New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes: Projected lineups, NHL starting goalies for today, 12th March, 2024

The New York Rangers play the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+).

The Hurricanes not only have an overall record of 39-19-6 but they also have the best record in the Metropolitan Division at 12-3-3. The Hurricanes are strong when they hit three or more goals with a 36-6-2 record.

As for the Rangers, with a strong 42-18-4 record, they have a 12-5-0 record within the Metropolitan Division and a 19-10-0 record when they succeed in converting power play opportunities.

The form of both teams is good, with the Canes and Rangers going 7-2-1 in the recent 10 games, showing their offensive power and defensive stability.

New York Rangers' Projected lineups

New York Rangers

Forwards

• Chris Kreider- Mika Zibanejad- Jack Roslovic
• Artemi Panarin- Vincent Trocheck- Alexis Lafreniere
• Will Cuylle- Alex Wennberg- Kaapo Kakko
• Jimmy Vesey- Barclay Goodrow- Matthew Rempe

Defenseman

• Ryan Lindgren- Adam Fox
• K'Andre Miller- Braden Schneider
• Zac Jones- Erik Gustafsson

Goalies

• Jonathan Quick
• Igor Shesterkin

New York Rangers Starting goalies

Igor Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin will most likely start for the Rangers. Below are his stats this season:

• Games Played (GP): 42
• Games Started (GS): 42
• Wins: 27
• Losses (L): 13
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 2
• Goals Against (GA): 108
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.60
• Shots Against (SA): 1232
• Saves (SV): 1124
• Save Percentage (SV%): .912
• Shutouts (SO): 2
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 59 minutes and 15 seconds

Carolina Hurricanes Projected lineups

Forwards

• Andrei Svechnikov- Sebastian Aho- Teuvo Teravainen
• Stefan Noesen- Evgeny Kuznetsov- Martin Necas
• Jordan Martinook- Jordan Staal- Seth Jarvis
• Brendan Lemieux- Jesperi Kotkaniemi- Jesperi Fast

Defenseman

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

Goalies

• Frederik Andersen
• Pyotr Kochetkov

Carolina Hurricanes Starting goalies

Frederik Andersen

Frederik Andersen will most likely start for the Hurricanes. Below are his stats this season:

• Games Played (GP): 8
• Games Started (GS): 8
• Wins: 6
• Losses (L): 1
• Overtime Losses (OTL): 0
• Goals Against (GA): 18
• Goals Against per Game (GA/G): 2.50
• Shots Against (SA): 187
• Saves (SV): 169
• Save Percentage (SV%): .904
• Shutouts (SO): 0
• Time on Ice per Game (TOI/G): 54 minutes and 7 seconds