{"id":541821,"date":"2026-04-05T09:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T09:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/541821\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T09:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T09:43:50","slug":"lines-notes-and-how-to-watch-vs-senators-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/541821\/","title":{"rendered":"Lines, Notes, and How to Watch vs. Senators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Ottawa Senators in the Canadian Tire Centre just 22 hours after the puck dropped in Lenovo Center for an Easter Sunday matchup. Carolina was the first team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a playoff spot, while the Senators hang onto the bottom wild card.<\/p>\n<p>The game is scheduled for 5:00 PM EDT.<\/p>\n<p>In the Hurricanes\u2019 last game, they exhibited strong play and a physical edge as they overcame a hungry New York Islanders team 4-3. The Islanders, who remain third in the Metropolitan Division, are only one point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets and Philadelphia Flyers.<\/p>\n<p>In the game, Seth Jarvis unloaded a three-point game, including two goals and a shorthanded assist, and nearly topped it off with a hat-trick during the empty net situation, though the puck failed to find the net on both of his attempts. Additionally, Sebastian Aho\u2019s shorthanded goal gave the Hurricanes sole possession of the most shorthanded goals leaguewide, surpassing the Calgary Flames with their 12th.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Brandon Bussi stood strong in net, despite the extended periods of time between shots. The Hurricanes managed the puck exceptionally well, making 81 shot attempts (40 shots on goal) while only allowing 32 (15 shots on goal).<\/p>\n<p>After the game, head coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour complimented his group for their strong effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last minute got a little hairy, but overall, I just can\u2019t say enough,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rbarkleyhockey\/status\/2040618721312493672?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">told the media<\/a>. \u201cThat was pretty impressive considering what\u2019s at stake. I thought our guys just played the way we want them to, and we got what we deserve tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the Senators, their last game was a hard loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Taking a 4-1 beating, the only Senators player to find twine was Drake Batherson with less than four minutes left in the game.<\/p>\n<p>In the Crease<\/p>\n<p>For the Hurricanes, they are expected to turn to Frederik Andersen to mind the crease after Bussi took the pipes Saturday. His save percentage this season is .871, with a goals against average of 3.09 across a 14-13-5 record.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Senators have started Linus Ullmark three games in a row, but none have been back-to-back. The likely starting goalie will be former Hurricanes goaltender James Reimer, who has played both of the Senators\u2019 games against Carolina this season. His save percentage this season is .882, with a goals against average of 2.42 across a 6-4-1 record.<\/p>\n<p>Expected Carolina Hurricanes Lines<\/p>\n<p>Andrei Svechnikov \u2013 Sebastian Aho \u2013 Seth Jarvis<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Hall \u2013 Logan Stankoven \u2013 Jackson Blake<\/p>\n<p>Nikolaj Ehlers \u2013 Jordan Staal \u2013 Jordan Martinook<\/p>\n<p>William Carrier \u2013 Mark Jankowski \u2013 Eric Robinson<\/p>\n<p>Defense<\/p>\n<p>Jaccob Slavin \u2013 Jalen Chatfield<\/p>\n<p>K\u2019Andre Miller \u2013 Sean Walker<\/p>\n<p>Shayne Gostisbehere \u2013 Alexander Nikishin<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders<\/p>\n<p>Frederik Andersen \/ Brandon Bussi<\/p>\n<p>Expected Ottawa Senators Lines<\/p>\n<p>Fabian Zetterlund \u2013 Tim Stutzle \u2013 Drake Batherson<\/p>\n<p>Brady Tkachuk \u2013 Dylan Cozens \u2013 Ridly Greig<\/p>\n<p>Michael Amadio \u2013 Shane Pinto \u2013 Claude Giroux<\/p>\n<p>Warren Foegele \u2013 Lars Eller \u2013 Nick Cousins<\/p>\n<p>Defense<\/p>\n<p>Jake Sanderson \u2013 Artem Zub<\/p>\n<p>Nikolas Matinpalo \u2013 Jordan Spence<\/p>\n<p>Lassi Thomson \u2013 Cameron Crotty<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders<\/p>\n<p>James Reimer \/ Linus Ullmark<\/p>\n<p>Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Hurricanes power play: 24.5% (5th, moved down one spot from previous game)<br \/>Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 80.8% (12th)<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators power play: 22.0% (12th)<br \/>Ottawa Senators penalty kill: 74.9% (30th)<\/p>\n<p>Hurricanes Game Notes<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov participated in practice for the first time since undergoing hip surgery midway through the season. He did not take part in a full practice, but did take shots from the team, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/carolina-hurricanes\/a-tough-time-for-me-pyotr-kochetkov-sheds-light-on-injury-in-return-to-practice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">had a conversation with the media afterwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With the Hurricanes having punched their playoff ticket, the nightly lineup may see changes to rest players and get games in for others.<\/p>\n<p>How To Watch<\/p>\n<p>TV: FanDuel Sports Network South<br \/>Streaming: ESPN+<br \/>Radio: 99.9 The Fan<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img alt=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775382229_385_ab783896b73f675bc93cb7c5b0a070ee9f363e9b6b751c7e80dcfd1fd7431eb5.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tRachel  Barkley  is  a  beat  writer  covering  the  Carolina  Hurricanes  for  Carolina  Hockey  Now  on  Sportsnaut.  Painting  stories  with  &#8230; More about <a class=\"more-bio\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/author\/rbarkley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Barkley<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Ottawa Senators in the Canadian Tire Centre just 22 hours after the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5104],"tags":[29,1239,5,2603,4,72,25,5157,1174,73],"class_list":{"0":"post-541821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ottawa-senators","8":"tag-carolina-hurricanes","9":"tag-frederik-andersen","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-how-to-watch","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-ottawa","14":"tag-ottawa-senators","15":"tag-ottawasenators","16":"tag-sebastian-aho","17":"tag-senators"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116351461329273996","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}