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Marco Sturm and Sergei Samsonov will not play tonight. Sturm suffered an "upper-body" injury last Saturday in Montreal, and Samsonov suffered a bruised foot on Wednesday in Pittsburgh.

Coach Mike Sullivan said Samsonov was a possibility tonight, but for precautionary reasons the crafty forward will not play. Both players will be back in the lineup after the Olympic break.

As far as Sturm playing for his native Germany at the winter games, there is a good chance he will not participate in the Olympics.

Goaltender Tim Thomas will make his 15th consecutive start tonight.

Bruins forward Sergei Samsonov will not play tonight. He suffered a bruised foot during Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh.

Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas will make his 14th consecutive start tonight against the New Jersey Devils.

Andrew Raycroft skated this morning during an optional skate just to see some pucks.

Bruins forward Marco Sturm will not play today due to an upper-body injury, which he suffered in Montreal on Saturday.

Glen Murray is playing on the line with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Boyes.

Entering today's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas has made 11 consecutive starts. Now, make that 12.

Thomas gets tbe nod _ again _ despite the back-to-back games. He has a 7-2-2 record, including a 1.79 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage.

Glen Murray returns to the lineup tonight after missing 10 games with a foot injury. He's slated to be on the line with Wayne Primeau and P.J. Axelsson.

Murray, 33, has missed a combined 17 games this season. In the 35 games he has played, he has posted 14 goals and 15 assists for 29 points, while sporting a minus-4 rating.

Defenseman Brian Leetch, who returned to the lineup last Saturday after missing seven games with a groin injury, missed the third period in Ottawa on Monday and will not play tonight. He's listed as day-to-day.

Goaltender Tim Thomas (6-1-2) will make his 10th consecutive start tonight.