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

What - Game 52 (31-16-4)
When - 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 30
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, CHSN

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to earn points in a sixth consecutive game as they host the Chicago Blackhawks (16-29-5).

The Canes are coming off of a 4-0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers and tonight will also be the first home games for Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall with their new club.

Chicago is coming off of a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, but had lost three straight before it.

Teuvo Teravainen will also be back in Raleigh for the first time since signing in Chicago. 

This will also be Taylor Hall's first game against his former team since being traded on Friday.

Streaks

• Frederik Andersen has a six-game win streak going.

• Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4g, 2a) has points in five-straight games.

• Sebastian Aho (3g, 2a) has points in three consecutive games.

Milestone Watch

• Brent Burns is one point shy of 900 career points.

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

Game Notes

• Carolina is 1-0-0 against Chicago this season, having won 4-3 in overtime on Jan. 20.

• Sebastian Aho (11g, 23pts, 23gp), Taylor Hall (13g, 33pts in 27gp), Seth Jarvis (4g, 6pts, in 6gp), Mikko Rantanen (10g, 33pts in 27gp) and Andrei Svechnikov (11g, 21pts, 19gp) are point-per-game players for their careers against the Blackhawks.

• Teuvo Teravainen will be playing his first game back in Raleigh since signing with Chicago this past offseason.

Key Matchups

Projected Starting Goalies

• Pyotr Kochetkov: 18-9-3; 0.903 Sv%; 2.48 GAA

• Petr Mrazek: 9-17-2; 0.895 Sv%; 3.26 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Mikko Rantanen (25) / Tyler Bertuzzi (17)

• Points - Mikko Rantanen (65) / Connor Bedard (44)

Power Play

• Carolina - 20.8% (18th)

• Chicago - 24.2% (8th)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 86% (1st)

• Chicago - 81.3% (11th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Mikko Rantanen - Jack Roslovic - Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson - Juha Jaaska

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

Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen

Injuries and Scratches: Sebastian Aho (illness; game-time decision) William Carrier (LBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)

Blackhawks Projected Lineup

Frank Nazar - Connor Bedard - Tyler Bertuzzi
Teuvo Teravainen - Jason Dickinson - Ilya Mikheyev
Landon Slaggert - Lukas Reichel - Nick Foligno
Pat Maroon - Ryan Donato - Philipp Kurashev

Alec Martinez - Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic - Louis Crevier
Ethan Del Mastro - T.J. Brodie

Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom

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

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