NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 1/17/2025

Carolina Hurricanes
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Vegas Golden Knights (29-12-3, 61 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (26-16-3, 55 pts)

Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Friday, January 17
Time: 4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST

TV: NHL Network / SCRI / FDSS
Radio:
Vegas Golden Knights – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
Carolina Hurricanes – The Fan 99.9 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vegas Golden Knights
+1.5 ML +130
Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 ML -150
O/U 5.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes: 

The Golden Knights are in the midst of a tough stretch, losing three of their last four games, while still having one of the best records in the NHL. The Knights have been remarkably consistent all season long with only one losing streak of three games. Vegas is sixth in goals for and 5th in goals against, again consistent. The Golden Knights are 11-6-3 on the road this season and will need a great effort against a relentless Hurricanes club.

Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes have lost their last two contests against Anaheim and Buffalo but will look to get on track in Raleigh tonight. The ‘Canes are 17-5-1. Carolina will try to sweep the season series, as they won the first matchup between these two clubs 5-2 on November 11 in Vegas.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Olofsson-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Howden-Karlsson-Holtz
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Theodore
Hague-Whitecloud

Hill
Samsonov

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines:

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

Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Walker

Kochetkov
Tokarski

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Pavel Dorofeyev has five goals in his last two games, including a hat trick against Nashville on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old left wing has already set new career highs in goals (19) and points (27) with a little less than half a season yet to play.

Carolina Hurricanes

Martin Necas has points in back-to-back games and has four points in his last four games. The 26-year-old center may be showing signs of breaking out of a slump, he has six points in eight January games after only three points in his last ten games in December. The Czech native leads the Hurricanes with 51 points (16g, 35a) in 45 games played.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

None

Carolina Hurricanes

LW William Carrier – OUT
C Tyson Jost – OUT 
G Frederik Andersen – IR
RW Jesper Fast – LTIR

Next game:

Vegas Golden Knights – January 18 at Chicago Blackhawks
Carolina Hurricanes – January 20 at Chicago Blackhawks

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