It’s a light night in the NHL on Monday with just a pair of games.
NHL schedule 2014: Bruins host Devils, Hurricanes face Flames
Boston has won four straight and would you believe Calgary and Carolina are both trending up?
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The Boston Bruins take a four-game winning streak into their matchup against the New Jersey Devils. The Bruins might be without Zdeno Chara, Torey Krug, Kevan Miller and David Warsofsky on the blue line, but they've seen Dougie Hamilton pick up his game to help fill the void. One other guy they might be without is David Krejci who is day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment.
The Devils would be happy to take advantage of those absences as they've lost three straight. They might get some offensive help as Mike Cammalleri and Martin Havlat may play on Monday. Their returns will be needed as the Devils be without Adam Henrique, Ryane Clowe, and Jon Merrill. They'll also have to hope the early workload of the season hasn't been too much for goalie Cory Schneider as he's started every game this season.
Bruins vs. Devils - 7 p.m. ET
Where: TD Garden - Boston, MA
TV: MSG+, NESN, TVA
Streaming: GameCenter Live
If you saw the Hurricanes vs. Flames on the schedule a couple weeks ago you might have rolled your eyes and prepared to find something else to do. Now both teams come in winners of four of their past five.
The Hurricanes, after going winless in October, have points in five straight. Getting healthy players back has done them a world of good and they've seen Elias Lindholm pick up his game as well. With Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner getting back into form, things have picked up.
The Flames have seen defenseman Mark Giordano play like a man possessed of late. Giordano has a six-game point streak and has four goals and seven assists during that span. He's tied for fifth in the NHL in points and already has people talking about him for the Norris Trophy. Not bad.
Rookie Johnny Gaudreau has gone bananas lately as well. In his past 10 games, Gaudreau has three goals and nine assists. Nine of 12 points on the season came in the past seven games. His adjustment to the NHL is moving along well and the Flames are benefiting.
Hurricanes vs. Flames - 7 p.m.
Where: PNC Arena - Raleigh, NC
TV: Fox Sports-Carolina, SNW
Streaming: GameCenter Live
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