Carolina Hurricanes vs Vegas Golden Knights projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 17th February, 2024

The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. EST at the T-Mobile Arena. The game will be broadcast live across various platforms, like ESPN+. The contest can be heard on WCMC-FM - 99.9 The Fan.

The Carolina Hurricanes are 30-17-5 but lost 4-2 to the Dallas Stars in their last matchup. The Hurricanes have won three games out of the last five.

Meanwhile, the Vegas Golden Knights are 31-16-6 after losing to the Minnesota Wild 5-3 in their last game. They have won three out of their last five games and this looks to be a great matchup.

Carolina Hurricanes’ projected lineups

Forwards

• Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
• Michael Bunting - Jack Drury - Martin Necas
• Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
• Stefan Noesen - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jesper Fast

Defensemen

• Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
• Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
• Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield

Goalies

• Pyotr Kochetkov - Spencer Martin

Injuries

• Frederik Andersen
• Antti Raanta

Carolina Hurricanes starting goalie

Carolina Hurricanes - Pyotr Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov is expected to start for the Hurricanes. Here are his key stats for the season:

• Games Played: 27
• Wins: 13
• Losses: 9
• Draws: 3
• Goals Conceded: 62
• Goals Per Game: 2.52
• Shots Against: 632
• Save Percentage: .902
• Shutouts: 2
• Average Ice Time: 54 minutes and 37 seconds

Vegas Golden Knights projected lineups

Forwards

• Ivan Barbashev - Nicolas Roy - Jonathan Marchessault
• Michael Amadio - Chandler Stephenson - Mark Stone
• Brendan Brisson - William Karlsson - Sheldon Rempal
• Jonas Rondbjerg - Brett Howden - Keegan Kolesar

Defensemen

• Alec Martinez - Alex Pietrangelo
• Brayden McNabb - Daniil Miromanov
• Nicolas Hague - Zach Whitecloud

Goalies

• Adin Hill - Logan Thompson

Injuries

• Shea Theodore
• Jack Eichel
• William Carrier
• Ben Hutton
• Tobias Bjornfot
• Pavel Dorofeyev
• Paul Cotter

Vegas Golden Knights starting goalie

Vegas Golden Knights - Adin Hill

Adin Hill is expected to start for the Knights. Here are his key stats for the season:

• Games Played: 20
• Wins: 14
• Losses: 3
• Draws: 2
• Goals Conceded: 38
• Goals Per Game: 2.00
• Shots Against: 567
• Save Percentage: .933
• Shutouts: 2
• Average Ice Time: 56 minutes and 56 seconds