Hurricanes Visit Wild on TNT as Wallstedt’s Shutout Streak Faces Andersen
Minnesota elevates rookie Danila Yurov to center the top line following a run of injuries up front.
Overview
- National telecast is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV, HBO Max and TVAS from St. Paul.
- The Wild carry a five-game point streak and a 6-1-1 November, while the Hurricanes are 7-2-1 in their past ten and lead the Metropolitan Division.
- Jesper Wallstedt starts for Minnesota opposite Carolina’s Frederik Andersen.
- The rookie goalie enters with a 141:09 shutout streak and a 4-0-2 record, 2.10 goals-against average, .924 save percentage and two shutouts.
- Ryan Hartman is on injured reserve with Marco Rossi and Vladimir Tarasenko still out, promoting Yurov to skate with Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, while Carolina defenseman Jalen Chatfield is day-to-day after practicing and Tyler Pitlick is available for the Wild.