The Canes finally know their first-round opponent, and it’s the team that knocked Carolina out of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2019.
After leading the NHL in points, the Boston Bruins lost all three of their seeding round-robin games in the Toronto bubble, leading to a first-round meeting with the Canes. The Bruins rode an incredible top line and league-best defensive corps to the top of the NHL standings. Here we take a look at Boston’s defense and penalty kill:
Defense
The Pairings:
Regular Season Stats:
- Charlie McAvoy: 67 GP, 5 G, 27 A, 32 PTS, +24, 51.