Game Day: Bruins vs. Hurricanes

Game day and why not start with a Patrice Bergeron update since I know that has been the topic of discussion lately.

According to Claude Julien, Patrice Bergeron continues to improve, noting that he felt better today than he did yesterday. Earlier in the week, Bergeron was still complaining of headaches from last Saturday's concussion.

Other Bruins and Game Notes:

Aaron Ward and Petteri Nokelainen were both seen traveling with the team and are day-to day. Both will not be in the line-up tonight. Ward looks very close to returning.

Tim Thomas was the first goalie off the ice. Look for him to start tonight against Carolina.

Julien said Marco Sturm (knee) is getting better and that the swelling is going down. Surgery is still a possibility for Sturm.

Andrew Ference skated yesterday for the first time since suffering his fractured tibia on Nov. 13. Ference skated for approximately 20 minutes and is still in need of a few weeks to be game ready.

Sturm and Ference are the only Bruins currently on injured reserve.

Carolina did play last night, a 5-4 win over Atlanta.

With Phil Kessel's point streak over at 18 games, Milan Lucic now has the longest point streak at eight games.