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Antti Raanta was a full participant in practice Wednesday (lower-body).

Raanta last played on March 7th, where he only lasted a period before heading off due to a lower-body injury. With the Hurricanes assigning Pyotr Kotchetkov to the minors Wednesday, it is a sign that the 33-year-old is ready to back up Frederik Andersen yet again. He will look to build off his 16-2-3 record, 2.32 GAA and .907 SV%.

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Raanta led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Raanta stopped 17 of 18 shots (.944 SV%) for his sixth straight win and 12th in 13 games as he beat Arizona in his previous start. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has proven losses to be rare this season with his impressive 16-2-3 record, 2.26 GAA and .909 SV%. He will hope to keep his win streak alive as he takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have lost three-straight games and are 30th in the NHL in shots per game (27.8).

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Raanta was in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.

Raanta stopped 17 of 18 shots (.944 SV%) for his sixth straight win and 12th in 13 games as he beat Arizona in his previous start. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has proven losses to be rare this season with his impressive 16-2-3 record, 2.26 GAA and .909 SV%. He will hope to keep his win streak alive as he takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have lost three-straight games and are 30th in the NHL in shots per game (27.8).

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Raanta led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Raanta was perfect in his last start, stopping 32 of 32 shots for his third shutout of the season as he beat the Ottawa Senators. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has rarely lost this season, with his 15-2-3 record, 2.32 GAA and .908 SV%. He takes on Arizona, who have lost three of their last four games and are last in the NHL in shots per game (25.7).

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Antti Raanta was in the starters' crease for the Hurricanes' morning skate.

Raanta was perfect in his last start, stopping 32 of 32 shots for his third shutout of the season as he beat the Ottawa Senators. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has rarely lost this season, with his 15-2-3 record, 2.32 GAA and .908 SV%. He takes on Arizona, who have lost three of their last four games and are last in the NHL in shots per game (25.7).

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Antti Raanta will start Thursday vs. Montreal.

Raanta stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) for his ninth win in 10 starts as he beat the Buffalo Sabres his previous time out. The 33-year-old backup has been incredibly hard to beat this season, as proven by his 13-2-3 record, 2.46 GAA and .902 SV%. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have surprisingly won their last three games after a 4-0 win over Chicago last game.

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Raanta is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.

Raanta stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) for his ninth win in 10 starts as he beat the Buffalo Sabres his previous time out. The 33-year-old backup has been incredibly hard to beat this season, as proven by his 13-2-3 record, 2.46 GAA and .902 SV%. He takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have surprisingly won their last three games after a 4-0 win over Chicago last game.

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Antti Raanta will start vs. Buffalo Wednesday.

Raanta stopped 26 of 29 shots (.897 SV%) for his eighth win in nine games as he beat San Jose in his previous start. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has been very successful when called upon with his 12-2-3 record, even with his mediocre .897 SV% and 2.55 GAA. He takes on the Buffalo Sabres, who snapped a five-game winning streak with a 3-2 overtime loss last game vs. Minnesota last game but are top in the NHL in goals per game (3.76).

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Antti Raanta will start Friday vs. San Jose.

Raanta stopped all 15 of 15 shots in a two-period relief performance as he picked up the win in his previous time between the pipes. The Hurricane's backup has been hard to beat, even though he's played rather average, with his 11-2-3 record, 2.52 GAA and .898 SV%. He takes on the struggling San Jose Sharks, who have lost six of their last seven games after a 3-2 overtime loss over Detroit.

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Raanta is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes' morning skate.

Raanta stopped all 15 of 15 shots in a two-period relief performance as he picked up the win in his previous time between the pipes. The Hurricane's backup has been hard to beat, even though he's played rather average, with his 11-2-3 record, 2.52 GAA and .898 SV%. He takes on the struggling San Jose Sharks, who have lost six of their last seven games after a 3-2 overtime loss over Detroit.

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Raanta will start Friday vs. the Panthers.

Raanta stopped all 24 of 24 shots for his first shutout of the season and fourth straight win as he beat Chicago in his last start. The 33-year-old has fought the puck all season with his 2.73 GAA and .894 SV% but has a very good record at 8-2-2. He will face the Florida Panthers, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over Montreal in their last game.

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Raanta is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.

Raanta stopped all 24 of 24 shots for his first shutout of the season and fourth straight win as he beat Chicago in his last start. The 33-year-old has fought the puck all season with his 2.73 GAA and .894 SV% but has a very good record at 8-2-2. He will face the Florida Panthers, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-2 victory over Montreal in their last game.

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Antti Raanta will start again Friday as Carolina takes on Philadelphia.

Raanta will start for the second time in as many days, after stopping 24 of 27 shots (.889 SV%) for his second straight win as he defeated Pittsburgh Thursday. The Hurricanes' backup has been anything but solid so far this season, with his .891 SV%, 2.77 GAA and 6-2-2 record. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who are 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.48).

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