Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch

What - Game 12 (9-2-0)
When - 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South

The Carolina Hurricanes just can't seem to lose.

After still managing to win a pretty ugly game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, the Canes have now won seven in a row.

Martin Necas has been one of the hottest players in the league and he currently sits seventh in the NHL in points with 20 in 11 games.

Jack Roslovic has also been helping to lead the way, tied with Necas for the team lead in goals with seven.

Things have continued to get worse for the Pittsburgh Penguins (5-7-2) who now sit near the bottom of the league.

Pittsburgh is 3-6-1 in its last 10 games and have only managed to pick up wins against the bottom five teams in the league.

Things are not going well, but Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are trying their best to try and keep the Penguins afloat.

Streaks

• Martin Necas (6g, 11a) is on a seven-game point streak, four-game goal streak and four-game multi-point streak, all of which are career longs.

• Andrei Svechnikov (4g, 4a) has points in six consecutive games.

• Dmitry Orlov (2g, 2a) has a three-game point streak.

• Eric Robinson (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.

• Pyotr Kochetkov has won in five consecutive starts, which matches his career high.

Milestone Watch

• Sebastian Aho is one game-winning goal away from breaking Ron Francis' franchise record (57).

Game Notes

• This is the second time that the Canes have faced the Penguins this season, having defeated them 4-1 on Oct. 18.

• Carolina's all-time greatest winning streak is 11 games which came in the 2022-23 season. They currently have won seven in a row.

Key Matchups

Starting Goalies

• Pyotr Kochetkov: 6-1-0; 0.878 Sv%; 2.72 GAA

• Alex Nedeljkovic: 2-2-2; 0.900 Sv%; 2.76 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Martin Necas & Jack Roslovic (7) / Sidney Crosby & Rickard Rakell (6)

• Points - Martin Necas (20) / Evgeni Malkin (16)

Power Play

• Carolina - 25% (9th)

• Pittsburgh - 22.5% (10th)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 83.3% (9th)

• Pittsburgh - 85.4% (7th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

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

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

Pyotr Kochetkov
Spencer Martin

Injuries and Scratches: Frederik Andersen (LBI), Riley Stillman (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)

Penguins Projected Lineup

Evgeni Malkin - Sidney Crosby - Rickard Rakell
Drew O'Connor - Lars Eller - Cody Glass
Michael Bunting - Noel Acciari - Jesse Puljujarvi
Kevin Hayes - Blake Lizotte - Anthony Beauvillier

Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Jack St. Ivany

Alex Nedeljkovic
Joel Blomqvist

Injuries and Scratches: Valtteri Puustinen, Ryan Shea, Matt Nieto (knee), Bryan Rust (LBI)