Carolina Hurricanes (49-22-7, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (46-17-15, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins play the Carolina Hurricanes with a four win streak intact.
Boston has a 24-9-6 record in home games and a 46-17-15 record overall. The Bruins have a 19-4-6 record when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
Carolina has a 22-12-3 record in road games and a 49-22-7 record overall. The Hurricanes have an 18-10-1 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
Tuesday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Bruins won 4-1 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Charlie Coyle has 25 goals and 32 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Sebastian Aho has 35 goals and 52 assists for the Hurricanes. Seth Jarvis has six goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-3-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 7-2-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, three penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Justin Brazeau: out (upper-body), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Pat Maroon: out (back), Derek Forbort: out (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder).
Hurricanes: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
