Rachel Barkley
Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Montreal Canadiens into Lenovo Centre as the Hurricanes look to close out the series following their decisive Game 4 win in enemy territory.
The game is scheduled for 8:00 PM EDT.
For the Hurricanes, Game 4 was their best of the series. Dominant play with continuous pressure kept the Canadiens at bay, allowing just four high-danger chances throughout the game, while putting up 18 of their own. By the time the final horn sounded to conclude the game, the Hurricanes had the same number of shots on goal as the Canadiens had through Games 2, 3, and 4 combined.
Everyone played their role, and played it well. The goalscorers in Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal, Logan Stankoven, and Andrei Svechnikov all contributed well – but even those who remained off the scoresheet were impactful in their play. You can read all about the game here!
In the Crease
It is anticipated that both Jakub Dobes and Frederik Andersen will be the starting goalies for Friday’s game, given how well they have both played throughout the series. However, it is not certain at this time, given circumstances outside of the game.
Thursday, it was announced that Claude Lemieux – Andersen’s friend, agent, and someone he referred to as family – had passed away. It came just days after he served as the Canadiens’ torchbearer for Game 3. Andersen told Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal Wednesday that Lemieux reached out to him before the game to let him know about his role as torchbearer, to which the Hurricanes goaltender shared his joy that Lemieux had received the honor.
Our prayers are with Lemieux’s family and those who knew him during this difficult time.
Projected 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
Projected Montreal Canadiens Lines
Alex Newhook – Nick Suzuki – Cole Caufield
Juraj Slafkovsky – Jake Evans – Ivan Demidov
Zack Bolduc – Phillip Danault – Josh Anderson
Alexandre Texier – Joe Veleno – Kirby Dach
Defense
Mike Matheson – Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble – Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle – Alexandre Carrier
Goaltenders
Jakub Dobes / Jacob Fowler
Special Teams
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 11.8% (13th)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 93.8% (2nd)
Montreal Canadiens power play: 23.3% (5th)
Montreal Canadiens penalty kill: 77.9% (12th)
Hurricanes Game Notes
After putting up a clean sheet during Game 4 for the fifth time with the Hurricanes, Andersen took sole possession of the record for most shutouts in the franchise’s postseason history, surpassing Cam Ward.
Andrei Svechnikov will enter the game on a two-game goal streak, while Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere, and K’Andre Miller will enter on two-game point streaks.
Though the rest of the postseason will only be available to watch via national broadcasts, local play-by-play announcer Mike Maniscalco and analyst Tripp Tracy will continue to call games on the Hurricanes’ radio partner. 99.9 The Fan.
How To Watch
TV: TNT, TruTV, HBO MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS
Radio: 99.9 The Fan
