Jaaska is an undrafted forward out of Finland that made his professional North American debut this season with the Chicago Wolves (AHL). The 26-year-old Jaaska has 16 points (7G / 9A) in 25 games with the Wolves.

The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four (1-2-1) and will likely turn to Kochetkov between the pipes on Thursday against the Florida Panthers. Kochetkov allowed three goals on 28 shots (.893 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has a 2.52 GAA and .899 SV% in 23 games this season (14-7-1). The Hurricanes enter Thursday's contest as +105 home underdogs against a Panthers club that defeated them 6-0 on November 30th.

Jaaska joined Chicago (AHL) from HIFK (Liiga) in the offseason and has earned himself his first career call-up to Carolina after putting up seven goals and 16 points in 25 games with the Wolves. The 26-year-old undrafted winger had 67 points in his previous 113 games played with HIFK before heading to North America in the summer.

Kochetkov has had a light load by his standards lately, starting only one of the last three games, but will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 25-year-old Kochetkov allowed four goals on 31 shots (.871 SV%) in a 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets on November 23rd. He has a 2.51 GAA and .900 SV% in 22 games this season (14-7-0). The Hurricanes enter Tuesday's contest as sizeable -211 road favorites.

Kochetkov has had a light load by his standards lately, starting only one of the last three games, but will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 25-year-old Kochetkov allowed four goals on 31 shots (.871 SV%) in a 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets on November 23rd. He has a 2.51 GAA and .900 SV% in 22 games this season (14-7-0). The Hurricanes enter Tuesday's contest as sizeable -211 road favorites.

Gostisbehere only played 15:51 time-on-ice in Friday's 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils, and did not play on Saturday due to an upper-body injury. The 31-year-old defenseman had played every game for the Hurricanes, tallying 27 points (6G / 21A) in 35 contests. Ty Smith is slated to replaced Gostisbehere on Carolina's top powerplay unit.

The Hurricanes held a rare morning skate at their home facilities on Friday before heading out to New Jersey for their contest against the Devils later in the day. Kochetkov was stellar in his last game before the holiday break, saving 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) in a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers. The 25-year-old Kochetkov has a 2.43 GAA and .903 SV% in 21 appearances (14-6-0). He has allowed three or fewer goals in five straight (3-2-0), posting a solid .934 SV%. The Hurricanes enter Friday's contest as +112 road underdogs against a Devils squad they will face again on Saturday.

Miller has missed the last six games but could return to the lineup on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Chad Ruhwedel was assigned to Hartford (AHL) in a corresponding move.

The Hurricanes held a rare morning skate at their home facilities on Friday before heading out to New Jersey for their contest against the Devils later in the day. Kochetkov was stellar in his last game before the holiday break, saving 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) in a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers. The 25-year-old Kochetkov has a 2.43 GAA and .903 SV% in 21 appearances (14-6-0). He has allowed three or fewer goals in five straight (3-2-0), posting a solid .934 SV%. The Hurricanes enter Friday's contest as +112 road underdogs against a Devils squad they will face again on Saturday.

Ehlers returned from a nine-game absence due to an injury last week and will remain in the lineup for his third straight game on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 28-year-old Ehlers has 27 points (10G / 17A) in 26 games this season.

Ehlers has only played two games since returning from a nine-game absence due to injury and could be sidelined again on Monday in Toronto. The 28-year-old Ehlers has 27 points (10G / 17A) in 26 games this season.

Kochetkov is coming off his first shutout of the season, a spectacular 32-save performance in a 4-0 win over the New York Islanders. He returns to the crease on Friday against the Washington Capitals. The 25-year-old Kochetkov has a 2.47 GAA and .902 SV% in 19 appearances this season (13-5-0). The Hurricanes have outscored their opposition 8-1 in their last two games (2-0-0) and enter Friday's contest as -151 road favorites against a Capitals club riding a two-game losing skid (0-2-0).

Ehlers just returned to skating on Friday so this was a bit of a surprise activation from the Jets. Ehlers has not played since suffering the injury on November 29th. His return is a big boost to the Jets lineup as he's been able to rack up nine goals and 16 assists in just 24 games this season.

Hall played a season-low 11:21 in Sunday's 5-3 win over the New York Islanders and is battling an undisclosed injury that caused him to miss the morning skate on Tuesday. The 2017-18 Hart Trophy winner only has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 30 games this season but has been more productive lately, scoring eight points (5G / 3A) in his last 10 games.