Overview
- Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+/Hulu for the meeting between Carolina (17-9-2) and Columbus (13-10-6).
- Brandon Bussi gets the nod in goal for the Hurricanes after an 8-1-0 run since being claimed on waivers, with a 2.21 GAA and .903 save percentage.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is out and Mark Jankowski slots in, while Jaccob Slavin practiced but is not expected to play.
- Projected lineups list Bussi and Frederik Andersen for Carolina and Jet Greaves with Elvis Merzlikins for Columbus, which sticks with the same group as its last game.
- Carolina trails Washington by three points entering the night, while Columbus has struggled for consistency of late and continues to manage injuries to Erik Gudbranson, Boone Jenner and Mathieu Olivier.