Meanwhile, the biggest news to come out of Leafs Land lately is the injury to Auston Matthews<\/a> and the subsequent surgery<\/a> he underwent to repair his knee. Since then, players and agents have been at war with the head of the Department of Player Safety, George Parros, who has defended the five-game suspension<\/a> of Radko Gudas. It\u2019s been quite the drama to watch.<\/p>\n With that being said, Matthews\u2019 injury has seemed to put a fire in the bellies of the Leafs\u2019, who broke their seven-game losing streak the night of their captain\u2019s departure, and have collected three points in the three games since.<\/p>\n In the Crease<\/p>\n For the Hurricanes, they will likely continue their tandem, meaning that the likely goalie to start will be Brandon Bussi. So far this season, his save percentage is .895, with a goals against average of 2.45 across a 25-6-1 record.<\/p>\n As for the Leafs, they have leaned heavily on Joseph Woll. In the past five games, Anthony Stolarz has only started one. With a two-day break between games going into their matchup with the Hurricanes, Woll will likely be their man. This season, he has a save percentage of .905, with a goals against average of 3.08 across a 14-12-5 record.<\/p>\n Expected Carolina Hurricanes Lines<\/p>\n Andrei Svechnikov \u2013 Sebastian Aho \u2013 Seth Jarvis<\/p>\n Taylor Hall \u2013 Logan Stankoven \u2013 Jackson Blake<\/p>\n Nikolaj Ehlers \u2013 Jordan Staal \u2013 Jordan Martinook<\/p>\n William Carrier \u2013 Mark Jankowski \u2013 Eric Robinson<\/p>\n Defense<\/p>\n Jaccob Slavin \u2013 Jalen Chatfield<\/p>\n K\u2019Andre Miller \u2013 Sean Walker<\/p>\n Mike Reilly \u2013 Alexander Nikishin<\/p>\n Goaltenders<\/p>\n Brandon Bussi \/ Frederik Andersen<\/p>\n Expected Toronto Maple Leafs Lines<\/p>\n Matias Maccelli \u2013 John Tavares \u2013 William Nylander<\/p>\n Matthew Knies \u2013 Max Domi \u2013 Easton Cowan<\/p>\n Dakota Joshua \u2013 Bo Groulx \u2013 Nicholas Robertson<\/p>\n Steven Lorentz \u2013 Jacob Quillan \u2013 Calle Jarnkrok<\/p>\n Defense<\/p>\n Morgan Rielly \u2013 Philippe Myers<\/p>\n Jake McCabe \u2013 Brandon Carlo<\/p>\n Oliver Ekman-Larsson \u2013 Troy Stecher<\/p>\n Goaltenders<\/p>\n Joseph Woll \/ Anthony Stolarz<\/p>\n Special Teams<\/p>\n Carolina Hurricanes power play: 22.2% (12th, moved up two spots from previous game) Toronto Maple Leafs power play: 19.4% (20th) Hurricanes Game Notes<\/p>\n The Hurricanes\u2019 game versus the Leafs will be the first of a three-game road trip, which will see them take the trip to Pittsburgh for another game with the Penguins, then hop back over the border for a match with the Montreal Canadiens. Afterwards, they will have their final three-day break between games for the final time of the regular season.<\/p>\n Carolina had a rare day off from practice Thursday ahead of their flight to Toronto. As such, there was no update on the status of Shayne Gostisbehere, who could remain out for the seventh game straight since sustaining a lower-body injury<\/a> on March 6th.<\/p>\n It is unclear when Jesperi Kotkaniemi may have his chance to return to the lineup. Since the end of the Olympic break, he has only participated in a single game, March 4th\u2019s versus the Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n How To Watch<\/p>\n TV: FanDuel Sports Network South \t\t
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 79.3% (15th)<\/p>\n
Toronto Maple Leafs penalty kill: 83.0% (4th)<\/p>\n
Streaming: NHLN
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