FINAL: Bruins 4, Hurricanes 1 - Marchand's 400th goal helps power Boston past Carolina

The Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 at PNC Arena on Thursday night behind Brad Marchand's 400th goal. With this win, the Bruins finish the road trip with a 4-2 record. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Marchand records career goal number 400. 
• Boston scored three goals in the first 10:46 of the game. 
• Bruins struggled to play a full 60 minutes as they got sloppy towards the end of the second period. 
• Took too many penalties which kept the Hurricanes in the game. 
• Power play was awful tonight, especially during the 5-on-3. Granted, Carolina has the best penalty kill in the NHL, but the Bruins will need to figure something out. 
• Bruins add to their lead over Florida in the Atlantic Division.  
• David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal of the season tonight. 

The Bruins return to TD Garden on Saturday for a matinee matchup with the Florida Panthers at 3:30 p.m. 

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WHO: Bruins (44-17-15) at Carolina Hurricanes (47-21-7)
WHEN: 7 p.m. 
WHERE: PNC Arena, Raleigh. 
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE
ROSTERS

PROJECTED LINES

Boston

Marchand –  Coyle –  Geekie
Heinen –  Zacha –  Pastrnak
DeBrusk –  Boqvist –  Frederic
Van Riemsdyk –  Beecher –  Lauko

Lindholm –  McAvoy
Wotherspoon –  Carlo
Grzelcyk –  Peeke

Swayman
Ulllmark

HURRICANES

Jake Guentzel — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — Teuvo Teravainen
Jack Drury — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Stefan Noesen

Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Brady Skjei — Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield

Frederik Andersen

PREGAME NOTES

The Bruins conclude their six-game road trip Thursday night in Carolina to face the Hurricanes at 7 p.m. With a win tonight, Boston will finish the road trip going 4-2. 

• Justin Brazeau has been listed as week-to-week and has gone back to Boston to meet with doctors. 
• “He’s seeing the doctors today. We’ll have a real good report for you [on Friday] on the severity and length,” Jim Montgomery told reporters. 
• Jakub Lauko will re-enter on the fourth line alongside James Van Riemsdyk and Johnny Beecher. 
• Jesper Boqvist moves to the third line to skate with Jake DeBrusk and Trent Frederic, while Morgan Geekie goes to the top line on the right side with Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle. 
• Matt Grzelcyk and Parker Wotherspoon sub in for Mason Lohrei and Kevin Shattenkirk who are healthy scratches. 
• “I think it’s been going pretty well here for a little bit,” Matt Grzelcyk said. “We have a lot of great players who can play every night. Just make sure you’re getting your rest, taking care of your body and mentally prepare yourself to get back into the lineup," Grzelcyk continued. 
• The Hurricanes enter tonight on a two-game winning streak and have gone 8-1-1 over their last 10 games. 
• Carolina sits second in the Metropolitan Division, only five points back of the New York Rangers. 
• Since January 1st, Carolina has gone 27-8-3 which is good for 57 points, which has them only one point back of Edmonton for the most in the NHL during that span of time.
• Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 33 goals and 85 points in 72 games. 
• Jake Guentzel has recorded two goals and 14 assists for 16 points in 11 games since arriving from Pittsburgh. 
• Former Bruin Dmitry Orlov has six goals and 26 points in 75 games. 
• The Carolina penalty kill has held opponents scoreless in 25 of their last 31 games, including 13 of their last 14 games. 
• The Hurricanes' 53 games without a power-play goal allowed are the most of any team in the NHL this season.