National Hockey League

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Carolina Hurricanes 1
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Match Report

Rask-less Bruins top Hurricanes 3-1, take 2-1 lead in series

Jaroslav Halak stopped 29 shots after goaltender Tuukka Rask opted out of the NHL playoffs and Charlie Coyle provided plenty of offense, scoring once and setting up another goal to help the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 and take a 2-1...

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Team Stats

BOS CAR
9
Blocked Shots
19
33
Hits
35
7
Takeaways
13
39
Shots
30
1
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
5
20.0
Power Play Percentage
20.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
33
Faceoffs Won
25
56.9
Faceoff Win Percent
43.1
7
Giveaways
13
5
Total Penalties
4
10
Penalty Minutes
10

Top Performers

BOS

  • Jaroslav Halak G GA 1 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jake DeBrusk LW BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Charlie Coyle C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 2

CAR

  • Petr Mrazek G GA 2 · SA 38 · SOS 0
  • Justin Williams RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Sebastian Aho C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Vincent Trocheck C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

Highlights

01:34 Tuukka Rask opts out of Stanley Cup playoffs Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Injuries

Carolina Hurricanes

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

Boston Bruins

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:29 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  2. Missed 15:22 2-1
    Jaccob Slavin 3rd
  3. Missed 10:50 2-1
    Jack Studnicka 3rd
  4. Missed 10:30 2-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  5. Missed 10:09 2-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  6. Missed 9:41 2-1
    Justin Williams 3rd
  7. Missed 7:32 2-1
    Teuvo Teravainen 3rd
  8. Goal 6:30 2-1
    Nino Niederreiter 3rd
  9. Penalty 5:00
    Anders Bjork 3rd
  10. Missed 2:13 2-0
    Ondrej Kase 3rd
  11. Goal 1:16 2-0
    Sean Kuraly 3rd
  12. Penalty 19:31
    Par Lindholm 2nd
  13. Missed 17:50 1-0
    Matt Grzelcyk 2nd
  14. Penalty 15:49
    Haydn Fleury 2nd
  15. Missed 14:25 1-0
    Teuvo Teravainen 2nd
  16. Missed 13:25 1-0
    Joakim Nordstrom 2nd
  17. Penalty 13:03
    Anders Bjork 2nd
  18. Missed 9:03 1-0
    David Krejci 2nd
  19. Penalty 8:27
    Dougie Hamilton 2nd
  20. Missed 6:07 1-0
    Sebastian Aho 2nd
  21. Missed 5:32 1-0
    Jordan Staal 2nd
  22. Missed 3:13 1-0
    Sebastian Aho 2nd
  23. Missed 2:26 1-0
    Jack Studnicka 2nd
  24. Goal 0:14 1-0
    Charlie Coyle 2nd
  25. Penalty 17:58
    Trevor van Riemsdyk 1st
  26. Missed 17:19 0-0
    Patrice Bergeron 1st
  27. Penalty 15:28
    Anders Bjork 1st
  28. Missed 14:03 0-0
    Nino Niederreiter 1st
  29. Missed 13:19 0-0
    Trevor van Riemsdyk 1st
  30. Missed 11:40 0-0
    Brady Skjei 1st
  31. Missed 9:04 0-0
    Jake DeBrusk 1st
  32. Missed 5:04 0-0
    Torey Krug 1st
  33. Penalty 4:27
    Vincent Trocheck 1st
  34. Missed 0:53 0-0
    Teuvo Teravainen 1st
  35. Penalty 0:12
    Brad Marchand 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:29 3-1
    Par Lindholm 3rd
  4. Goal 19:29 3-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  5. Takeaway 19:22 2-1
    David Krejci 3rd
  6. Hit 18:22 2-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  7. Shot 18:17 2-1
    Dougie Hamilton 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:01 2-1
    Vincent Trocheck 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:01 2-1
    3rd
  10. Face Off 17:53 2-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  11. Stoppage 17:53 2-1
    3rd
  12. Stoppage 17:53 2-1
    3rd
  13. Shot 17:08 2-1
    Sami Vatanen 3rd
  14. Blocked 16:54 2-1
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  15. Takeaway 16:48 2-1
    Ondrej Kase 3rd
  16. Face Off 16:21 2-1
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  17. Stoppage 16:21 2-1
    3rd
  18. Giveaway 16:07 2-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  19. Hit 15:46 2-1
    Brock McGinn 3rd
  20. Face Off 15:33 2-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  21. Stoppage 15:33 2-1
    3rd
  22. Shot 15:33 2-1
    Jaccob Slavin 3rd
  23. Face Off 15:22 2-1
    Vincent Trocheck 3rd
  24. Missed 15:22 2-1
    Jaccob Slavin 3rd
  25. Stoppage 15:22 2-1
    3rd
  26. Blocked 15:15 2-1
    Dougie Hamilton 3rd
  27. Hit 14:58 2-1
    Andrei Svechnikov 3rd
  28. Hit 14:46 2-1
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  29. Face Off 14:25 2-1
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  30. Stoppage 14:25 2-1
    3rd
  31. Takeaway 13:48 2-1
    Trevor van Riemsdyk 3rd
  32. Takeaway 13:46 2-1
    Ondrej Kase 3rd
  33. Takeaway 13:45 2-1
    Trevor van Riemsdyk 3rd
  34. Giveaway 13:43 2-1
    Trevor van Riemsdyk 3rd
  35. Blocked 13:20 2-1
    Haydn Fleury 3rd
  36. Blocked 13:09 2-1
    Jack Studnicka 3rd
  37. Takeaway 13:05 2-1
    Charlie Coyle 3rd
  38. Hit 12:42 2-1
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  39. Hit 12:27 2-1
    Brandon Carlo 3rd
  40. Face Off 12:20 2-1
    Jordan Staal 3rd

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