The Boston Bruins recently went through one of their better runs of the season, notching five consecutive wins, including a pair against two of the top squads in the Western Conference — the Jets and Avalanche.
Jim Montgomery’s club came into Wednesday’s tilt with the Hurricanes after outchecking Winnipeg en route to a 4-1 victory two nights prior. Boston’s four-spot snapped the Jets’ run of 34 straight games of allowing three or fewer goals in regulation.
The Bruins couldn’t build off that impressive triumph against Connor Hellebuyck and company. After a relatively even first 20 minutes, Boston hardly looked in sync Wednesday during the middle 20 against Carolina, one of their few Achilles’ heels over the past few seasons.