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

What - Game 40 (23-14-2)
When - 6 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 5
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South

The Carolina Hurricanes will be taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-6) tonight as they look to bounce back from a disappointing 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild last night.

The Canes have been a hot and cold team for months now, looking dominant at times but immediately following up those games with duds.

Inconsistency has plagued the team and it mainly ties back to the team's top forwards not being able to consistently produce.

The Penguins are coming into town having lost their last two in a row and three of their last four. However, despite that, Pittsburgh is doing a lot better than they were when Carolina saw them earlier this season.

The power play is starting to click for Pittsburgh and it seems like they're managing to scrape together wins again.

It will probably be a much closer game tonight than the previous meetings.

Streaks

• None

Milestone Watch

• Sebastian Aho is three points away from 600 NHL points.

• Seth Jarvis is one assist away from 100 career assists.

• Jack Roslovic is three goals away from 100 career goals.

Game Notes

• Carolina is 2-0-0 against Pittsburgh this season with a 4-1 win on Oct. 18 at PPG Paints Arena and a 5-1 win on Nov. 7 at Lenovo Center.

• Ty Smith was traded to Carolina from Pittsburgh last season as part of the Jack Guentzel deal.

• Carolina is 13-3-1 in the team's last 17 meetings and 7-0-0 in their last seven home games against the Pens.

• The Hurricanes are 2-4-0 on the second half of back-to-backs this season.

Key Matchups

Starting Goalies

• Dustin Tokarski: 2-1-0; 0.907 Sv%; 2.35 GAA

• Alex Nedeljkovic: 6-6-3; 0.889 Sv%; 3.18 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Jack Roslovic (17) / Rickard Rakell (18)

• Points - Martin Necas (46) / Sidney Crosby (42)

Power Play

• Carolina - 24.2% (7th)

• Pittsburgh - 26.3% (4th)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 85% (2nd)

• Pittsburgh - 81.3% (12th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

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

Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Ty Smith - Sean Walker

Pyotr Kochetkov
Dustin Tokarski

Injuries and Scratches: Shayne Gostisbehere (UBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)

Penguins Projected Lineup

Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting - Evgeni Malkin - Cody Glass
Anthony Beauvillier - Kevin Hayes - Drew O'Connor
Matthew Nieto - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari

Owen Pickering - Kris Letang
Matt Grzelcyk - Erik Karlsson
Marcus Pettersson - PO Joseph

Alex Nedeljkovic
Tristan Jarry

Injuries and Scratches: Ryan Shea, Ryan Graves, Philip Tomasino (LBI)