Carolina Hurricanes (31-10-3) at Boston Bruins (26-15-3)
Well, this is going to be a very atypical showdown between the Hurricanes and Bruins. Tuukka Rask has officially retired as of Wednesday, Brad Marchand is reportedly being suspended for six games and Patrice Bergeron will miss Thursday’s game due to an upper-body injury he sustained against Pittsburgh. Three players that have historically dominated the Hurricanes in the past are all out of the lineup. Still, Boston remains a dangerous team with the likes of Taylor Hall, David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. The Hurricanes have outscored the Bruins 10-1 this season, so Boston will be eager to try and get things going early on.