Carolina Hurricanes News

Stepan has been sidelined since November 27th and on Thursday he will miss his 11th consecutive game. However, it looks like there is a chance that he returns on Friday. Monitor his status prior to Friday’s contest.

Slavin was only sent down for one game and the Hurricanes must like what Slavin brought to the team versus what Ryan Murphy did on Thursday. Savin had one assist in six games with the Hurricanes before he was sent down.

Reilly, 22, has registered two goals and seven assists in his first 23 AHL games with the Iowa Wild. He as a great offensive-defenseman in his time at the University of Minnesota and now it looks like he will get a crack at the NHL.

Slavin, 21, had one assists in six games during his time with Carolina. He heads back to Charlotte, where he has seven assists in 14 games last season.

Stepan suffered two broken ribs vs. the Bruins and will miss at least one month. Stepan has had an OK start to the season, posting 12 points (6G / 6A) in 23 games. He will be out until early-to-mid January, which will give Kevin Hayes and Oscar Lindberg bigger offensive roles.

Andersen has missed the last two games with the flu, but was back in net in practice on Sunday. Andersen has been dealing with a fever, that spiked as high as 102 degrees. John Gibson is expected to start again on Monday but Andersen could be aiming to return for Friday’s game home game vs. the Sharks.

Stepan suffered two broken ribs on a hit by Bruins’ forward Matt Beleskey on Friday afternoon. With Stepan out, Kevin Hayes will centre the second line and Emerson Etem will move from the fourth to the second line right winger. There is no official timetable for Stepan’s return.

Andersen is not expected to dress on Tuesday because of an illness, so the Ducks have recalled John Gibson to backup Anton Khudobin. The Ducks play on Wednesday as well, so Andersen could miss tomorrow’s game too.

Stastny has been sidelined since October 17th with a broken right foot, but will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Sabres. Stastny will return to the Blues’ top line with Vladimir Tarasenko and Alex Steen. He has one goal and four assists in five games this season.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots in the Ducks win in Florida on Thursday. Their Florida trip continues tonight in Tampa Bay where they’ll play a banged up Lightning team. Andersen has gone 4-1-2 with a 2.75 GAA and .907 SV% in November, but has struggled to a 1-5-1 road record this season.

Anderson was yanked after allowing three goals on 10 shots in the Ducks loss in Nashville on Tuesday. After winning his first three starts in November, Andersen has now dropped his last three games while posting an ugly 4.44 GAA and .831 SV%. Tonight he will take on the Panthers for the second time this season—he stopped 23 of 25 in a 3-2 shootout win in their first meeting.

Savin, 21, has seven assists in 14 games with Charlotte this season. The 2012 fourth round pick (120th overall) skated on the Hurricanes’ top pair with Justin Faulk in Thursday’s practice, so expect him to make his NHL debut on Friday.

Andersen allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Ducks overtime loss to the Oilers last Wednesday. He lost both of his starts in extra time last week. With Anton Khudobin starting on Monday, look for Andersen to go on Tuesday vs. the Predators. Andersen enters play with a 0-4-1 record, 2.43 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.

Andersen allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Ducks overtime loss to the Oilers last Wednesday. He lost both of his starts in extra time last week. With Anton Khudobin starting on Monday, look for Andersen to go on Tuesday vs. the Predators. Andersen enters play with a 0-4-1 record, 2.43 GAA and .928 SV% on the road this season.

Gostisbehere, 22, has scored two goals with eight assists (10 points) in 14 games with Lehigh Valley. Gostisbehere failed to record a point in two games with the Flyers last season. He will make his season debut on Saturday, replacing Mark Streit, who is out for six weeks.