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Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins: Game Preview and Storm Advisory

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The Hurricanes face off against the Boston Bruins tonight in their second game on a four game road trip.

By Andrew Ahr
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Carolina Hurricanes Vs Boston Bruins At TD Garden Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Carolina Hurricanes (20-7-3) at Columbus Blue Jackets (13-12-7)

2021 Regular Season Game 31
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 7:00 p.m. ET

Nationwide Arena - Columbus, Ohio

Watch: Fox Sports Carolinas
Listen: 99.9 The Fan

SBN Opposition: Jackets Cannon

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The Hurricanes come off of what may be their best performance of the year in Pittsburgh to take on the hot Boston Bruins tonight in a building the Canes have historically performed horribly in. What could possibly go wrong?

Vital Statistics

Category Hurricanes Bruins
Category Hurricanes Bruins
Record 8-6 11-5
Goals/Game 2.79 3.31
Goals Against/Game 2.71 2.06
Shots/Game 30.9 34.3
Faceoff % 49.1% 53.3%
Power Play % (Rank) 10.0% (14) 31.9% (1)
Penalty Kill % (Rank) 70.8% (14) 85.7% (4)
ES Corsi For % 55.61% 51.66%
ES PDO 101.2% 101.0
PIM/Game 8:38 6:30

Goaltender #1

Category Petr Mrazek Tuukka Rask
Category Petr Mrazek Tuukka Rask
Record 5-5 11-5
Save % .894 .939
GAA 2.73 1.96

Goaltender #2

Category Curtis McElhinney Jaroslav Halak
Category Curtis McElhinney Jaroslav Halak
Record 3-1 0-0
Save % .943 N/A
GAA 1.70 N/A

Game Notes

  • The Hurricanes trail all-time with a 77-99-21 record, including an abysmal 35-55-9 record in Boston.
  • The Hurricanes won the 2016-17 season against the Bruins with a 2-0-1 mark, winning both of the games in overtime.
  • The Canes have earned a point in six of their last eight games against the Bruins, going 5-1-2 in that time.
  • Jordan Staal dominated last season with three points (1g, 2a) in two games played against the Bruins.
  • Cam Ward, who is expected to start tonight, is 4-0-1 in his last five matchups against Boston spanning back to March of 2016.

Storm Advisory

  • It was fun while it lasted, Aleksi Saarela: the Canes sent him back to Charlotte yesterday and activated Marcus Kruger from injured reserve. [Hurricanes]
  • The Carolina Hurricanes alumni game is coming up a week from today:
  • The Hurricanes soon-to-be owner Thomas Dundon made his fortune betting on himself. Can he use the same strategy to succeed in Carolina? [News and Observer]
  • New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider has been ruled out indefinitely as he will undergo surgery for a blood clot in his right arm. [NHL]
  • Canes beat writer Chip Alexander published ten takeaways from the team’s strong 4-0 performance in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. [News and Observer]

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