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When, where: Tonight, 7, at RBC Center, Raleigh, N.C.
TV, radio: NESN, WBZ (1030).
Records: Carolina is 39-14-4 (first in the Southeast Division with 82 points); Boston is 24-24-10 (last in the Northeast Division with 58 points).
Goals: Eric Staal 36, Erik Cole 26, Rod Brind'Amour 23.
Assists: Staal 39, Cory Stillman 39, Justin Williams 34.
Goaltending: Martin Gerber (28-9, 2.73), Cam Ward (11-5, 3.44).
Head to head: This is the third of four meetings. Carolina won the first two, both by a 4-3 score in overtime. The most recent matchup, Feb. 5 in Boston, went to a shootout.
Miscellany: The Hurricanes have the best record in the Eastern Conference and are 1 point behind Detroit for best record in the league . . . Defenseman Frantisek Kaberle, who played on the bronze medalist Czech Republic team in the Olympics, already has set a career high with 34 points and leads Carolina blue liners with a plus-10 . . . Gerber played for the Swiss team in Turin and shut out Canada, 2-0, in the preliminary round . . . Staal is third in the league in scoring with 75 points. 