The Carolina Hurricanes host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Sebastian Aho enters the game on a three-game scoring streak and is chasing a fourth consecutive contest with a goal.
Goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov is expected to make his second start of the season for Carolina.
Kochetkov Returns to Form
Kochetkov earned a victory in his season debut on Saturday in Philadelphia, stopping 16 of 18 shots.
The 27-year-old returned to regular-season action for the first time in over nine months following lower-body surgery last season.
Carolina is expected to deploy the same lineup that secured victories in their last two outings.
Aho recorded three points in each of those wins and currently ranks tied for fourth among all NHL skaters with four goals through the opening games of the season.
Vancouver arrives in Raleigh for their lone trip of the season to North Carolina.
The Canucks enter at 2-2-0 and have displayed offensive firepower across their roster, scoring 19 goals in four games.
Seventeen players have registered at least one point on the season, with six players recording four or more points.
Goaltender Leevi Meriläinen is expected to start for Vancouver, having impressed in recent outings.
He surrendered one goal in the Canucks' win against Calgary and gave up one goal when he entered the Edmonton game midway through the contest.
The game is scheduled for 7 p. m.
Eastern time and will be broadcast on Hurricanes Hockey Network, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.
m.
