Raleigh, North Carolina – carolina hurricanes possible Shane Gostisbehear and Peter Kochetkov They'll be back in the lineup tonight when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights at the Legend Center.
(Updated after publication; 4:30 p.m. – Rod Brind'Amour confirmed before the game that Gostisbehere will play tonight. Kochetkov will not. Frederik Andersen starts in net.)
Gostisbehear (lower body injury) “made some adjustments” in the team's Oct. 18 win over Los Angeles and was sent home from the team's road trip. He returned to practice in a regular sweater on Monday, and Rod Brind'Amour said his status tonight will depend on how comfortable he is with just one skater on the team.
If Gostisbehe can't leave yet Dominic FenthalHe will be next in line after being recalled from Chicago (AHL) on Sunday night.
“He played great. Lights out,” Brind'Amour said of Finthal on Monday. “We've always liked him, so you give him a chance. We've seen Charles (Alexis Legault) and his game, what he can do and what kind of player he is. We gave him a few games and now maybe we give Dom a few games because, obviously, we're in this situation.”
Similarly, Brind'Amour said Kochetkov (lower body injury) is expected to return “very, very soon.” The young netminder has been sidelined since suffering an injury in practice on October 6. If he doesn't return tonight, Thursday's game against New York could also be an option.
It remains to be seen whether Kochetkov will start. Brandon Busey Starting Saturday in Dallas, it shows tonight frederick andersen in the rotation, but if Kochetkov is available, the team may want to get him back between the pipes as soon as possible.
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Tonight's projected lineup…
forward
Ehlers-Aho-Jarvis
Hall-Steinkoven-Black
Svechnikov-Starr-Martinuk
Jankovsky – Kotkaniemi – Nadeau
defense
Riley Walker
Gostisbecher-Chatfield
Nikishin – Fensore/Nystrom
starting goalie
Andersen
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Injuried
William Carrier (lower body injury | “out for an extended period of time” as of Oct. 23)
Shayne Gostisbehere (Lower Body Injury | Daily)
Pyotr Kochetkov (Lower Body Injury | Daily)
K'Andre Miller (lower body injury | Returning to “Around The Corner” as of Oct. 27)
Eric Robinson (upper body injury | “extended” as of Oct. 23)
Jacob Slavin (lower body injury | “out for some time” as of Oct. 14)
scratches
not applicable
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PP1: Aho, Ehlers, Jarvis, Svechnikov and Gostisbehere
PP2: Black, Hall, Nadeau, Stankoven and Walker