Eastern heavyweights collide as Hurricanes host Bruins

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Two of the Eastern Conference's top three teams will become familiar foes down the stretch of the regular season as the Boston Bruins face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first of two meetings in a six-day span on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.

Boston (44-17-15, 103 points) looks for its third straightwin in the finale of a six-game road trip. On Tuesday, a three-goal third period