What - Game 76 (46-25-4)
When - 7 p.m., Saturday, April 5
Where - TD Garden; Boston, MA
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, NESN
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to bounce back from a disappointing result in Detroit as they take on the Boston Bruins (30-37-9) tonight at TD Garden.
The Canes are coming off of a 5-3 loss to the Red Wings on Friday night, a game in which a slow start sealed their fate.
The Hurricanes will also have a few question marks in terms of the lineup tonight.
Boston is coming off of a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday and are currently on a 10-game winless streak.
If they lose tonight, they will officially be eliminated from the postseason as well.
Streaks
- Frederik Andersen has won each of his last seven starts.
- Seth Jarvis (3g, 6a) has a six-game point streak.
- Jackson Blake (3g) and Jack Roslovic (2a) have points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Seth Jarvis will play in his 300th career NHL game tonight.
- Jordan Martinook is one assist away from 100 Hurricanes assists.
- Jaccob Slavin is two points shy of 300 career points
- Brent Burns is four assists shy of 100 assists as a Carolina Hurricane.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 2-0-0 against Boston this season, having won 8-2 on Oct. 31 and 3-2 on March 6 both at Lenovo Center.
- Sebastian Aho (13g, 23pts, 21gp) is a point-per-game player against the Bruins.
- Frederik Andersen has a 16-4-1 record with a 0.935 save percentage and three shutouts in 21 regular season games against Boston.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 13-5-0; 0.920 Sv%; 1.95 GAA
- Jeremy Swayman: 20-28-6; 0.892 Sv%; 3.12 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (30) / David Pastrnak (37)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (70) / David Pastrnak (89)
Power Play
- Carolina - 19% (23rd)
- Boston - 15.2% (29th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.6% (2nd)
- Boston - 76.4% (22nd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Seth Jarvis - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Eric Robinson - Jack Roslovic - Taylor Hall
Jordan Martinook - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Logan Stankoven
Tyson Jost - Mark Jankowski - Justin Robidas
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Sean Walker - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Scott Morrow
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Dmitry Orlov (undisclosed), Andrei Svechnikov (undisclosed), Jordan Staal (LBI), William Carrier (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Bruins Projected Lineup
Morgan Geekie - Elias Lindholm - David Pastrnak
Pavel Zacha - Casey Mittelstadt - Fabian Lysell
Marat Khusnutdinov - Fraser Minten - Vinni Lettieri
Jakub Lauko - John Beecher - Cole Koepke
Nikita Zadorov - Henri Jokiharju
Parker Wotherspoon - Andrew Peeke
Mason Lohrei - Ian Mitchell
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Injuries and Scratches: Patrick Brown, Michael Callahan, Mark Kastelic (UBI), Hampus Lindholm (knee), Charlie McAvoy (shoulder)
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