RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes are expecting to be without their Captain, Jordan Staal , on Wednesday as they host the Washington Capitals. Still recovering from a lower-body injury, Rod Brind'Amour has described the damage in previous days as "not overly serious", followed by his familiar explainer that if a player isn't 100% this time of year, they don't need to be in the lineup. For those who will be playing tonight, Taylor Hall will look to extend his point streak to a season-best five games. January's acquisition has also played a key role in the Canes' power play scoring in four consecutive games, and another one tonight would match their longest run of the campaign. Forward Seth Jarvis , who now sits just one goal shy of back-to-back 30-goal years, also enters with points in four games in a row. Behind the cast of skaters, Frederik Andersen goes into tonight's contest a winner of his last six starts. Turning in a ridiculous .940 save percentage during that time, he allowed two goals or fewer in all seven of his appearances in March.
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