in net for Montreal versus Carolina.
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
Mike Reilly – Alexander Nikishin
Goaltenders
Brandon Bussi / Frederik Andersen
Expected Montreal Canadiens Lines
Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook – Oliver Kapanen – Ivan Demidov
Zack Bolduc – Jake Evans – Alexandre Texier
Joe Veleno – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher
Defense
Mike Matheson – Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble – Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier
Goaltenders
Jakub Dobes / Jacob Fowler
Special Teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 23.0% (9th, up three spots from previous game)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 79.7% (15th, moved up one spot from previous game)
Montreal Canadiens power play: 25.4% (3rd)
Montreal Canadiens penalty kill: 76.5% (27th)
Hurricanes Game Notes
With the game against the Canadiens, the Hurricanes will conclude their final three-plus game road trip of the season.
Shayne Gostisbehere, who has been injured since March 6th, is expected to remain out for the ninth game straight.
The Hurricanes will not play again until Saturday, when they face the New Jersey Devils at Lenovo Center. Additionally, the Hurricanes will finish the season without another two-plus day break between games.
How To Watch
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
