The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Wednesday night, with both teams releasing projected lineups amid several injury concerns. Frederik Andersen is expected to start for Carolina, while the Wild aim to extend their win streak to three.
The Carolina Hurricanes (13-5-1) face the Minnesota Wild (9-7-4) at 9:30 p.m. ET on November 19, 2025, at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This matchup will be broadcast on HBO Max, truTV, TNT, and TVAS.
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Forwards: Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis; Nikolaj Ehlers — Logan Stankoven — Jackson Blake; William Carrier — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook; Taylor Hall — Mark Jankowski — Eric Robinson.
Defense: Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker; K’Andre Miller — Joel Nystrom; Alexander Nikishin — Mike Reilly.
Goaltenders: Frederik Andersen (starting), Pyotr Kochetkov.
Scratches: Bradly Nadeau, Domenick Fensore, Brandon Bussi.
Injuries: Jalen Chatfield (upper body/concussion, day-to-day; practiced but not playing); Jaccob Slavin (lower body, out for a while); Charles Alexis Legault (hand, out 3-4 months since Nov. 11); Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body/ankle, no timetable). Chatfield was injured in a 4-3 win against the Wild on Nov. 6 and skated with Fensore at morning skate.
Andersen, in his 11th start of the season, last played in an overtime loss to Edmonton. No changes are expected to the forward group.
Wild Projected Lineup
Forwards: Kirill Kaprizov — Danila Yurov — Mats Zuccarello; Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy; Marcus Foligno — Yakov Trenin — Vinnie Hinostroza; Liam Ohgren — Ben Jones — Tyler Pitlick.
Defense: Jonas Brodin — Brock Faber; Jake Middleton — Jared Spurgeon; Zeev Buium — Daemon Hunt.
Goaltenders: Jesper Wallstedt, Filip Gustavsson.
Scratches: David Jiricek.
Injuries: Nico Sturm (back); Zach Bogosian (lower body, day-to-day, missed 15 games); Vladimir Tarasenko (lower body, day-to-day, misses third straight game); Marco Rossi (lower body); Ryan Hartman (lower body).
The Wild recently won 3-2 in overtime against the Golden Knights and 2-0 against the Ducks, showing improvements in their first 20 games.
