It was a game won by four of the unlikeliest of heroes for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Two players who were making their playoff debuts — one young, the other a bit greyer — and two players who have struggled to make their presence felt in the postseason.
The Hurricanes put together a total team effort Monday night at PNC Arena, as Antti Raanta — making his first playoff start — stopped 35 shots against the Boston Bruins in Game One of their first-round series.
Nino Niederreiter and Vincent Trocheck put the team on their back with monster performances and rookie Seth Jarvis got the ball rolling with his first playoff tally in his first playoff game.