When, where: Tonight, 7, at RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.
TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).
Records: Boston is 29-23-3-3; Carolina is 30-28-3-1.
Goals: Eric Staal 29, Ray Whitney 23, Rod Brind'Amour 19.
Assists: Brind'Amour 32, Matt Cullen 31, Whitney 31.
Goaltending: Cam Ward (24-20-3, 2.91), John Grahame (5-7-1, 3.75).
Head to head: This is the last of four meetings. Carolina has won the previous three, including a 3-2 decision a week ago in Boston.
Miscellany: The Hurricanes have been hit hard by injury and illness: Captain Brind'Amour will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn left ACL Thursday, while Whitney (groin) and Erik Cole (flu) missed yesterday's loss in New Jersey, leaving the team without three of its top five scorers . . . Former Bruin Sergei Samsonov has 6 goals and 13 points and is a plus-6 in 18 games.
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