What - Game 46 (25-15-5)
When - 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 24
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - TNT, MAX
The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Boston Bruins (29-8-9) tonight on the front end of a back-to-back.
Carolina is coming off a disappointing 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild, a game in which they outshot the Wild 42-19, and will hope to get some better results.
It will be a tall task for them though as Boston remains one of the NHL's top teams.
The Bruins do everything well and have both a top-5 power play and penalty kill, but what really separates them from the rest of the pack is their goaltending.
Both Linus Ullmark and Jeremy Swayman are top-tier goalies and have backstopped Boston this season.
The Hurricanes will need a bit extra juice if they want to get the best of them, but luckily enough, perhaps they have that on hand with their moms in town.
The Canes embarked on their Moms' Trip so most of the guys will have their moms at TD Gardens to watch them play.
Even Spencer Martin who was just claimed off waivers less than a week ago will have his mom in attendance.
And luckily for her, he's an option to start tonight as well according to Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour.
Andrei Svechnikov did not make the trip and will miss tonight's game.
Streaks
- Martin Necas (2g, 1a) has scored in back-to-back games since returning from injury.
- Sebastian Aho (1g, 2a) and Michael Bunting (1g, 2a) have points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- None
Game Notes
- Carolina has an all-time record of 82-103-16-9 against Boston.
- Last season, the Canes went 1-0-2 against the Bruins with a 3-2 OTL, 4-1 W and 4-3 SOL.
- This will be the first of three meetings between the two clubs. They will also play April 4 and 9.
- Both Sebastian Aho (12g, 19pts in 16gp) and Teuvo Teravainen (6g, 18pts in 18gp) are point-per-game players against Boston in the regular season.
- Dmitry Orlov skated in 23 games with the Bruins last season after being acquired by from the Washington Capitals.
- Bruins center Morgan Geekie was a 2017 third-round pick by Carolina.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Spencer Martin: 3-8-1; 0.867 Sv%; 3.65 GAA
- Antti Raanta: 10-7-2; 0.866 Sv%; 3.20 GAA
- Jeremy Swayman: 15-3-7; 0.923 Sv%; 2.31 GAA
- Linus Ullmark: 14-5-2; 0.913 Sv%; 2.80 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (16) / David Pastrnak (30)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (51) / David Pastrnak (67)
Power Play
- Carolina - 27% (3rd)
- Boston - 26.8% (4th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 83.3% (6th)
- Boston - 83.9% (4th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Michael Bunting - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Stefan Noesen - Jack Drury - Martin Necas
Brendan Lemieux - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jesper Fast
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Spencer Martin
Antti Raanta
Injuries and Scratches: Tony DeAngelo, Andrei Svechnikov (UBI), Pyotr Kochetkov (concussion), Frederik Andersen (blood-clotting issue)
Bruins Projected Lineup
Brad Marchand - Charlie Coyle - David Pastrnak
James van Riemsdyk - Pavel Zacha - Jake DeBrusk
Jakub Lauko - Morgan Geekie - Trent Frederic
Danton Heinen - Jesper Boqvist - Matthew Poitras
Matt Grzelcyk - Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm - Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort - Kevin Shattenkirk
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Injuries and Scratches: Oskar Steen, Parker Wotherspoon, Milan Lucic (personal)
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