The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Washington Capitals tonight at Capital One Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
HURRICANES (2M) at CAPITALS (1M)
Eastern Conference Second Round, Game 2
7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS
Carolina leads best-of-7 series 1-0
Hurricanes projected lineup
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Logan Stankoven
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson — Mark Jankowski — William Carrier
Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Jack Roslovic, Tyson Jost, Riley Stillman, Juha Jaaska, Scott Morrow, Ty Smith, Alexander Nikishin, Spencer Martin
Injured: None
Status report
Jankowski will be a game-time decision; he skated Thursday morning after leaving in the second period of Game 1 with an undisclosed injury.
More from THW:
- 3 Critical Adjustments for the Capitals in Game 2
- 3 Takeaways From Hurricanes’ 2-1 Overtime Game 1 Win Over Capitals
- Hurricanes’ Slavin Overtime Goal Claims 2-1 Win Over Capitals in Game 1
Capitals projected lineup
Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Anthony Beauvillier
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Andrew Mangiapane — Lars Eller — Taylor Raddysh
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Aliaksei Protas
Jakob Chychrun — John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Matt Roy
Alex Alexeyev — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Logan Thompson
Charlie Lindgren
Scratched: Ryan Leonard, Ethen Frank, Dylan McIlrath, Ethan Bear, Mitchell Gibson
Injured: Martin Fehervary (lower body), Sonny Milano (upper body)
Status report
Raddysh could enter the lineup in place of Leonard, a forward.
More from THW:
- 3 Critical Adjustments for the Capitals in Game 2
- Hurricanes’ Slavin Overtime Goal Claims 2-1 Win Over Capitals in Game 1
- 3 Storylines to Watch During Game 1 in Capitals and Hurricanes Series
