Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov missed a game for the first time this season with an unexpected pregame injury. Orlov was a late scratch from the lineup before the Hurricanes’ 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

A pair of teams that haven’t faced off since October meet for their second of three meetings this season when the Carolina Hurricanes take on the Boston Bruins at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.

Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho (20) celebrates his goal with teammate Brent Burns (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP

And at the end of the day, what I expect Carolina to do is look at all of those offers and decide if that’s better than just renting out Rantanen for a Cup run with the Hurricanes, and whether they lose him July 1 for nothing,

Morgan Geekie scored both goals for the Bruins (28-28-8), who have lost three in a row and are 1-6-2 in their past nine games. Joonas Korpisalo made 20 saves.

Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2.

The Boston Bruins have found some spectacular ways to lose games this season, but Thursday night might take the cake.

The Carolina Hurricanes will take on the Boston Bruins (28-27-8) tonight as the team starts a four-game homestand. The Hurricanes have won each of their last two games by a 2-1 score and are hoping to find a bit more of an offensive showing against the struggling and depleted Bruins.

Both just traded, longtime Boston teammates Charlie Coyle and Brandon Carlo sat by each other on the plane ride to Colorado.