Boston Bruins (20-12-4 44pts) v. Hartford Whalers (14-15-5 33pts)
Time: 5p EST
Station: Fox Sports Carolina, NESN, and SportsNet 1
Preview:
The Hartford Whalers are BACK!! For the first time since 1997, the Carolina Hurricanes will be embracing their past as they take on the Boston Bruins as the Hartford Whalers. For both teams they’ll be finishing their back to backs going into the Holiday break. Yesterday the Bruins got back star center Patrice Bergeron who helped lead the Bruins to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators, while the Hurricanes are looking to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.
Boston Bruins:
Projected Lineup:
Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Danton Heinen
Joakim Nordstrom — David Krejci — David Pastrnak
Sean Kuraly — Colby Cave — David Backes
Ryan Donato — Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson — Chris Wagner
Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy
John Moore — Steven Kampfer
Scratched: Noel Acciari
Injured: Jake DeBrusk (concussion), Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), Kevan Miller (throat), Zdeno Chara (knee)
Keys to the Game:
1. Continue their strong play
The Bruins are coming off a very impressive win over the Predators yesterday, and will be looking to comtinue that success today in Carolina.
Hartford Whalers:
Projected Lineup:
Jordan Martinook — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen
Micheal Ferland — Jordan Staal — Brock McGinn
Andrei Svechnikov — Lucas Wallmark — Justin Williams
Warren Foegele — Victor Rask — Phillip Di Giuseppe
Jaccob Slavin — Brett Pesce
Calvin de Haan — Justin Faulk
Trevor van Riemsdyk — Dougie Hamilton
Curtis McElhinney
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: None
Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion)
Keys to the Game:
1. Generate solid scoring opportunities
The fans want to hear “Brass Bonanza” play im PNC Arena, but the Hurricanes need to score to make that happen. They need to generate better scoring opportunities, to make that a reality.
