The Boston Bruins will continue their six-game homestand when they host the Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Tuesday’s game.
WHO: Hurricanes (36-23-6) at Bruins (39-17-9)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
TICKETS: BSJ ticket partner SeatsForEveryone.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
9:49: Krejci wins it in overtime. Boston wins, 4-3.
9:43: On to overtime. Bruins extend their point streak to 17 games.
9:28: Justin Williams ties it up. 3-3 game with 7:43 left in regulation.
9:11: Marchand and Bergeron team up for a shorthanded strike. Bergeron's 23rd goal of the season gives Boston a 3-2 lead.
9:05: Third period underway.
8:48: End Second: Bruins and Hurricanes are tied up, 2-2, thanks to Jake DeBrusk's eighth goal in his last 10 games.
8:36: 10 goals for Wagner — first time in his career he's hit double digits.
8:33: Wagner knocks a rebound home off of — shocking, a shot from Carlo. 2-1 game.
8:32: B's can't convert on the power play.
8:28: Bruins to the power play. Staal heads to the box.
8:27: Brandon Carlo with SIX (6!) shots on goal in 12:09 TOI so far tonight.
8:21: Bruins kill it off again. Great PK shift from Marchand.
8:18: Bergeron to the box.
8:14: Sebastian Aho makes it 2-0 Carolina just 1:10 in the second.
8:12: Second period underway.
8:03: Bruins announce that Marcus Johansson will not return tonight, due to an upper-body injury.
7:55: End First: Carolina leads Boston, 1-0. Physical period for both clubs.
7:52: Grzelcyk rings one off the post.
7:45: Cehlarik out of the box.
7:44: Chara gets into a scuffle with Niederreiter — and then Boston is called for too many men.
7:32: Charlie McAvoy is called for a trip now and he's not thrilled.
7:31: Now we have 4-on-4 hockey for 1:17. Williams called for a hook against Carlo.
7:29: John Moore off for a cross check. Bruins to the PK. Annnnnnd more shoving after the whistle.
7:26: Puck deflects off of Chara's skate and into the Bruins net. Whalers take a 1-0 lead at 6:30 in the first.
7:23: 15:09 into this game and it's already getting verrrrrry chippy. Plenty of heavy checks and a few pleasantries exchanged with every shift.
7:22: Ferland then drops the gloves with Backes.
7:20: Marcus Johansson has to exit the game after colliding with Michael Ferland — that doesn't look good, considering the injury history.
7:11: Bruins hold a moment of silence for Ted Lindsay ahead of puck drop. Now, we're underway.
6:56: Bruins starters: Nordstrom-Acciari-Wagner / Moore-Grzelcyk / Halak
PROJECTED LINES
BOSTON
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Danton Heinen
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Marcus Johansson
Peter Cehlarik -- Charlie Coyle -- David Backes
Joakim Nordstrom -- Noel Acciari -- Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
John Moore -- Matt Grzelcyk
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Steven Kampfer
Injured: Sean Kuraly (concussion), Kevan Miller (upper body), David Pastrnak (thumb)
CAROLINA
Nino Niederreiter -- Sebastian Aho -- Justin Williams
Micheal Ferland -- Jordan Staal -- Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov -- Jordan Martinook -- Brock McGinn
Greg McKegg -- Lucas Wallmark -- Saku Maenalanen
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce -- Justin Faulk
Haydn Fleury -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Curtis McElhinney
PREGAME NOTES:
- Boston will look to extend its point streak to 17 games against one of the top surprises in the league in the Hurricanes, who currently sit in third place in the Metropolitan Division and have won six games in a row.
- The Hurricanes will don Hartford Whalers throwback sweaters for tonight’s game at TD Garden, while the Bruins will opt for their road whites for the matchup. The Whalers/Hurricanes defeated the B’s in their last meeting, 5-3, on Dec. 23 — a matchup that stood as Tuukka Rask’s last loss in regulation. Jaroslav Halak will get the nod in net Tuesday, however, with the goalie looking to make it five wins in a row.
- Look for the Cehlarik-Coyle-Backes line to get another look on Tuesday, even if Cehlarik was benched for the third period of Saturday’s win over the Devils. More on Coyle’s impact on that line here.
- The Hurricanes are a very different animal from what Boston dealt with in the Devils, as Carolina loves to pepper the net with a league-leading average of 34.8 shots on goal per game.