NHL Game Preview: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning with Line Combinations 1/7/2024

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Carolina Hurricanes (24-14-2, 50 Pts) at Tampa Bay Lightning (20-15-2, 42 Pts)
Venue: Amalie Arena
Date: Tonight – Tuesday, January 7
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun, FanDuel Sports Network South
Radio:
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Carolina +1.5 ML +110
Tampa Bay -1.5 ML -110
O/U 6.5

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Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes are coming off a 4-3 win in overtime over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. Carolina has lost five of their last nine games. The Canes are 9-9-2 on the road this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

The Lightning have lost four games in a row after losing 4-1 to Anaheim on Sunday. Tampa Bay is 11-6-1 at home this season. The Lightning won the previous meeting with Carolina 4-1 earlier this season.

Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

Roslovic-Aho-Jarvis
Robinson-Kotkaniemi-Necas
Svechnikov-Staal-Martinook
Jaaska-Drury-Blake

Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Smith-Walker

Tokarski
Kochetkov

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Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines

Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Hagel-Cirelli-Geekie
Chaffee-Paul-Eyssimont
Girgensons-Glendening-Goncalves

Hedman-Raddysh
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Players To Watch:

Carolina Hurricanes

Martin Necas has 15 goals and 32 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has scored five goals with seven assists over the last ten games.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Brayden Point has 23 goals and 22 assists for the Lightning. Jake Guentzel has five goals and five assists over the past ten games. Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the earlier win over Carolina.

Injury Report:

Carolina Hurricanes

RW Jesper Fast – LTIR – Out for the season
G Frederik Anderson – Week to week
D Shayne Gostisbehere – IR – Week to week
C Tyson Jost – LTIR – Out indefinitely
LW William Carrier – Day to day

Tampa Bay Lightning

D J.J. Moser – Day to day

Next Game

Carolina Hurricanes – January 9 vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay Lightning – January 9 vs Boston Bruins

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