National Hockey League

FINAL
Carolina Hurricanes 3
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Boston Bruins 4
1st2nd3rd4thOTT
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Scotiabank Arena

Match Report

Bergeron scores in 2nd OT, Bruins beat Hurricanes in Game 1

Patrice Bergeron scored the winner early in double overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round series that was postponed 15 hours to a rare late-morning start.

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Team Stats

CAR BOS
28
Blocked Shots
30
51
Hits
32
9
Takeaways
8
28
Shots
40
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
34
Faceoffs Won
43
44.2
Faceoff Win Percent
55.8
14
Giveaways
22
4
Total Penalties
4
8
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

CAR

  • Petr Mrazek G GA 4 · SA 40 · SOS 0
  • Jordan Staal C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Martin Necas C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Sebastian Aho C BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 0

BOS

  • Tuukka Rask G GA 3 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • Brad Marchand LW BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • David Krejci C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Injuries

Boston Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Taylor Hall Out
  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 1:13 3-4
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd OT
  2. Missed 19:28 3-3
    Patrice Bergeron 1st OT
  3. Penalty 18:24
    Brady Skjei 1st OT
  4. Missed 16:35 3-3
    Ondrej Kase 1st OT
  5. Missed 15:03 3-3
    Chris Wagner 1st OT
  6. Missed 12:28 3-3
    Charlie Coyle 1st OT
  7. Missed 9:26 3-3
    Zdeno Chara 1st OT
  8. Missed 9:07 3-3
    Torey Krug 1st OT
  9. Missed 4:02 3-3
    Andrei Svechnikov 1st OT
  10. Missed 0:31 3-3
    Zdeno Chara 1st OT
  11. Missed 16:57 3-3
    Brock McGinn 3rd
  12. Missed 15:37 3-3
    Brandon Carlo 3rd
  13. Missed 14:19 3-3
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  14. Missed 12:12 3-3
    Brandon Carlo 3rd
  15. Missed 10:30 3-3
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  16. Goal 9:49 3-3
    Haydn Fleury 3rd
  17. Penalty 5:12
    Jeremy Lauzon 3rd
  18. Missed 3:20 2-3
    Joel Edmundson 3rd
  19. Missed 2:34 2-3
    Jake Gardiner 3rd
  20. Goal 0:59 2-3
    David Krejci 3rd
  21. Missed 19:52 2-2
    Torey Krug 2nd
  22. Missed 19:38 2-2
    Dougie Hamilton 2nd
  23. Missed 18:44 2-2
    Joel Edmundson 2nd
  24. Missed 14:54 2-2
    Sebastian Aho 2nd
  25. Penalty 14:07
    Jordan Staal 2nd
  26. Penalty 14:07
    Charlie Coyle 2nd
  27. Penalty 11:54
    Andrei Svechnikov 2nd
  28. Missed 10:59 2-2
    Jordan Staal 2nd
  29. Missed 8:50 2-2
    Nino Niederreiter 2nd
  30. Missed 7:58 2-2
    Matt Grzelcyk 2nd
  31. Missed 7:15 2-2
    Jake DeBrusk 2nd
  32. Missed 6:15 2-2
    Jake DeBrusk 2nd
  33. Goal 4:59 2-2
    Brock McGinn 2nd
  34. Penalty 4:38
    2nd
  35. Goal 4:38 1-2
    Charlie Coyle 2nd
  36. Missed 4:26 1-1
    Jake DeBrusk 2nd
  37. Penalty 1:42
    Ondrej Kase 2nd
  38. Goal 17:45 1-1
    David Pastrnak 1st
  39. Missed 15:49 1-0
    Ryan Dzingel 1st
  40. Missed 15:29 1-0
    Vincent Trocheck 1st
  41. Missed 15:22 1-0
    Vincent Trocheck 1st
  42. Goal 13:02 1-0
    Joel Edmundson 1st
  43. Missed 9:50 0-0
    Dougie Hamilton 1st
  44. Penalty 9:25
    Charlie McAvoy 1st
  45. Missed 7:30 0-0
    Brad Marchand 1st
  46. Penalty 3:24
    Nino Niederreiter 1st
  47. Missed 3:20 0-0
    Charlie McAvoy 1st
  48. Missed 2:52 0-0
    Nino Niederreiter 1st
  49. Missed 2:29 0-0
    Nick Ritchie 1st
  50. Missed 1:45 0-0
    Martin Necas 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 0-1
    2nd OT
  2. Period End 20:00 0-1
    2nd OT
  3. Goal 1:13 3-4
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd OT
  4. Blocked 1:06 0-1
    Teuvo Teravainen 2nd OT
  5. Shot 0:58 0-1
    Joel Edmundson 2nd OT
  6. Face Off 0:00 0-1
    Jordan Staal 2nd OT
  7. Period Start 0:00 0-1
    2nd OT
  8. Period End 20:00 3-3
    1st OT
  9. Giveaway 19:58 3-3
    Charlie Coyle 1st OT
  10. Missed 19:28 3-3
    Patrice Bergeron 1st OT
  11. Takeaway 18:56 3-3
    Haydn Fleury 1st OT
  12. Face Off 18:43 3-3
    Jordan Staal 1st OT
  13. Stoppage 18:43 3-3
    1st OT
  14. Hit 18:33 3-3
    Jaccob Slavin 1st OT
  15. Face Off 18:24 3-3
    Patrice Bergeron 1st OT
  16. Penalty 18:24
    Brady Skjei 1st OT
  17. Shot 18:02 3-3
    Charlie McAvoy 1st OT
  18. Takeaway 17:46 3-3
    Jeremy Lauzon 1st OT
  19. Hit 17:35 3-3
    Nino Niederreiter 1st OT
  20. Face Off 17:29 3-3
    David Krejci 1st OT
  21. Stoppage 17:29 3-3
    1st OT
  22. Shot 17:27 3-3
    Haydn Fleury 1st OT
  23. Shot 17:18 3-3
    David Pastrnak 1st OT
  24. Hit 17:01 3-3
    Sebastian Aho 1st OT
  25. Face Off 16:51 3-3
    Sebastian Aho 1st OT
  26. Stoppage 16:51 3-3
    1st OT
  27. Blocked 16:50 3-3
    Ondrej Kase 1st OT
  28. Missed 16:35 3-3
    Ondrej Kase 1st OT
  29. Hit 15:57 3-3
    Nick Ritchie 1st OT
  30. Hit 15:14 3-3
    Joakim Nordstrom 1st OT
  31. Blocked 15:10 3-3
    Torey Krug 1st OT
  32. Hit 15:04 3-3
    Sebastian Aho 1st OT
  33. Missed 15:03 3-3
    Chris Wagner 1st OT
  34. Shot 14:55 3-3
    Sean Kuraly 1st OT
  35. Hit 14:21 3-3
    Jordan Martinook 1st OT
  36. Hit 14:16 3-3
    Torey Krug 1st OT
  37. Takeaway 14:01 3-3
    Torey Krug 1st OT
  38. Shot 13:53 3-3
    Brady Skjei 1st OT
  39. Face Off 13:01 3-3
    David Krejci 1st OT
  40. Stoppage 13:01 3-3
    1st OT

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