The Boston Bruins will host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight and should be well rested after Thursday’s game with Florida was cancelled due to weather. Boston is tough at TD Garden, with a record of 13-5-3. The Bruins have been on a roll, going 16-3-2 in their last 21 games and are 4-0 in their last 4 home games. Carolina is 9-9-4 on the road and has been on a roll as well , winning 8 out of their last 11. These two teams match up well: 7 of the last 8 meetings ended in Overtime or a Shootout. The goalie match-up tonight is a good one. The Hurricanes are expected to have Cam Ward between the pipes. Ward is 11-2-2, with a GAA of 2.52, and a .915 SV%. Boston is expected to counter with Tuukka Rask. Rask is 14-8-3, with a GAA of 2.09, and a .925 SV%. Carolina is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings with the Bruins but are 2-5 in their last 7 trips to Boston. Over the years, for whatever reason, the Bruins play well on Saturdays, going 63-30 in their last 93 games. Boston prevails in what could be another nail biter.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON BRUINS
Update – Boston has just confirmed they will start Anton Khudobin instead of Tuukka Rask. This should not change the outcome because he is 8-2-3, with a 2.47 GAA and a .923 SV%.