Toronto March 20: Projected Lineup Revealed
The Carolina Hurricanes travel to Toronto on Friday. Taylor Hall is slated to play his 100th game as a Hurricane.
Hall is a former Ontario Hockey League standout. He has formed a strong trio with Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake.
The trio combined for seven points in Wednesday’s win over Pittsburgh. That victory pushed Hall to 15 goals this season.
Hall became the seventh Hurricane to reach 15 goals. One of his tallies helped Carolina to a 5-4 win in Toronto on Nov. 9.
Goaltending
Brandon Bussi started the morning skate in the crease. He is expected to follow the recent every-other-game rotation.
Bussi seeks a return to his early-season form. He enters the game after a three-game skid in net.
Projected roster
Filmogaz.com published the projected lineup for the March 20 game in Toronto. The list showed no changes from Wednesday’s winners.
- Forwards: Svechnikov – Aho – Jarvis
- Forwards: Hall – Stankoven – Blake
- Forwards: Ehlers – Staal – Martinook
- Forwards: Carrier – Jankowski – Robinson
- Defense: Slavin – Chatfield
- Defense: Miller – Walker
- Defense: Reilly – Nikishin
- Starting goaltender: Bussi
Injuries and scratches
- Shayne Gostisbehere – lower-body; out “a couple of games” (as of Mar. 10)
- Pyotr Kochetkov – hip surgery; likely out for the year (as of Dec. 29)
- Scratches: Nicolas Deslauriers, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Special teams
Power play units were revealed during the morning skate. The coaching staff kept the same configurations.
- PP1: Aho, Ehlers (with Staal), Jarvis, Svechnikov with Nikishin
- PP2: Blake, Hall, Jankowski, Stankoven with Miller
Jordan Staal is taking faceoffs on the first power play unit. If he wins a draw, he stays on ice.
When the puck exits the zone, Staal leaves. Nikolaj Ehlers then jumps onto the man-advantage.
