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Carolina Hurricanes
7-4-0
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Boston Bruins
7-7-0

Bruins extend win streak to 3 with 2-1 victory over the Hurricanes

Alexander Nikishin lights the lamp for Hurricanes

The Bruins opened the season with three consecutive wins, then lost six in a row and have now won four of five overall.

Mittelstadt opened the scoring at 1:27 of the third when he got his fourth of the season off a pass from Charlie McAvoy.

Arvidsson added his third of the season at 5:05, sneaking the puck over the right shoulder of Frederik Andersen on a break. Mittelstadt and McAvoy assisted on the goal.

Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin ripped a slap shot past Jeremy Swayman with 2:49 to go to make it a one-goal game. Mark Jankowski and Jordan Martinook had the assists.

Swayman made 28 saves in a bounce-back performance after giving up seven goals against the Ottawa Senators in his previous start on Monday.

Andersen had 20 saves for the Hurricanes, who have lost three of four.

Up next The Hurricanes visit the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

The Bruins visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 3rd Period 1:27 Casey Mittelstadt Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (9), Pavel Zacha (10)
Goal 3rd Period 5:05 Viktor Arvidsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (4), Charlie McAvoy (10)
Goal 3rd Period 17:11 Alexander Nikishin Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Mark Jankowski (1), Jordan Martinook (5)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 21
21 Hits 26
6 Takeaways 2
29 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 20
53.5 Faceoff Win Percent 46.5
14 Giveaways 9
1 Total Penalties 1
2 Penalty Minutes 2
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Aspirot, D Injured Reserve Dec 23
Henri Jokiharju, D Injured Reserve Nov 29
Matej Blumel, RW Injured Reserve Nov 28
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexander Nikishin, D Day-To-Day Dec 23
William Carrier, LW Out Dec 23
Jaccob Slavin, D Injured Reserve Dec 22
Jordan Martinook, LW Out Dec 22
Seth Jarvis, C Injured Reserve Dec 22

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 11 47 3
Philadelphia 19 10 45 7
NY Islanders 20 13 44 4
Washington 19 13 43 5
NY Rangers 19 16 42 4
New Jersey 20 16 41 1
Pittsburgh 15 12 39 9
Columbus 15 15 36 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 22 13 47 3
Montreal 20 12 45 5
Tampa Bay 20 13 43 3
Florida 20 14 42 2
Ottawa 18 13 41 5
Boston 20 17 41 1
Buffalo 18 14 40 4
Toronto 16 15 37 5
Full Standings