What – Game 72 (45-20-6)
When – 5 p.m., Saturday, March 28
Where – Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch – FanDuel Sports Network South, MSGSN<\/p>\n
The Carolina Hurricanes are finally back home after a long stretch of road games and tonight will take on the New Jersey Devils for the last time this year.<\/p>\n
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Carolina is coming off of a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, a game that saw their three-game winning streak snapped.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes are expecting to get defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere back as the veteran has missed the team’s last nine games with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n
It will also be a big game for netminder Brandon Bussi, who is expected to start. The rookie goalie has struggled since the Olympic break, with just a 0.844 save percentage and 3.8 GAA, so he really needs a good outing for his confidence.<\/p>\n
New Jersey will be playing their final game of a five-game road trip and are currently on a two-game winning streak.<\/p>\n
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The season went off the rails for the Devils after a strong start to the year and now they’re basically out of the postseason, but there’s still a lot of talent on the roster that the Hurricanes need to be aware of.<\/p>\n
Streaks<\/p>\n
Seth Jarvis (1g, 6a) has points in four straight games.<\/p>\n
Nikolaj Ehlers (2g, 1a) and Andrei Svechnikov (2a) have points in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n
Milestone Watch<\/p>\n
Taylor Hall is one goal away from 300 career goals.<\/p>\n
Sean Walker is three assists away from 100 career assists.<\/p>\n
Sebastian Aho is four assists away from 400 career assists.<\/p>\n
Game Notes<\/p>\n
Carolina is 3-0-0 against the Devils this season, winning 6-3 on opening night in Raleigh and 3-1 and 4-1 in New Jersey on Jan. 4 and Jan. 17.<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes are 13-5-0 in the last 18 meetings between the two clubs.<\/p>\n
Carolina hasn’t lost to New Jersey in a regular season game at Lenovo Center since 2023.<\/p>\n
Nikolaj Ehlers (12g, 23pts in 21gp) is a point-per-game player for his career against New Jersey.<\/p>\n
Projected Starting Goalies<\/p>\n
Brandon Bussi: 26-6-1; 0.896 Sv%; 2.47 GAA<\/p>\n
Jake Allen: 14-16-1; 0.906 Sv%; 2.68 GAA<\/p>\n
Leading Scorers<\/p>\n
Goals – Seth Jarvis (29) \/ Nico Hischier (26)<\/p>\n
Points – Sebastian Aho (72) \/ Jesper Bratt (60)<\/p>\n
Power Play<\/p>\n
New Jersey – 22.4% (13th)<\/p>\n
Penalty Kill<\/p>\n
New Jersey – 80.1% (13th)<\/p>\n
Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers – Jordan Staal – Jordan Martinook
William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Eric Robinson<\/p>\n
Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield
K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere – Alexander Nikishin<\/p>\n
Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen<\/p>\n
Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nicolas Deslauriers, Pyotr Kochetkov (hip)<\/p>\n
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Jesper Bratt – Jack Hughes – Connor Brown
Evgenii Dadonov – Cody Glass – Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter – Nick Bjugstad – Maxim Tsyplakov<\/p>\n
Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton
Luke Hughes – Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec<\/p>\n
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom<\/p>\n
Injuries and Scratches: Arseny Gritsyuk (undisclosed), Zack MacEwen (ACL), Stefan Noesen (knee), Brett Pesce (LBI)<\/p>\n