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Boston Bruins vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Lenovo Center

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Game preview

The Boston Bruins visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN and SN360.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Bruins

First game of a road trip.

  1. 172026-10-17: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 182026-10-18: no game
  3. 192026-10-19: no game
  4. 202026-10-20: at DAL
  5. 212026-10-21: no game
  6. 222026-10-22: vs NSH
  7. 232026-10-23: no game
  8. 242026-10-24: vs SJS
  9. 252026-10-25: no game
  10. 262026-10-26: no game
  11. 272026-10-27: at CAR
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~612 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~612 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton and St. Louis).

  1. 172026-10-17: at WPG
  2. 182026-10-18: at CGY, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 192026-10-19: no game
  4. 202026-10-20: at VAN
  5. 212026-10-21: no game
  6. 222026-10-22: at EDM
  7. 232026-10-23: no game
  8. 242026-10-24: at STL
  9. 252026-10-25: no game
  10. 262026-10-26: no game
  11. 272026-10-27: vs BOS
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~661 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,182 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

BOSCAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

BOS 72% (9th most settled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

BOS 48.8s (12th longest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

BOS 33% (12th most often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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