Sixty-one games into their regular-season schedule, the Boston Bruins have played 28 of the NHL’s 30 teams. They’ll take on team No. 29 on Friday night as they visit the Carolina Hurricanes for the first time this season.
The Hurricanes have surprised everyone this season, entering Friday two points out of a playoff spot after finishing with the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference in 2014-15. Carolina hasn’t tasted the postseason since 2009 and has done so just once since winning the franchise’s lone Stanley Cup in 2006.
Here are the projected lines and pairings for both teams:
BOSTON BRUINSÂ (33-22-6)
Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Brett Connolly
Loui Eriksson — David Krejci — David Pastrnak
Matt Beleskey — Ryan Spooner — Jimmy Hayes
Zac Rinaldo — Joonas Kemppainen — Landon Ferraro
Zdeno Chara — Adam McQuaid
Torey Krug — Dennis Seidenberg
Joe Morrow — Kevan Miller
Tuukka Rask
CAROLINA HURRICANESÂ (28-24-10)
Eric Staal — Victor Rask — Elias Lindholm
Joakim Nordstrom — Jordan Staal — Chris Terry
Jeff Skinner — Riley Nash — Kris Versteeg
Nathan Gerbe — Brad Malone — Phil Di Giuseppe
Jaccob Slavin — Ron Hainsey
Noah Hanifin — Michal Jordan
John-Michael Liles — Brett Pesce
Cam Ward
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