[7:10 PM] Hurricanes @ Bruins

Who will WIN this matchup?

Carolina Hurricanes (9-9-4)

@ Boston Bruins (12-10-1)

 

Starting Goalies:

Cam Ward (CAR): Confirmed

Tuukka Rask (BOS): Likely

 

• The Bruins did manage to squeeze out a point in a shootout loss at Philadelphia after erasing a two-goal, third-period deficit, but they have managed only six goals in their last four losses.

• Carolina blew an early two-goal lead in Tuesday’s 3-2 loss at the New York Rangers. The Hurricanes have scored seven times during their 1-3-0 slide that came on the heels of a five-game winning streak.

• Viktor Stalberg netted both goals for Carolina in the loss at Madison Square Garden to give him four in five games and six on the season — only three shy of his total in 2015-16. Forward Jordan Staal, mired in a seven-game point drought, will sit out his second straight contest with a concussion sustained in Sunday’s win over Florida. Goaltender Cam Ward has lost three straight starts, receiving four goals of support in that span.

• Boston is having issues on the blue line, with captain Zdeno Chara sitting out the past four games with a lower-body injury and John-Michael Liles dealing with a concussion. Defenseman Torey Krug is helping to fill the void with back-to-back two-point games, setting up both goals and playing nearly 26 minutes in Tuesday’s lost at Philadelphia.

• Rask is 7-3-3 with a 1.89 goals-against average versus the Hurricanes.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Boston Bruins

Confidence: 5/10

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