Hurricanes Game 78: Lines, Notes, Goalies, and How to Watch vs. Bruins

James Guillory-Imagn Images The Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Boston Bruins for the final home game of the season in Raleigh, which will be the final game of an arduous road trip for the wild card-gripping Bruins, who have only gotten a single point in the three games played, scoring just one goal in each match. The game, which will be Fan Appreciation Night in Lenovo Center, is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT. However, the last game was its own flavor of arduous for the Hurricanes.

Both Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook were absent for undisclosed reasons against the Ottawa Senators, which saw a return to the lineup for Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nicolas Deslauriers. The first period was decent enough, with the twenty minutes ending with a tied game, but things soon unraveled as the Hurricanes were unable to meet the urgency-level of a desperate Ottawa team. Alas, at least Taylor Hall – who ironically spent a little over two seasons with the Bruins – scored the 300th goal of his career.

You can read all about it here ! In the Crease For the Hurricanes, due to the alternating tandem, Brandon Bussi will be the likely starter. It will be a reunion of sorts, potentially marking Bussi’s first game against the team that signed him to his first NHL contract in 2022.

His save percentage this season is . 894, with a goals against average of 2. 46 across a 29-6-1 record.