National Hockey League

FINAL
Carolina Hurricanes 1
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Boston Bruins 2
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Scotiabank Arena

Match Report

Bergeron, Bruins beat Hurricanes 2-1 to advance in playoffs

Patrice Bergeron broke a tie with 3.5 seconds left in the second period, David Pastrnak returned with two assists and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Wednesday to win the first-round playoff series in five games.

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Team Stats

CAR BOS
10
Blocked Shots
17
33
Hits
27
7
Takeaways
7
24
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
2
3
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
20
53.5
Faceoff Win Percent
46.5
7
Giveaways
10
4
Total Penalties
3
8
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

CAR

  • Petr Mrazek G GA 2 · SA 27 · SOS 0
  • Teuvo Teravainen C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Justin Williams RW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Vincent Trocheck C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

BOS

  • Jaroslav Halak G GA 1 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Sean Kuraly C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • David Krejci C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 1

Head to Head

Injuries

Boston Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes

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

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:22 1-2
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  2. Missed 14:56 1-2
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  3. Missed 8:48 1-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  4. Missed 8:29 1-2
    David Krejci 3rd
  5. Missed 8:05 1-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  6. Penalty 7:58
    Justin Williams 3rd
  7. Missed 4:57 1-2
    Jake Gardiner 3rd
  8. Penalty 3:18
    Joakim Nordstrom 3rd
  9. Missed 2:44 1-2
    Charlie Coyle 3rd
  10. Missed 1:16 1-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  11. Penalty 0:44
    Warren Foegele 3rd
  12. Goal 19:56 1-2
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  13. Missed 19:28 1-1
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  14. Penalty 19:10
    Jordan Martinook 2nd
  15. Missed 19:08 1-1
    Ondrej Kase 2nd
  16. Goal 15:20 1-1
    David Krejci 2nd
  17. Penalty 13:47
    Sebastian Aho 2nd
  18. Missed 13:31 1-0
    Teuvo Teravainen 2nd
  19. Missed 13:17 1-0
    Sebastian Aho 2nd
  20. Missed 13:11 1-0
    Jaccob Slavin 2nd
  21. Missed 12:51 1-0
    Brady Skjei 2nd
  22. Missed 5:52 1-0
    Morgan Geekie 2nd
  23. Missed 3:47 1-0
    Teuvo Teravainen 2nd
  24. Missed 2:51 1-0
    Justin Williams 2nd
  25. Missed 2:13 1-0
    Sami Vatanen 2nd
  26. Penalty 1:49
    David Pastrnak 2nd
  27. Missed 1:19 1-0
    Jordan Martinook 2nd
  28. Missed 0:29 1-0
    Jack Studnicka 2nd
  29. Missed 18:50 1-0
    Sami Vatanen 1st
  30. Missed 18:20 1-0
    Jake Gardiner 1st
  31. Missed 17:33 1-0
    Brock McGinn 1st
  32. Penalty 15:15
    Charlie McAvoy 1st
  33. Missed 14:45 1-0
    Jordan Martinook 1st
  34. Missed 10:53 1-0
    Jaccob Slavin 1st
  35. Goal 9:35 1-0
    Haydn Fleury 1st
  36. Missed 9:04 0-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  37. Missed 7:49 0-0
    Jaccob Slavin 1st
  38. Missed 5:03 0-0
    Brad Marchand 1st
  39. Missed 3:19 0-0
    Jordan Staal 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-2
    3rd
  3. Takeaway 19:58 1-2
    Teuvo Teravainen 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:23 1-2
    Vincent Trocheck 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:23 1-2
    3rd
  6. Missed 19:22 1-2
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  7. Shot 19:15 1-2
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  8. Face Off 19:10 1-2
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  9. Stoppage 19:10 1-2
    3rd
  10. Shot 19:09 1-2
    Justin Williams 3rd
  11. Giveaway 19:06 1-2
    Charlie Coyle 3rd
  12. Takeaway 18:49 1-2
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  13. Hit 18:15 1-2
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  14. Blocked 17:48 1-2
    Warren Foegele 3rd
  15. Hit 17:17 1-2
    Ryan Dzingel 3rd
  16. Hit 16:15 1-2
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  17. Hit 16:11 1-2
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  18. Hit 16:00 1-2
    Connor Clifton 3rd
  19. Hit 15:48 1-2
    Warren Foegele 3rd
  20. Face Off 15:38 1-2
    Jordan Staal 3rd
  21. Stoppage 15:38 1-2
    3rd
  22. Shot 15:25 1-2
    Haydn Fleury 3rd
  23. Missed 14:56 1-2
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  24. Giveaway 14:32 1-2
    Petr Mrazek 3rd
  25. Blocked 14:18 1-2
    Sebastian Aho 3rd
  26. Hit 13:33 1-2
    Dougie Hamilton 3rd
  27. Face Off 13:04 1-2
    Vincent Trocheck 3rd
  28. Stoppage 13:04 1-2
    3rd
  29. Hit 12:36 1-2
    Brady Skjei 3rd
  30. Hit 12:01 1-2
    Jake DeBrusk 3rd
  31. Takeaway 11:28 1-2
    Jordan Martinook 3rd
  32. Giveaway 11:12 1-2
    Petr Mrazek 3rd
  33. Giveaway 9:53 1-2
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  34. Hit 9:38 1-2
    Dougie Hamilton 3rd
  35. Face Off 9:17 1-2
    Charlie Coyle 3rd
  36. Stoppage 9:17 1-2
    3rd
  37. Shot 9:17 1-2
    Torey Krug 3rd
  38. Missed 8:48 1-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  39. Missed 8:29 1-2
    David Krejci 3rd
  40. Shot 8:26 1-2
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd

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