Toronto Maple Leafs at Carolina Hurricanes
7 p.m., PNC Arena
TV: FS-Carolinas, Leafs TV
The Hurricanes finally return home after twelve long days on the road and they come into tonight's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on a high note, winning four of six games on the road trip. Getting those wins were huge, but the Canes did not come out of this trip unscathed as not only did defenseman Joni PItkanen sustain an injury but fellow blue-liner Tim Gleason is also banged up and did not skate with the team today. Neither injuries appear to be anything serious according to reports so that is good news, but they are still likely going to miss tonight's game, adding more strain to a defense corps that wasn't great to begin with.
To fill Gleason's spot in the lineup, the Hurricanes called up Michal Jordan from Charlotte. Jordan has been one of the Checkers best defensemen all season long and stepped into an even bigger role after Justin Faulk and Bobby Sanguin...
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PLAYERS:
Joni Pitkanen,
Tim Gleason,
Michal Jordan,
Justin Faulk,
Bobby Sanguinetti,
Jay Harrison,
Phil Kessel,
Matt Frattin,
James Reimer,
Ben Scrivens,
Jay McClement,
Mikhail Grabovski,
Nikolai Kulemin,
Eric Staal
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes
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