The Canes kick off a 4 game home stand against the reeling Bruins.
After a successful dads and mentors trip to Detroit, where the My 2 Dads line appropriately accounted for both goals, the Canes return home. The team had an optional practice yesterday and it was reasonably well attended, with all forwards except the Jordans participating. None of the dmen aside from Stillman participated. Kochetkov practiced and is expected to get the start. A win would give them 24 at home, the first team in the league to get there.
The Bruins are slumping, 3-5-2 in their last 10, losers of 2 straight and coming off a loss to Nashville on Tuesday. They’re hovering just above NHL .500 and are 3 points out of the 2nd Wild Card with 3 other teams ahead of them. They’re also banged up, with both Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy out for an extended period. They also traded Trent Frederic. But they still have David Pastrnak and he leads the league in points since January 1. He has 32 goals and 45 assists on the season. Old friend Morgan Geekie scored his 20th goal on Tuesday, already well past his previous career high of 17 hit last season. Jeremy Swayman has started 45 games in goal. He’s not having a great season at 3.00/.896. He’s backed up by Joonas Korpisalo at 2.81/.895 in 20 games. The Bruins aren’t scoring, 28th in the league in goals per game, 23rd in goals against. But on the road, they’re a league worst 3.76 goals against per game, including giving up 8 to the Canes on Halloween. Their PP is bad, 29th in the league and the PK isn‘t much better at 22nd.
Black jerseys tonight. FanDuel and WRAL for TV tonight. The game will also be available on alternate channels throughout the Carolinas.
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After a successful dads and mentors trip to Detroit, where the My 2 Dads line appropriately accounted for both goals, the Canes return home. The team had an optional practice yesterday and it was reasonably well attended, with all forwards except the Jordans participating. None of the dmen aside from Stillman participated. Kochetkov practiced and is expected to get the start. A win would give them 24 at home, the first team in the league to get there.
The Bruins are slumping, 3-5-2 in their last 10, losers of 2 straight and coming off a loss to Nashville on Tuesday. They’re hovering just above NHL .500 and are 3 points out of the 2nd Wild Card with 3 other teams ahead of them. They’re also banged up, with both Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy out for an extended period. They also traded Trent Frederic. But they still have David Pastrnak and he leads the league in points since January 1. He has 32 goals and 45 assists on the season. Old friend Morgan Geekie scored his 20th goal on Tuesday, already well past his previous career high of 17 hit last season. Jeremy Swayman has started 45 games in goal. He’s not having a great season at 3.00/.896. He’s backed up by Joonas Korpisalo at 2.81/.895 in 20 games. The Bruins aren’t scoring, 28th in the league in goals per game, 23rd in goals against. But on the road, they’re a league worst 3.76 goals against per game, including giving up 8 to the Canes on Halloween. Their PP is bad, 29th in the league and the PK isn‘t much better at 22nd.
Black jerseys tonight. FanDuel and WRAL for TV tonight. The game will also be available on alternate channels throughout the Carolinas.
WRAL To Broadcast Additional Canes Games Sponsored By Coastal Credit Union And Closets By Design | Carolina Hurricanes
Mar. 6 and Apr. 2 games will be available over the air
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