Frederik Andersen Expected to Start Wednesday for Hurricanes Amidst Injury Concerns

Frederik Andersen is set to start on the road against Minnesota on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, for the Carolina Hurricanes. The 34-year-old is an above-average goalie consistently plagued by injuries, having played a full season only once in his last four campaigns and appearing in just 50 of 162 possible games over the last two years. In 2023-24, he posted a 13-2-0 record with a 1.82 GAA and .932 save percentage in 16 starts. Despite strong numbers when healthy (35-14-3, 2.17 GAA, .922 SV% in 52 games in 2021-22; 21-11-1, 2.48 GAA, .903 SV% in 34 games in 2022-23), his injury history, including a torn MCL that sidelined him for the 2022-23 playoffs, makes him a high-risk option. Carolina's crowded crease with Antti Raanta and Pyotr Kochetkov could limit his starts to under 40. Andersen signed a two-year, $9 million contract with Carolina in July after his tenure with the Maple Leafs.