What – Game 76 (48-21-6)
When – 7 p.m., Saturday, April 4
Where – Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch – FanDuel Sports Network South, MSGSN<\/p>\n
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the Carolina Hurricanes will be facing off against an Eastern Conference bubble team desperate for points.<\/p>\n
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It’s going to be primarily the case for the remainder of the regular season and tonight is no different as the Canes play host to the New York Islanders.<\/p>\n
Carolina is coming off of a two-game winning streak, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets in consecutive games.<\/p>\n
New York has lost three in a row as they barely cling on to a playoff spot.<\/p>\n
They’ve been running goaltender Ilya Sorokin hard and they may just go to him again despite being on a back-to-back.<\/p>\n
Streaks<\/p>\n
Sebastian Aho (5a) has points in four straight games.<\/p>\n
Andrei Svechnikov (3g, 1a) has goals in three straight games.<\/p>\n
Logan Stankoven (3g) has goals in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n
Jordan Martinook (2g) has goals in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n
Shayne Gostisbehere (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.<\/p>\n
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Milestone Watch<\/p>\n
Taylor Hall is one goal shy of 300 career goals.<\/p>\n
Sean Walker is two assists away from 100 career assists.<\/p>\n
Nikolaj Ehlers is one point shy of a new career-best (65).<\/p>\n
Game Notes<\/p>\n
Carolina is 1-0-0 against the Islanders this season, having won 6-2 on Oct. 30 in Raleigh.<\/p>\n
The Canes are 14-4-2 in the last 20 meetings between the two clubs.<\/p>\n
Projected Starting Goalies<\/p>\n
Brandon Bussi: 28-6-1; 0.897 Sv%; 2.44 GAA<\/p>\n
Ilya Sorokin: 28-20-2; 0.910 Sv%; 2.59 GAA<\/p>\n
Leading Scorers<\/p>\n
Goals – Seth Jarvis (30) \/ Bo Horvat (30)<\/p>\n
Points – Sebastian Aho (77) \/ Mathew Barzal (68)<\/p>\n
Power PlayPenalty Kill<\/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
Anders Lee – Bo Horvat – Emil Heineman
Calum Ritchie – Brayden Schenn – Mathew Barzal
Ondrej Palat – JG Pageau – Simon Holmstrom
Kyle MacLean – Casey Cizikas – Marc Gatcomb<\/p>\n
Matthew Schaefer – Ryan Pulock
Adam Pelech – Carson Soucy
Scott Mayfield – Adam Boqvist<\/p>\n
Ilya Sorokin
David Rittich<\/p>\n
Injuries and Scratches: Anthony Duclair, Isaiah George, Max Shabanov, Tony DeAngelo (LBI), Pierre Engvall (ankle), Kyle Palmieri (knee), Alexander Romanov (shoulder), Semyon Varlamov (knee)<\/p>\n