Wednesday, the Hurricanes recalled four players from their minor league affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, who are also playoff-bound and sit second in the AHL\u2019s Central Division.<\/p>\n
Those who will join the Hurricanes are the Wolves\u2019 captain Josiah Slavin, leading goalscorer Bradley Nadeau, Skyler Brind\u2019Amour, and Charles-Alexis Legault. They won\u2019t have to travel far \u2013 the Wolves\u2019 Allstate Arena and the Blackhawks\u2019 United Center are only 17 miles apart.<\/p>\n
In the Crease<\/p>\n
For the Hurricanes, the likely starter would be Frederik Andersen, per the alternating tandem. Despite a bumpy season, Andersen has significantly improved since the Olympics, notching a 7-4-0 record in that time, with three of the four losses having been to teams whose desperation level overcame the Hurricanes. This season, his save percentage is .870, with a goals against average of 3.15 across a 14-14-5 record.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Blackhawks will likely return to Spencer Knight, who played in their previous game against the San Jose Sharks. He has taken the brunt of the starts throughout Chicago\u2019s 78 games, with 52 to Arvid Soderblom\u2019s 23. This season, his save percentage is .907, with a goals against average of 2.72 across an 18-23-11 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 Nicolas Deslauriers<\/p>\n
Defense<\/p>\n
Jaccob Slavin \u2013 Shayne Gostisbehere<\/p>\n
K\u2019Andre Miller \u2013 Sean Walker<\/p>\n
Mike Reilly \u2013 Alexander Nikishin<\/p>\n
Goaltenders<\/p>\n
Frederik Andersen \/ Brandon Bussi<\/p>\n
Expected Chicago Blackhawks Lines<\/p>\n
Teuvo Teravainen \u2013 Connor Bedard \u2013 Nick Lardis<\/p>\n
Tyler Bertuzzi \u2013 Anton Frondell \u2013 Ilya Mikheyev<\/p>\n
Andre Burakovsky \u2013 Frank Nazar \u2013 Ryan Donato<\/p>\n
Andrew Mangiapane \u2013 Ryan Greene \u2013 Landon Slaggert<\/p>\n
Defense<\/p>\n
Alex Vlasic \u2013 Louis Crevier<\/p>\n
Wyatt Kaiser \u2013 Sam Rinzel<\/p>\n
Kevin Korchinski \u2013 Ethan Del Mastro<\/p>\n
Goaltenders<\/p>\n
Spencer Knight \/ Arvid Soderblom<\/p>\n
Special Teams<\/p>\n
Carolina Hurricanes power play: 24.7% (5th)
Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 80.3% (12th)<\/p>\n
Chicago Blackhawks power play: 18.0% (25th)
Chicago Blackhawks penalty kill: 83.9% (2nd)<\/p>\n
Hurricanes Game Notes<\/p>\n
With the recall of three forwards and one defenseman from the Wolves, it is all but certain that the Hurricanes will rest players in the upcoming game. However, it is unclear who will be rested, and how the lines will change due to that. As such, the line projection merely reflects those of the last game, with Mike Reilly drawing in due to Jalen Chatfield\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n
In the previous game against the Bruins, Eric Robinson was scratched, with Nicolas Deslauriers drawing in. No brawls ensued at the hands of the Hurricanes\u2019 bruiser, but there was certainly chirping<\/a> after Seth Jarvis sustained a heavy hit from Nikita Zadorov.<\/p>\n Wednesday, the Carolina chapter of the PHWA honored Brandon Bussi with the team MVP award for his dynamic contributions in his debut season, and Taylor Hall with the Josef Vasicek Award (also known as the Good Guy Award) for his outstanding cooperation with the local media. Additionally, Hall was also named as the Hurricanes\u2019 nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.<\/p>\n How To Watch<\/p>\n TV: FanDuel Sports Network South \t\t
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.9 The Fan<\/p>\n![\"avatar\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775723281_394_ab783896b73f675bc93cb7c5b0a070ee9f363e9b6b751c7e80dcfd1fd7431eb5.png\")
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