Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour frustrated by NHL rule application on Bruins goalīruins rattle Hurricanes, win Game 4 and send playoff series back to Carolina tied 2-2īruins’ big guns deliver in Boston. Hurricanes’ Tony DeAngelo moves past Game 4 vs. Boston also shuffled its lines, keeping the Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Pastrnak “Perfection Line” together but moving Craig Smith up with Taylor Hall and Erik Haula and putting Charlie Coyle between Jake DeBrusk and Tomas Nosek.ĭeCock: Hurricanes beating Bruins between blue lines, but losing playoff battle between the ears With McAvoy back for the Bruins, Josh Brown was a scratch. Stephen Lorentz and Ethan Bear remain healthy extras. Status quo: No changes for the Hurricanes, with Antti Raanta back in net. He’s been tested a few times already on a couple of Canes defensive breakdowns, and he’s turned aside all shots. Tony DeAngelo, Sebastian Aho with the assists.Ĭanes stay true to the matchup: The so-called perfection line has seen the ice a couple of times for Boston in the early going, and true to form, the Staal line has been on the ice each time. The puck trickled over the line past Jeremy Swayman, continuing Carolina’s run of success at 5-on-5 hockey. again: The Hurricanes got the first goal of the game for the fifth time in five games in this series, this time capitalizing after extended zone pressure, thanks in large part to a big hit by Andrei Svechnikov on Matt Grzelcyk. Raanta has made a couple of solid saves against the Bruins’ top line again this period, but most Bruins shots otherwise are coming from outside of 25 feet.Ĭanes strike first. They’re still pressing when they have a chance, but to a player, the Canes are playing sound defensive hockey. Bruins to the power play for the first time.īoring is good for the Hurricanes: There isn’t much happening out there in this period, which is to say, the Hurricanes are controlling this game in just the right way to protect a 2-0 lead. It was not intentional, but with high sticking, it doesn’t have to be. Robert Willett to the PK for the first time: As Jesperi Kotkaniemi tried to swim past Matt Grzelcyk in front of Jeremy Swayman, his stick and glove caught the Bruins’ defender in the face. Carolina Hurricanes Jaccob Slavin (74) checks Bostons Brad Marchand (63) in the second period on Tuesday, during game five of their of their Stanley Cup first round series at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C.
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