After seeing their four-game win streak snapped against the Maple Leafs at home Sunday, the Hurricanes will look to begin a new winning streak with tonight’s showdown with their former Southeast Division rival in south Florida.
The Hurricanes’ lineup is a bit in flux tonight. Antti Raanta will start in net with Frederik Andersen suffering an injury in Tuesday’s practice. The newly-recalled Pytor Kochetkov will back him up.
The top nine up front and top four on the blue line will be the same, but questions remain on the fourth line and third pairing. Jack Drury and Paul Stastny rotated between Derek Stepan and Stefan Noesen at today’s morning skate, and Rod Brind’Amour said either could play.