Raanta registered 30 saves in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Blues.

EDGE Analysis

Marking his first appearance in nearly two weeks, Raanta saw a lot of rubber -- especially in the third period when he set aside 15 shots -- but his allied skaters scored the game's first three goals and barely looked back. While Frederik Andersen is the clear No. 1 goalie for the Hurricanes, the team knows it can rely on Raanta in a pinch; he's recorded an 11-4-3 record, 2.31 GAA and .919 save percentage through 20 games.

Raanta will defend the cage on the road against St. Louis on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Raanta will likely get another start during the Canes' upcoming back-to-back versus the Capitals and Lightning on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Still, the Finnish netminder won't be replacing Frederik Andersen as the preferred option in goal but could see some more starts down the stretch to keep Andersen fresh for the postseason.

Raanta stopped 37 of 40 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Capitals.

EDGE Analysis

He out-played Ilya Samsonov in the other crease as Carolina got out-shot 40-20 through the end of OT, but Raanta didn't have an answer for Alex Ovechkin -- the future Hall of Famer wired home the game-tying goal on the power play late in the third period, then was the only successful skater in the shootout. Raanta is still enjoying a strong March, going 3-1-2 in six starts with a 2.10 GAA and .932 save percentage.

Raanta will get the starting nod at home against Washington on Friday, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Raanta has won three of his last four starts, allowing two or fewer goals in each. He's now 10-4-2 on the year with a solid .917 save percentage and 2.29 GAA through 18 games this season. This will be his first matchup against the Capitals this season.

Raanta stopped 18 of 20 shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

Half the game's scoring came in the final two minutes of the third period, as Pittsburgh fired home two empty-netters sandwiched around one Carolina tally while Raanta was on the bench, but the end result was still a defeat for the netminder. It's his first regulation loss in over a month, ending a 4-0-1 stretch, but the 32-year-old's 2.29 GAA and .917 save percentage remains among the best in the league for a No. 2 goalie.

Raanta will start Sunday's game in Pittsburgh, Josh Getzoff of PensTV reports.

EDGE Analysis

Raanta has a three-game winning streak on the go and is coming off a 36-save shutout of the high-flying Avalanche on Thursday. He'll face a Penguins squad that's averaged 3.20 goals for (12th overall) on home ice this season.

Raanta made 36 saves on 36 shots in a 2-0 win over the Avalanche on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Raanta slammed the door on Colorado in this one, picking up his first clean sheet of the 2022 calendar year. The 32-year-old has played well of late, with a 4-0-1 record over his past five starts.

Raanta will patrol the crease Thursday versus visiting Colorado, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

EDGE Analysis

Raanta has gone 6-2-1 with a 2.45 GAA and .918 save percentage over his last 10 performances. As visitors, the Avalanche have posted an 18-9-2 record while earning top-10 averages of 3.69 goals for and 32.8 shots on goal. Colorado also holds the second-best road power-play percentage with 26.

Raanta will defend the cage Sunday against visiting Seattle, per Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer.

EDGE Analysis

Raanta has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.76 GAA and .910 save percentage over his last five appearances, including Friday's win over the Penguins. As visitors, the Kraken have posted a 7-18-2 record alongside bottom-five averages of 2.41 goals for and 27.8 shots on goal. Seattle also holds the seventh-worst road power-play percentage at 15.5.

Raanta made 22 saves in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

It looked like Raanta might be in for a long night after Pittsburgh grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period, but the veteran netminder steadied the ship and gave his offense a chance to mount a comeback. He's no threat to Frederik Andersen in the top spot on the Hurricanes' depth chart, but Raanta has been solid since returning to action in late January from an upper-body injury, going 3-1-1 in his last five starts with a 2.76 GAA and .910 save percentage.