A pair of trade deadline acquisitions, Rick Nash and Tommy Wingels sparked the Boston Bruins in their come from behind victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night.
Another pair of newcomers, Brian Gionta and Nick Holden, will make their debuts 48 hours later as the B’s welcome the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins to TD Garden in Game 2 of their six-game homestand. The veterans will replace a struggling Danton Heinen, who was benched in the 4-3 OT triumph two nights ago, and a banged up Matt Grzelcyk.
Both teams sit in third in their respective divisions. A Penguins win and Flyers regulation loss against the Hurricanes would put both Metropolitan Division squads at 78 points.