Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes

Hurricanes and Bruins square off in Eastern Conference play

Boston Bruins (28-27-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (36-22-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Boston Bruins in Eastern Conference play.

Carolina has gone 23-7-1 at home and 36-22-4 overall. The Hurricanes have a +28 scoring differential, with 197 total goals scored and 169 given up.

Boston has gone 10-16-3 on the road and 28-27-8 overall. The Bruins have an 11-15-3 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.

Thursday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Hurricanes won the last matchup 8-2. Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals in the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Seth Jarvis has 23 goals and 23 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Pavel Zacha has 12 goals and 26 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has eight goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 4-6-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Bruins: 3-5-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.

Bruins: None listed.

CAR leads series 1-0