The Boston Bruins held serve Friday night in TD Garden, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 in their first home game of the postseason to cut the series deficit to 2-1.
The Canes didn’t quite have it, as disastrous special teams play doomed Carolina. The Bruins scored two of their four goals on the power play, while also adding a shorthanded goal in the first period. As for the Hurricanes, Carolina went 0 for 5 with the man advantage.
Special teams have been an overall strength of the Canes all season, as Carolina boasted one of the best penalty kills in NHL history while also posting a top-10 power play during the regular season.