ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Carolina Hurricanes are expected to turn to Frederik Andersen between the pipes as they take on the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.
He and Pyotr Kochetkov have alternated starts since Andersen returned from injury last month, and with Kochetkov getting the nod in Winnipeg on Tuesday, it seems likely Andersen will lead the Canes out in Minnesota.
The Danish backstop took his first loss since Oct. 11 last Saturday but stands 6-2-0 on the year with a 2.12 GAA and .913 SV%.
The only question remaining is if the team runs the same 11-7 formation it did on Tuesday in Winnipeg, when Scott Morrow logged just under 11 minutes in his first action of the 2024-25 campaign, or if it rolls out a more…