Raanta will defend the blue paint Friday against visiting Pittsburgh, Chip Alexander of The Raleigh News & Observer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Raanta has gone 7-3-2 with a 2.55 GAA and .908 save percentage over 14 games this season. The 32-year-old stopped 31 of 34 shots en route to a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh on Feb. 20. As visitors, the Penguins have gone 19-6-3 while posting top-10 averages of 3.32 goals for and 33.9 shots on goal. Pittsburgh also holds a weak road power-play percentage of 17.1, ranking 21st.