The home team has won the first three games of the first-round match-up between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals, and Game 4 is an opportunity for the Canes to even the series at two before it shifts back to Washington for Game 5.

Patrick Brown and Saku Maenalanen are expected to draw into the lineup in place of injured forwards Andrei Svechnikov (concussion protocol) and Micheal Ferland (upper body).

GAME 4 PREVIEW

Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes based on lines used in practice on Wednesday.