NHL Game Preview: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

Carolina Hurricanes (46-25-4, 96 Pts) at Boston Bruins (30-37-9, 69 Pts)

Date: Saturday, April 5
Venue – TD Garden
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSNSO/NESN
Radio:
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan
Boston – 98.5 The Sports Hub

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Carolina -1.5 ML -250
Boston +1.5 ML +205
O/U 5.5

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Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes suffered a 5-3 loss last night to the Detroit Red Wings. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak. They’ve won four of their last six games averaging four goals per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game. 

Boston Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins suffered their tenth straight loss on Thursday in a 4-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens. They have allowed 4.6 goals per game during their losing streak while scoring just 1.8 goals per game. 

Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

Jarvis-Aho-Blake
Robinson-Roslovic-Hall
Martinook-Kotkaniemi-Stankoven
Host-Jankowski-Robidas

Slavin-Burns
Walker-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Morrow

Andersen 
Kochetkov

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Boston Bruins Projected Lines

Geekie-E.Lindholm-Pastrnak
Zacha-Mittelstadt-Lysell
Khusnutdinov-Minten-Lettieri
Lauko-Beecher-Koepke

Zadorov-Jokiharju
Wotherspoon-Peeke
Lohrei-Mitchell

Swayman
Korpisalo

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Players To Watch:

Carolina Hurricanes

Jesperi Kotkaniemi this season has 31 points on 11 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Bruins 14 times in his career recording five points on four goals and an assist; he has a goal and an assist between two meetings this season. 

Boston Bruins

David Pastrnak this season has 89 points on 37 goals and 52 assists. He’s faced the Hurricanes 24 times in his career recording 23 points on 11 goals and 13 assists; he has three assists this season between two meetings against Carolina. 

Injury Report:

Carolina Hurricanes

RW Jesper Fast – IR 
LW William Carrier – Out
C Jordan Staal – DTD
RW Andrei Svechnikov – DTD

Boston Bruins

D Hampus Lindholm – IR 
D Charlie McAvoy – IR 
C Mark Kestelic – Out

Next Game

Carolina  – April 8 at Buffalo Sabres
Boston – April 6 at Buffalo Sabres

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