The Boston Bruins look to get one step closer to clinching a playoff spot as they battle the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. EST.

The Bruins are 43-26-9 and fourth in the Atlantic Division. They currently hold the first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and have a five-point lead over the second spot. Boston just lost to the Philadelphia Flyers on the road, 2-1, in overtime. After the first period, the Flyers were up 1-0. Early in the third period, the Bruins tied the game up. Boston was outshot by Philly 31-19, outhit 21-19, and lost in face-offs 35-24. The power play was 1-for-1 and the penalty kill was 4-for-5 on stops. The Bruins gave the puck away a lot.

The Hurricanes are 49-22-6 and first in the Metropolitan Division. They currently have the best record in the Eastern Conference, but it's only a two-point lead on the Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres. The Canes just lost to the Ottawa Senators on the road, 6-3. Carolina scored first and then a few minutes later, they gave up two goals. The Hurricanes were able to tie things up at the end of the period. From there, Ottawa scored the next three goals and the Canes didn't respond until late in the game. Carolina was outshot 31-28 and lost in face-offs 39-25, but won in hits 30-28. The power play was 1-for-2 and the penalty kill was 0-for-2 on stops.

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Boston is 11th in scoring, tied for 16th in goals against, ninth on the power play, and 26th on the penalty kill. Morgan Geekie leads the team in goals. The Bruins have lost three games in a row and they scored only one goal in all three games. This game will be the last stop on a four-game road trip, where so far they have gone 0-2-1. The defense has done its part on the trip and all of these games were against some tough opponents. The Bruins have been battle-tested and are looking to finally break through again on offense.

Carolina is fourth in scoring, seventh in goals against, fifth on the power play, and 12th on the penalty kill. Seth Jarvis leads the team in goals. The Hurricanes just finished up a four-game road trip and went 3-1. The Canes only need a point tonight to secure their fourth division title in six years. The team has won three of their last four games and the offense has scored three goals or more in all four games. They are balanced on both sides of the puck and the defense is ready to get back on track.

Best Bet: Under

Playoff seeding is on the line for both teams. The Canes want to get their defense back in line and the Bruins' defense has been great on the road trip.