The Carolina Hurricanes face off against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Sunday, with the puck drop scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and BSSO. The contest can be heard on WCMC-FM - 99.9 The Fan and CFGO - TSN1200 Ottawa.
The Carolina Hurricanes have a 41-20-6 record after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in their most recent matchup. They've won two of their last three games.
Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators are 28-33-4 after winning their most recent outing 4-3 against the New York Islanders. The Senators have won three straight games.
Carolina Hurricanes’ projected lineups
Forwards
- Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jesper Fast
- Jake Guentzel - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Martin Necas
- Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
- Stefan Noesen - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Brendan Lemieux
Defensemen
- Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
- Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
- Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Goalies
- Frederik Andersen - Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries
- Jack Drury (lower body)
Carolina Hurricanes starting goalie
Frederik Andersen is expected to start for the Hurricanes. Here are his key stats:
- Games Played: 9
- Wins: 7
- Losses: 1
- Draws: 0
- Goals Conceded: 18
- Goals Per Game: 2.19
- Shots Against: 208
- Save Percentage: .913
- Shutouts: 1
- Average Ice Time: 54 minutes and 46 seconds
Ottawa Senators’ projected lineups
Forwards
- Brady Tkachuk - Shane Pinto - Drake Batherson
- Mathieu Joseph - Tim Stützle - Claude Giroux
- Ridly Greig - Zack Ostapchuk - Dominik Kubalik
- Boris Katchouk - Mark Kastelic - Parker Kelly
Defensemen
- Jake Sanderson - Artem Zub
- Jakob Chychrun - Max Guenette
- Erik Brannstrom - Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goalies
- Joonas Korpisalo - Anton Forsberg
Injuries
- Josh Norris (upper body)
- Thomas Chabot (lower body)
- Rourke Chartier (upper body)
- Travis Hamonic (undisclosed)
- Matthew Highmore (upper-body)
- Zack MacEwen (lower body)
Ottawa Senators starting goalie
Anton Forsberg is expected to start for the Senators. Here are his key stats:
- Games Played: 23
- Wins: 12
- Losses: 10
- Draws: 0
- Goals Conceded: 65
- Goals Per Game: 3.21
- Shots Against: 598
- Save Percentage: .891
- Shutouts: 1
- Average Ice Time: 52 minutes and 46 seconds