Carolina Hurricanes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch

What - Game 49 (29-16-3)
When - 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 23
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to win a fourth game in a row tonight as they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-18-7).

The Canes are coming off of a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars Tuesday night in what was their third straight win for the first time since November.

The Hurricanes have gotten solid goaltending every game of this win streak so far and that coincides also with the return of Frederik Andersen, who will start again tonight.

A big key for Carolina tonight will be getting the power play clicking. The Canes are 1-for-28 on the power play over their past 10 games and that just won't get it done.

Columbus is coming off of a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday and have found themselves in playoff position which many didn't expect coming into the season.

The Blue Jackets have been one of the top scoring teams in the league this year and they're finding a lot of success on that end of the ice. 

The one area where teams can take advantage of them though is defensively, where Columbus isn't as strong.

Streaks

• Jesperi Kotkaniemi (3g) has goals in back-to-back games.

• Martin Necas (2a) has points in back-to-back games.

Milestone Watch

• Frederik Andersen is one win away from 300 career wins and would become the second fastest netminder to that milestone.

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

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

Game Notes

• Carolina is 1-0-2 against Columbus this season.

• Seth Jarvis (3g, 11pts in 11gp) is a point-per-game player against the Blue Jackets.

Key Matchups

Projected Starting Goalies

• Frederik Andersen: 4-1-0; 0.929 Sv%; 1.78 GAA

• Daniil Tarasov: 4-6-2; 0.872 Sv%; 3.64 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Jack Roslovic (17) / Kirill Marchenko (18)

• Points - Martin Necas (53) / Zach Werenski (52)

Power Play

• Carolina - 20.9% (17th)

• Columbus - 23.1% (10th)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 85.2% (2nd)

• Columbus - 74.8% (26th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

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

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

Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov

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

Columbus Projected Lineup

Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli - Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk - Luca Del Bel Belluz - Kent Johnson
Zach Aston-Reese - Justin Danforth - Mathieu Olivier
Mikael Pyyhtia - Sean Kuraly - Jack Johnson

Zach Werenski - Dante Fabbro
Jake Christiansen - Ivan Provorov
Jordan Harris - Damon Severson

Daniil Tarasov
Elvis Merzlikins

Injuries and Scratches: Kevin Lebanc, Yegor Chinakov (UBI), Erik Gudbranson (shoulder), Boone Jenner (shoulder), Denton Mateychuk (illness), Sean Monahan (wrist), Cole Sillinger (UBI)

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