BRUINS (44-17-15) at HURRICANES (47-21-7)
7 p.m. ET; BSSO, NESN
Bruins projected lineup
Danton Heinen -- Pavel Zacha -- David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand -- Charlie Coyle -- Morgan Geekie
Jake DeBrusk -- Jesper Boqvist -- Trent Frederic
James van Riemsdyk -- John Beecher -- Jakub Lauko
Hampus Lindholm -- Charlie McAvoy
Parker Wotherspoon -- Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk -- Andrew Peeke
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Kevin Shattenkirk, Mason Lohrei
Injured: Justin Brazeau (upper-body), Pat Maroon (back surgery)
Hurricanes projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook -- Jordan Staal -- Teuvo Teravainen
Jack Drury -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin -- Brent Burns
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov -- Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Spencer Martin, Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Scott Morrow
Injured: Jesper Fast (upper body)
Status report
Brazeau is week to week; the forward left in the first period of a 3-0 win at the Nashville Predators on Tuesday and returned to Boston on Wednesday for a medical evaluation. ... The Hurricanes did not hold a morning skate Thursday. … Morrow, a former UMass defenseman, signed a three-year, entry-level contract Tuesday.
