Carolina Hurricanes @ Chicago Blackhawks: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch

What - Game 47 (27-16-3)
When - 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 20
Where - United Center; Chicago, IL
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, CHSN, TVAS-D

The Carolina Hurricanes will play the first game of a back-to-back road slate as they take on the league worst Chicago Blackhawks (15-28-3).

The Canes are coming off of a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday which was a good bounce back performance for the team.

Tonight potentially could see the return of Frederik Andersen who last played on Oct. 26 before suffering a knee injury. He was activated off of IR on Friday and will play either tonight or tomorrow in what will be his 500th NHL game.

The Blackhawks are also coming off of a victory over Vegas, having won 5-3 on Saturday. 

That win snapped a four-game losing streak for Chicago who again appears to be one of the worst teams in the league. While 5v5 play has been a big struggle for the Hawks, they do actually sport a top-10 PK and power play.

Streaks

• Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.

Milestone Watch

• Jordan Staal will play in his 1,300th NHL game tonight, becoming the 74th player in league history to reach that milestone and the first from the 2006 draft class. Staal is also two points shy of 700 career points.

• Frederik Andersen would be playing in his 500th game if he were to start tonight.

• Brent Burns is one point away from 900 career points.

• Jack Roslovic is three goals shy of 100 career goals.

Game Notes

• Carolina is 47-35-7-4 all-time against Chicago and last season went 2-0-0.

• In fact, the Canes have a 16-2-1 matchup against the Hawks over their last 19 meetings dating back to 2018 and have won the last six in a row.

• Andrei Svechnikov (11g, 21pts in 18gp) and Seth Jarvis (3g, 5pts in 5gp) are point-per-game players against Chicago.

• Former Canes Teuvo Teravainen (2016-2024) and Petr Mrazek (2018-2021) both now play for the Blackhawks.

Key Matchups

Projected Starting Goalies

• Frederik Andersen: 3-1-0; 0.941 Sv%; 1.48 GAA

• Petr Mrazek: 9-16-1; 0.894 Sv%; 3.24 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Jack Roslovic (17) / Tyler Bertuzzi (16)

• Points - Martin Necas (51) / Connor Bedard (41)

Power Play

• Carolina - 21.7% (15th)

• Chicago - 24.3% (9th)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 84.7% (2nd)

• Chicago - 82.7% (7th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Jack Roslovic - Jack Drury - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Juha Jaaska - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jackson Blake

Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker

Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen

Injuries and Scratches: William Carrier (LBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)

Blackhawks Projected Lineup

Tyler Bertuzzi - Connor Bedard - Frank Nazar
Teuvo Teravainen - Jason Dickinson - Ilya Mikheyev
Colton Dach - Lukas Reichel - Nick Foligno
Taylor Hall - Ryan Donato - Pat Maroon

Alec Martinez - Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic - Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser - T.J. Brodie

Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom

Injuries and Scratches: Nolan Allan, Philipp Kurashev, Laurent Brossoit (knee), Connor Murphy (groin), Craig Smith (back)

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