Carolina Hurricanes' Max Domi (13) is tripped up by Boston Bruins' Erik Haula (56) during the first period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Game 6 is tonight at TD Garden with Boston trailing, 3-2. (AP photo)

The Boston Bruins hope a trend continues tonight at TD Garden.

Home is where the wins are.

The home teams have been in control of the Bruins first round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes. That’s a reason forBruins coach Bruce Cassidy to feel confident about his team’s chances of extending the season as they go into tonight’s game on the brink of elimination, trailing Carolina 3-2.

“For us, we need to win a home game,” Cassidy said Wednesday. “That’s all that’s in front of us right now.”

Carolina won Games 1 and 2 on home ice before Boston responded by capitalizing on the Hurricanes’ 14 penalties to level the series with home wins in Games 3 and 4. But the Hurricanes rolled at home in Game 5.

Cassidy said Jeremy Swayman will make his third straight start in Game 6, and he anticipates having defenseman Hampus Lindholm back in the lineup. Lindholm hasn’t played since being leveled on a jarring shoulder-to-chest hit by Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov in Game 2.

For Carolina, the plan is simple: stay out of the penalty box and keep the game at even strength. The Hurricanes have outscored the Bruins 12-6 in 5-on-5 goals in the series, and they committed just three penalties in Game 5.

“When we play 5-on-5 hockey, I don’t think really anyone can beat us in this league,” Carolina winger Max Domi said.

Boston isn’t the only team facing elimination tonight. Two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning trail Toronto 3-2.Tampa Bay’s resilience and Toronto’s lack of recent postseason success are well-documented.

The host Lightning are 17-0 in games following a playoff loss over the past three postseasons. They’re facing possible elimination in a series for only the second time since the start of the 2020 playoffs.

The Edmonton Oilers are one loss away from their third straight first round exit, down 3-2 to the L.A. Kings on the road. Only St. Louis tonight has a chance to clinch at home, up 3-2 over the Minnesota Wild.

CAPSULE LOOK

Here’s a capsule look at tonight’s Bruins game:

Carolina Hurricanes (54-20-8, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (51-26-5, fourth in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -127, Hurricanes +106; over/under is 6

NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Hurricanes lead series 3-2

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes look to clinch the first round of the NHL Playoffs over the Boston Bruins in game six. The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Hurricanes won the previous meeting 5-1. Seth Jarvis scored two goals in the win.

Boston has a 51-26-5 record overall and a 22-14-2 record on its home ice. The Bruins are eighth in league play serving 9.8 penalty minutes per game.

Carolina has a 22-12-4 record on the road and a 54-20-8 record overall. The Hurricanes have a +77 scoring differential, with 277 total goals scored and 200 conceded.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 40 goals and 37 assists for the Bruins. Patrice Bergeron has eight goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

Sebastian Aho has 37 goals and 44 assists for the Hurricanes. Jarvis has scored six goals and added three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, 5.5 penalties and 12.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Hurricanes: 8-2-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.7 assists, 4.8 penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Bruins: Jakub Zboril: out (lower body), Hampus Lindholm: day to day (upper body).

Hurricanes: Jordan Martinook: day to day (lower-body), Frederik Andersen: day to day (undisclosed), Antti Raanta: day to day (upper body), Jake Gardiner: out (hip/back).