The National Hockey League confirmed Sunday that the game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins on Sunday at 5 p.m. will be played as scheduled. Both teams and the NHL officials are in Raleigh.
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency in conjunction with the winter storm that passed through the state on Saturday. Fans uncomfortable traveling to PNC Arena for today's game may exchange their unused tickets for any remaining regular-season Hurricanes home game, with the exception of Jan. 20. All exchanges must be handled at the PNC Arena Box Office, regardless of where the tickets were purchased.
Tonight's Officials
Referees Tom Kowal (32), Kelly Sutherland (11)
Linesmen Matt MacPherson (83), Ryan Daisy (81)
Ntl. Anthem Amanda Bell
Siren Sounder Elliott Avent
WAYBACK MACHINE
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Hurricanes tonight in the 3rd and final game between these teams and the 2nd of 2 at PNC Arena … The Bruins are 21-17-4 thus far this season with a 12-7-4 mark on the road … They are 4-5-4 vs. Metropolitan Division opponents and are 16-10-4 vs. Eastern Conference teams this season.
They are playing game 3 tonight of their 10th and game 2 of their 11th of 16 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights, as they hosted EDM on Thursday, played in FLA last night, in CAR tonight & in STL on Tuesday … They are currently 5-5-1 in game 1s, 4-4-2 in game 2s and 3-5-1 in game 3s of these series.
The Bruins are concluding tonight their 8th of 14 sets of back-to-back games … They are 4-2-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-5-1 in the 2nd game thus far.
BOSTON vs CAROLINA, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Hurricanes are meeting for the 197th time in their histories (includes totals as Hartford Whalers) with the Bruins having a 104-70-16-6 record and 661-566 scoring advantage in those games.
The Bruins are 47-38-9-3 in their 97 road games of this lifetime series with a 326-310 scoring edge in those contests.
The Bruins have taken points out of their last 11 games vs. the Hurricanes at 7-0-4, including a 2-1 shootout win in Boston on 12/1 & 3-2 OT loss in Carolina on 12/23 in the 1st 2 games of this season’s series, with their last regulation loss to Carolina a 4-2 road setback on Apr. 13, 2013 ... They are 3-0-2 in their last 5 visits to Raleigh and they are 10-4-2 in their last 16 road games vs. the Hurricanes.
Fun Facts: The Bruins are 34-29-3-6 vs. Carolina since they relocated from Hartford at the start of the 1997-98 season … Neither of these teams has shut out the other in Raleigh with the last road shutout by Boston a 3-0 Bill Ranford win on Feb. 14, 1996 & last home blanking by Carolina a 2-0 Sean Burke victory on Apr. 13, 1996.
INJURIES (113 total man-games lost)
Matt Beleskey – Right knee; 6 wks from time of 12/3 injury; Has missed 17 games (IR)
John-Michael Liles – Concussion; Has missed 20 games (IR)
MILESTONES APPROACHING
David Krejci is 2 points short of his 500th NHL point.
Jimmy Hayes is 2 points short of his 100th NHL point.
Ryan Spooner is 3 points shy of his 100th NHL point.
Dominic Moore is 3 goals shy of his 100th NHL goal.
https://link.nhl.com/static/gamenotes/public/20162017/[email protected]?1483850747000
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency in conjunction with the winter storm that passed through the state on Saturday. Fans uncomfortable traveling to PNC Arena for today's game may exchange their unused tickets for any remaining regular-season Hurricanes home game, with the exception of Jan. 20. All exchanges must be handled at the PNC Arena Box Office, regardless of where the tickets were purchased.
Tonight's Officials
Referees Tom Kowal (32), Kelly Sutherland (11)
Linesmen Matt MacPherson (83), Ryan Daisy (81)
Ntl. Anthem Amanda Bell
Siren Sounder Elliott Avent
WAYBACK MACHINE
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Hurricanes tonight in the 3rd and final game between these teams and the 2nd of 2 at PNC Arena … The Bruins are 21-17-4 thus far this season with a 12-7-4 mark on the road … They are 4-5-4 vs. Metropolitan Division opponents and are 16-10-4 vs. Eastern Conference teams this season.
They are playing game 3 tonight of their 10th and game 2 of their 11th of 16 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights, as they hosted EDM on Thursday, played in FLA last night, in CAR tonight & in STL on Tuesday … They are currently 5-5-1 in game 1s, 4-4-2 in game 2s and 3-5-1 in game 3s of these series.
The Bruins are concluding tonight their 8th of 14 sets of back-to-back games … They are 4-2-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 1-5-1 in the 2nd game thus far.
BOSTON vs CAROLINA, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Hurricanes are meeting for the 197th time in their histories (includes totals as Hartford Whalers) with the Bruins having a 104-70-16-6 record and 661-566 scoring advantage in those games.
The Bruins are 47-38-9-3 in their 97 road games of this lifetime series with a 326-310 scoring edge in those contests.
The Bruins have taken points out of their last 11 games vs. the Hurricanes at 7-0-4, including a 2-1 shootout win in Boston on 12/1 & 3-2 OT loss in Carolina on 12/23 in the 1st 2 games of this season’s series, with their last regulation loss to Carolina a 4-2 road setback on Apr. 13, 2013 ... They are 3-0-2 in their last 5 visits to Raleigh and they are 10-4-2 in their last 16 road games vs. the Hurricanes.
Fun Facts: The Bruins are 34-29-3-6 vs. Carolina since they relocated from Hartford at the start of the 1997-98 season … Neither of these teams has shut out the other in Raleigh with the last road shutout by Boston a 3-0 Bill Ranford win on Feb. 14, 1996 & last home blanking by Carolina a 2-0 Sean Burke victory on Apr. 13, 1996.
INJURIES (113 total man-games lost)
Matt Beleskey – Right knee; 6 wks from time of 12/3 injury; Has missed 17 games (IR)
John-Michael Liles – Concussion; Has missed 20 games (IR)
MILESTONES APPROACHING
David Krejci is 2 points short of his 500th NHL point.
Jimmy Hayes is 2 points short of his 100th NHL point.
Ryan Spooner is 3 points shy of his 100th NHL point.
Dominic Moore is 3 goals shy of his 100th NHL goal.
https://link.nhl.com/static/gamenotes/public/20162017/[email protected]?1483850747000
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