The Carolina Hurricanes are headed for their final game in Canada this tour, with game four of five of their Western Conference road trip – facing the Edmonton Oilers.

The game is scheduled for 9:00 PM EDT.

In the Hurricanes’ last game, they had a commanding 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. In that game, a trio of Hurricanes players got a pair of goals apiece in Nicolas Deslauriers, Nikolaj Ehlers, and – in his homecoming to 400+ of his local supporters in the stands – Logan Stankoven. You can read all about the game here!

However, perhaps the biggest story for Carolina is that Seth Jarvis has been activated from the injured non-roster list, and is anticipated to play against the Oilers. Two weeks ago, the Hurricanes’ star winger – and last season’s goals leader for the team – shed the yellow non-contact sweater for practices with the team. Additionally, Bradly Nadeau was assigned to the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, while Skyler Brind’Amour was called up to the Hurricanes.

Meanwhile, the Oilers have been buzzing here early in the season. Currently, with nine games played, they have only lost two games – and only one in regulation. They sit atop the league in points percentage, with an astounding .833, with the closest number being the Tampa Bay Lightning’s .778, followed by the Hurricanes in third with .773.

In the Crease

With Pyotr Kochetkov having started Tuesday against the Canucks, and considering the practice placements of goaltenders Wednesday, it is all but certain that Brandon Bussi will start against the Oilers.

This season, Bussi’s goals against average is 2.98, with a save percentage of .882.

Meanwhile, the Oilers have primarily had Devon Levi as their starting goalie over Tristan Jarry, with former Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen expected to remain out until potentially December. As such, it is assumed that Levi will once again take the crease

This season, Levi’s goals against average is 2.83, with a save percentage of .898.

Projected Carolina Hurricanes Lines

William Carrier – Sebastian Aho – Andrei Svechnikov

Bradly Nadeau – Logan Stankoven – Jackson Blake

Jordan Martinook – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Seth Jarvis

Eric Robinson – Skyler Brind’Amour – Nicolas Deslauriers

Defense

Jaccob Slavin – Jalen Chatfield

K’Andre Miller – Sean Walker

Shayne Gostisbehere – Mike Reilly

Goaltenders

Brandon Bussi / Pyotr Kochetkov

Projected Edmonton Oilers Lines

Vasily Podkolzin – Connor McDavid – Leon Draisaitl

Kasperi Kapanen – Colton Dach – Zach Hyman

Alex Formenton – Owen Michaels – Mathieu Joseph

Filip Hallander – Trent Frederic – Isaac Howard

Defense

Mattias Ekholm – Evan Bouchard

Ryan Shea – Connor Murphy

Jake Walman – Ty Emberson

Goaltenders

Devon Levi / Tristan Jarry

Special Teams

Carolina Hurricanes power play: 22.7% (10th, down two spots from previous game) Carolina Hurricanes penalty kill: 89.2% (4th, down one spot from previous game)

Edmonton Oilers power play: 31.0% (2nd) Edmonton Oilers penalty kill: 74.1% (23rd)

Hurricanes Game Notes

The Hurricanes will play five games for the Western Conference Road Trip, spanning Saturday to Saturday. The order in which they will play will be the Winnipeg Jets (Saturday), Calgary Flames (Sunday), Canucks (Tuesday), Oilers (Thursday), and finally the St. Louis Blues (Saturday).