Avalanche's Calvin Pickard: Starting Friday in Carolina

Pickard will guard the cage in Friday's road game against the Hurricanes, Terry Frei of the Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

Pickard was sharp in his last outing Thursday against the Sabres, turning aside 30 of the 32 shots he faced, but ultimately suffered his 18th loss of the campaign due to a complete lack of goal support from his teammates. The 24-year-old netminder will look to pick up his 10th win of the season in a tough road matchup with a Hurricanes team that is 17-6-1 at home this season.