Bruins-Hurricanes Projected Lines, Pairings: Boston Makes Major Changer

The Bruins hit the road for the start of a two-game trip on Thursday, meeting the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena.

Halloween will bring with it several changes for Boston.

“We are looking for players to take ownership of their game – and with splitting up that (Mark) Kastelic, (John) Beecher, (Cole) Koepke line, we want their work habits to rub off on their linemates,” Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery said, per team-provided transcript.

Yes, Montgomery is splitting up his productive fourth line. Kastelic will move to right wing on a new top line alongside Brad Marchand and Elias Lindholm. Beecher will skate with Pavel Zacha and David Pastrnak, and Matt Poitras will center Trent Frederic and Justin Brazeau.

Max Jones slots back into the lineup next to Charlie Coyle and Koepke while Jeremy Swayman returns to the net.

The B’s and Canes are set to drop the puck at 7 p.m. ET, following an hour of pregame coverage on NESN.

Ex-Bruin Puts Canucks Forward In Body Bag, Blows Kiss To Crowd

Erik Haula gave Conor Garland the business

New Jersey Devils winger Erik Haula dropped the gloves and blew a kiss to the opposing crowd in celebration of his win.

Haula and Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland fought right off a second-period faceoff at Rogers Arena on Wednesday night. The scrap took place during a three-goal period for Haula and company en route to a 6-0 win.

The former Bruin clearly got the better of Garland with a flurry of right-handed haymakers and jabs. A late second effort from Garland wasn’t enough to prevent him from going to the ice first.

Haula was voted the winner with a landslide 85% of the votes on HockeyFights.com. You can watch the tilt here.

Canucks raucously booed Haula when he was shown in the penalty box on the jumbotron. The 33-year-old forward, who played one season with Boston, responded by blowing a kiss to those in attendance.