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Frederik Andersen will start Tuesday vs. Washington.

Andersen allowed five goals on 18 shots (.722 SV%) for his first loss in three starts as he was defeated by the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 33-year-old has struggled all season despite injury woes, leading to a .895 SV%, 2.65 GAA and 11-4-0 record. He takes on the Washington Capitals, who snapped a two-game winning streak with a 4-1 loss to San Jose in their last game.

Frederik Andersen
Martin will start Wednesday in New York.

Martin allowed six goals on 35 shots (.829 SV%) for his eight-straight loss as he was walloped by Seattle in his previous start. The 27-year-old started the year off successfully but has been horrendous as of late, leading to his 11-13-1 record, 3.94 GAA and .875 SV%. He will take on the New York Rangers, who have won three of their last four games after a 5-4 overtime win over Calgary last game.

Spencer Martin
Andersen led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) for his fifth win in six games as he beat Boston in his previous start. The 33-year-old has had an injury-riddled campaign, leading to his 10-3-0 record, 2.38 GAA and .909 SV%. He will face the Los Angeles Kings, who last their last game 5-2 to Tampa Bay but have the 10th-best Powerplay in the NHL (23.7%).

Frederik Andersen
Frederik Andersen was in the starters' crease Tuesday morning.

Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960 SV%) for his fifth win in six games as he beat Boston in his previous start. The 33-year-old has had an injury-riddled campaign, leading to his 10-3-0 record, 2.38 GAA and .909 SV%. He will face the Los Angeles Kings, who last their last game 5-2 to Tampa Bay but have the 10th-best Powerplay in the NHL (23.7%).

Frederik Andersen
William Carrier will return to the Vegas lineup Friday vs. the New York Rangers (upper body).

Carrier hasn't played since January 14th due to an upper-body injury but is set to return to the Golden Knights lineup Friday vs. the Rangers. The 28-year-old forward had 11 goals, five assists, 89 SOG, 18 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 43 games prior to the injury.

William Carrier
Eric Staal is expected to be available tomorrow vs. the Los Angeles Kings (upper body).

Staal was placed on the injured reserve a week ago due to an upper-body injury and hasn't played since January 19th when he left after just 4:16 TOI but is expected to return Friday vs. Los Angeles. The 38-year-old has seven goals, seven assists, 61 SOG, and 16 PIMs through 40 games in a bottom-six role.

Eric Staal
Andersen left Wednesday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Andersen already missed a lengthy period of time this season, missing most of November and all of December and is dealing with another injury. It's unclear how long he's expected to be sidelined, but expect Pyotr Kochetkov to come up from the AHL to share the crease with Antti Raanta if he misses time.

Frederik Andersen
Frederik Andersen will start Wednesday vs. Dallas.

Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the New York Islanders in his previous start. The 33-year-old has been fantastic since returning from a three-month injury four games ago, improving his season record to 9-3-0, 2.40 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the Dallas Stars, who is coming off a 3-2 loss to Buffalo but rank seventh in the NHL in goals per game (3.43).

Frederik Andersen
Andersen was the first goalie off the ice at the Hurricanes' morning skate.

Andersen stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the New York Islanders in his previous start. The 33-year-old has been fantastic since returning from a three-month injury four games ago, improving his season record to 9-3-0, 2.40 GAA and .910 SV%. He takes on the Dallas Stars, who is coming off a 3-2 loss to Buffalo but rank seventh in the NHL in goals per game (3.43).

Frederik Andersen
Ty Smith has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Smith had one goal, three assists, 27 SOG, and a +3 plus/minus through nine games but was reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) after being a healthy scratch in each of the last two Penguin games. Smith heads back to the AHL for a second time, where he had four goals and 14 points through 26 games prior to his previous promotion.

Ty Smith