COLUMBUS, Ohio – Forward Seth Jarvis will try to move his point streak to seven games on Tuesday when the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Columbus Blue Jackets.
With nine points in his last six showings, the 2020 first-round pick picked up an assist on the Canes’ lone goal on Sunday, just 24 hours after hitting the 30-goal mark for a third consecutive season.
Part of an offense that generated 100 shot attempts on Sunday against Montreal, Jarvis and Co. will likely work in front of Brandon Bussi tonight.
Expected to make his team-leading 35th start of the season in net, the 27-year-old enters having won his last two contests. Picking up victories over Toronto and New Jersey in his most recent outings, Bussi’s last loss came exactly two weeks ago against these same Blue Jackets.
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Tonight’s Projected Lineup…
Forwards
Svechnikov – Aho – Jarvis
Hall – Stankoven – Blake
Ehlers – Staal – Martinook
Carrier – Jankowski – Robinson
Defense
Slavin – Chatfield
Miller – Walker
Gostisbehere – Nikishin
Starting Goaltender
Bussi
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Injuries
Pyotr Kochetkov (Hip Surgery | “Likely Out For The Year” as of Dec. 29)
Scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Mike Reilly
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PP1: Aho, Ehlers (Staal), Jarvis, and Svechnikov with Gostisbehere
PP2: Blake, Hall, Jankowski, and Stankoven with Nikishin
Jordan Staal has been taking the faceoffs with the first power play unit. If he wins it, he’ll stay on the ice. When the puck comes out of the zone, he jumps off, and Nikolaj Ehlers jumps on.