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The Carolina Hurricanes are 1-6-3 in their last ten games and look to bounce back against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday after losing to the Coyotes 4-2 on Friday in Raleigh.
Here are the forward lines for the Hurricanes at the morning skate according to Michael Smith:
Phil Di Giuseppe - Jordan Staal - Elias Lindholm
Sebastian Aho - Victor Rask - Teuvo Teravainen
Jeff Skinner - Derek Ryan - Lee Stempniak
Joakim Nordstrom - Jay McClement - Patrick Brown
Defense pairings:
Jaccob Slavin - Justin Faulk
Brett Pesce - Noah Hanifin
Ryan Murphy - Matt Tennyson
Despite all the criticism surrounding head coach Bill Peters and his comments on backup goaltender Eddie Lack, Peters has decided to start Lack tonight against the Coyotes per Michael Smith.
Peters on what he wants to see out of Lack: "Just a good, solid performance. Handle the puck, be square and give his team a chance to win."
— Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) March 5, 2017
Here are the projected forward lines for the Arizona Coyotes per azcentral reporter Sarah McLellan:
Max Domi - Christian Dvorak - Radim Vrabata
Brendan Perlini - Jordan Martinook - Shane Doan
Jamie McGinn - Josh Jooris - Tobias Rieder
Lawson Crouse - Peter Holland - Anthony Duclair
Defense pairings:
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Alex Goligoski
Connor Murphy - Jakob Chychrun
Luke Schenn - Kevin Connauton
Goalie Mike Smith will start for the Coyotes according to Sarah McLellan.
Smith first goalie off the ice for #Coyotes.
— Sarah McLellan (@azc_mclellan) March 5, 2017