NHL Game Preview Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 3/23/2025

NHL Game Preview Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 3/23/2025

Carolina Hurricanes (42-23-4, 88 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (30-31-8, 68 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Sunday, March 23
Time: 8:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSS/KCOP-13/Victory+
Radio:
Carolina – The Fan 99.9 FM
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Carolina: -1.5 ML -218
Anaheim: +1.5 ML +180
O/U 5.5

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Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes: 

The Hurricanes had their eight game win streak snapped yesterday in a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. They dropped to 8-2-0 in March averaging three goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Scott Morrow is on a three game point streak recording a goal and two assists in that stretch. Morrow has four points in seven games on a goal and three assists.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks snapped their two-game losing streak on Thursday with a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators. They improved to 4-6-1 in March and are averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.5 goals per game. John Gibson returned on Thursday and stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced. Mason McTavish is on a three-game point streak recording five assists in that stretch. McTavish also has 12 points in March on four goals and eight assists.

Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:

Jarvis-Aho-Blake
Hall-Kotkaniemi-Roslovic
Robinson-Jankowski-Martinook
Jaaska-Jost-Stankoven

Slavin-Burns
Walker-Morrow
Orlov-Chatfield

Andersen
Kochetkov

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn
Zegras-McTavish-Leason
Harkins-Lundestrom-Kylington

Lacombe-Gudas
Zellweger-Trouba
Mintyukov-Helleson

Dostal
Gibson

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Players To Watch:

Carolina Hurricanes

Sebastian Aho this season has 65 points on 26 goals and 39 assists. He’s faced the Ducks 15 times in his career recording ten points on four goals and six assists; he recorded an assist in the lone matchup this season.

Anaheim Ducks

Cutter Gauthier this season has 30 points on 12 goals and 18 assists. He’s faced the Hurricanes once in his career which came this season and he scored two goals.

Injury Report:

Carolina Hurricanes

LW William Carrier – OUT 
RW Jesper Fast – LTIR 
D Shayne Gostisbehere – DTD 
RW Andrei Svechnikov – DTD 
C Jordan Staal – DTD 

Anaheim Ducks

C Robby Fabbri – IR   
LW Brock McGinn – IR
RW Sam Colangelo – DTD
LW Ross Johnston – DTD
C Nikita Nesterenko – DTD

Next Game

Carolina – March 25 vs. Nashville Predators
Anaheim – March 26 vs. Boston Bruins

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