Game 5 Projected Lineup: Hurricanes vs. Bruins

Canes need a win to remain alive in the playoffs

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By Michael Smith @MSmithCanes / Hurricanes.com

TORONTO - The Carolina Hurricanes need a win against the Boston Bruins in Game 5 to remain alive in the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Canes still should have the services of Jordan Staal, who left Game 4 in the third period but practiced with the team on Tuesday.

"We're looking at him now and evaluating where he is and how he feels," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said after practice. "It was a good sign that he was out there today."

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Here is the projected lineup for the Hurricanes.

Forwards

Martinook-Aho-Teravainen
Dzingel-Trocheck-Williams
Foegele-Staal-McGinn
Niederreiter-Geekie-Necas

Defensemen

Slavin-Hamilton
Skjei-Vatanen
Gardiner-Fleury

Goalies

Mrazek
Reimer

Scratches: Bean, Bishop, Forsberg, Lorentz, McCormick, McKeown, Nedeljkovic, van Riemsdyk

Unfit to play: Edmundson, Pesce, Svechnikov

Note: Lineup subject to change prior to opening faceoff.

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