The Carolina Hurricanes will try to match their longest winning streak of the season when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins for this afternoon’s matchup at TD Banknorth Garden.

BOSTON - The Boston Bruins nearly blew a four-goal lead. And then they turned to their closer.Manny Fernandez - the fourth goalie to appear in the game - stopped all 13 shots he faced in the third period, and David Krejci had his first NHL hat trick as the Bruins held on to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-5 on Thursday night.

BOSTON - The Boston Bruins nearly blew a four-goal lead. And then they turned to their closer.

BOSTON - David Krejci had his first NHL hat trick and Phil Kessel scored twice to extend his point streak to an NHL-high 16 games as the Bruins, who nearly blew a four-goal lead, held on to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-5 on Thursday night.

BOSTON — There will be several streaks on the line when the Maple Leafs play the Bruins here tonight, from modest (the Leafs have three consecutive wins) to impressive (Boston has won 11 in a row at home).

BOSTON (AP) — The surging Boston Bruins will look to extend their 11-game winning streak at the TD Banknorth Garden this season when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will aim for their fourth consecutive victory when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins for tonight’s Northeast Division battle at TD Banknorth Garden.

He arrived in the National Hockey League described as brash, a prima donna and self-focused. He was an early contender to be selected first overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, but questions about his character and work ethic dropped him to fifth overall, where the Boston Bruins were happy to take the former Minnesota Golden Gopher.

He arrived in the National Hockey League described as brash, a prima donna and self-focused. He was an early contender to be selected first overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, but questions about his character and work ethic dropped him to fifth overall, where the Boston Bruins were happy to take the former Minnesota Golden Gopher. Two months into his rookie season, he was diagnosed …

Speedy Phil Kessel has become a center of attention in the NHL essentially because he has mastered the switch to wing. “We can call it maturation, but really it’s just taken him some time to figure out to play the wing and be strong on the wall,” Boston Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said.