Hurricanes at Bruins

HURRICANES (31-10-3) at BRUINS (26-15-3)

Hurricanes projected lineup
Teuvo Teravainen -- Sebastian Aho -- Martin Necas
Andrei Svechnikov -- Vincent Trocheck -- Seth Jarvis
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Steven Lorentz -- Derek Stepan -- Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Ian Cole -- Ethan Bear
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Scratched: Josh Leivo, Brendan Smith
Injured: None
COVID-19 protocol: Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Bruins projected lineup
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Trent Frederic -- Jack Studnicka -- Nick Foligno
Anton Blidh -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Tyler Lewington
Injured: Patrice Bergeron (upper body), John Moore (upper body), Urho Vaakanainen (upper body)
Suspended: Brad Marchand
Status report
Teravainen is expected to return after missing four games with a lower-body injury. … Bergeron will not play Thursday after the center sustained a laceration to the back of his head in the third period of a 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said. Bergeron collided with Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and fell against the boards; there is no timeline on his return. ... Marchand, a forward, was suspended six games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Wednesday for roughing and high-sticking Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry with 25 seconds remaining in the third period Tuesday. … Studnicka will play after being recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League. ... Frederic will return after missing 11 games with an upper-body injury. ... The Bruins sent forward
Oskar Steen
to Providence of the American Hockey League and recalled Lewington, a defenseman.