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Carolina Hurricanes vs. Winnipeg Jets: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch

What – Game 24 (14-7-2)
When – 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 28
Where – Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch – FanDuel Sports Network South, TSN3

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to snap a two-game skid tonight as they host the Winnipeg Jets this afternoon.

Carolina is coming off of a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday, a game in which the process was strong, but they just didn’t get the bounces.

The Jets are on a three-game losing streak, most recently falling 4-3 to the Washington Capitals.

Winnipeg is trying survive the loss of starting goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and may have to turn to a rookie netminder tonight.

Streaks

  • Shayne Gostisbehere (2g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.

Milestone Watch

  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi is one point away from 200 career points.
  • Jaccob Slavin is one points shy of 300 career points.
  • Jordan Martinook is three goals away from 100 career goals.
  • Nikolaj Ehlers is three games away from 700 career games played.

Game Notes

  • Carolina is 1-0-0 against Winnipeg this season, having won 4-3 on Nov. 21.
  • Sebastian Aho (4g, 18pts in 17gp) is a point-per-game player against the Jets.

Projected Starting Goalies

  • Brandon Bussi: 5-1-0; 0.897 Sv%; 2.67 GAA
  • Thomas Milic: First Start

Leading Scorers

  • Goals – Seth Jarvis (12) / Mark Scheifele (12)
  • Points – Sebastian Aho (23) / Mark Scheifele (29)

Power Play

  • Carolina – 14.7% (29th)
  • Winnipeg – 24.6% (6th)

Penalty Kill

  • Carolina – 78.9% (21st)
  • Winnipeg – 84.2% (6th)

Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Seth Jarvis
Nikolaj Ehlers – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake
William Carrier – Mark Jankowski – Jordan Martinook
Taylor Hall – Justin Robidas – Eric Robinson

K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere – Jalen Chatfield
Alexander Nikishin – Joel Nystrom

Brandon Bussi
Frederik Andersen

Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Jordan Staal (illness), Pyotr Kochetkov (LBI), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (LBI), Jaccob Slavin (LBI)

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Tanner Pearson – Vladislav Namestnikov – Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Alex Iafallo
Morgan Barron – Jonathan Toews – Gustav Nyquist

Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg – Elias Salomonsson
Logan Stanley – Colin Miller

Thomas Milic 
Eric Comrie

Injuries and Scratches: Cole Koepke, Luke Schenn, Haydn Fleury (concussion), Connor Hellebuyck (knee), Neal Pionk (LBI)

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