Carolina Hurricanes News

Joseph will slot in for Quinn Hughes, who is out with an undisclosed injury. He'll skate with Tom Willander on Vancouver's third pair.

The Hurricanes have been running a goalie rotation with three netminders over the past two weeks, and will turn to Kochetkov on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 26-year-old Kochetkov has been solid since returning from an injury and making his debut at the beginning of November, posting a 1.47 GAA and .936 SV% in three appearances (2-0-0). The Hurricanes enter Friday's contest as significant -262 home favorites against a Canucks team that has lost three of their last four (1-2-1).

The Hurricanes have been running a goalie rotation with three netminders over the past two weeks, and will likely turn to Kochetkov on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 26-year-old Kochetkov has been solid since returning from an injury and making his debut at the beginning of November, posting a 1.47 GAA and .936 SV% in three appearances (2-0-0). The Hurricanes enter Friday's contest as significant -262 home favorites against a Canucks team that has lost three of their last four (1-2-1).

Legault appeared to suffer a laceration on his hand during a second-period scrum in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old rookie defenseman left a trail of blood on the ice as he skated off to the dressing room. He has since undergone successful surgery to repair multiple torn extensor tendons on his right hand and will be sidelined for three to four months.

Gostisbehere has only played one game in the past three weeks, battling through injuries, but will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Washington Capitals. The 32-year-old Gostisbehere has been impressive offensively when in the lineup this season, with seven points (1G / 6A) in six games. He is expected to return to his familiar spot on the team's top powerplay unit.

Legault appeared to suffer a laceration on his hand during a second-period scrum in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old rookie defenseman left a trail of blood on the ice as he skated off to the dressing room. No concrete update was provided on his status, but he did not travel with the team following the game.

Robinson missed the last six games with an upper-body injury, but will draw back into the lineup on Saturday vs. the Sabres. Robinson has three goals and one assist in seven games this season.

Carrier missed the last six games with a lower-body injury, but will draw back into the lineup on Saturday vs. the Sabres. Carrier has one goal and two assists in seven games this season.

Legault was a healthy scratch on Thursday, but he will replace Jalen Chatfield in the lineup on Saturday. Legault has no points in his first six career NHL games this season.

Chatfield left Thursday's game with an upper-body injury and is out indefinitely. The Hurricanes did not confirm if Chatfield is dealing with a concussion or not, but Charles-Alexis Legault will replace him on the blueline.

Deslauriers appeared in two straight games, but will be replaced by Carl Grundstrom in the lineup on Saturday. Deslauriers has no points in six games this season.

Nadeau has appeared in six NHL games this season, registering one goal and zero assists. The move likely indicates that one of William Carrier (lower-body) or Eric Robinson (upper-body) are ready to return to the Hurricanes lineup.