The Carolina Hurricanes lost their first game of the postseason Friday night in Boston, falling to the Bruins 4-2 as their series lead shrunk from 2-0 to 2-1.
Special teams bit the Canes, as Boston scored two goals on the power play and one shorthanded while the Hurricanes went 0 for 5 with a man advantage.
Vincent Trocheck and Jaccob Slavin had the two goals for the Canes, who couldn’t get the win in Pyotr Kochetkov’s first NHL playoff start.
Following the loss, head coach Rod Brind’Amour and Slavin spoke with members of the media.