COMMENTARY
PNC Arena has been a house of horrors for the Bruins over the last year.
Boston visited the Hurricanes’ home barn five times during the 2021-22 campaign. They lost every matchup, outscored 21-6 in the process.
Four of those defeats came in the postseason, with Carolina defending its own ice in a seven-game triumph in the first round.
That humbling, season-ending defeat in Raleigh was the closest this veteran roster came to seeing its contention window slammed shut.
The return of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci this summer jammed that window ajar, for now.