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Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins

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Pastrnak, Swayman lead Bruins out of skid with 5-1 win over Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins: Game Highlights

Morgan Geekie had a goal and four assists for the Bruins and Elias Lindholm added a goal and an assist.

Justin Robidas scored Carolina's only goal, breaking up Swayman's shutout bid with just 55 seconds remaining. Frederik Andersen had 21 saves for the Hurricanes.

The Bruins won for the first time in nearly a month, taking command with a pair of goals 58 seconds apart by Geekie and Lindholm in the final 1:11 of the first period.

Pastrnak assisted on the first two goals of the game, then delivered three consecutive goals over the final two periods. It was his 19th career hat trick.

The Bruins ended the team’s longest skid in the past 15 years. Boston, which hadn’t lost 10 straight since 2010, were 0-9-1 since beating Florida 3-1 on March 11.

Takeaways Hurricanes: Carolina lost back-to-back games for the first time since late February.

Bruins: Pastrnak's second hat trick of the season was only the second for the Bruins, too.

Key moment Midway through the second period, Pastrnak nudged the puck across the slot with his left skate, spun around at the opposite post and got off a forehand from behind the goal line, beating Andersen and putting Boston up 3-0.

Key stat Although Boston was outshot 40-26, the Bruins outhit the Hurricanes 39-12 and blocked 25 shots to Carolina's seven.

Up next The Hurricanes continue four straight on the road with a game Tuesday night at Buffalo. The Bruins visit the Sabres on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 18:49 Morgan Geekie Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (53), Nikita Zadorov (14)
Goal 1st Period 19:47 Elias Lindholm Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (54), Morgan Geekie (19)
Goal 2nd Period 10:14 David Pastrnak Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (26), Morgan Geekie (20)
Goal 3rd Period 1:28 David Pastrnak Goal (39) Batted, assists: Morgan Geekie (21), Elias Lindholm (27)
Goal 3rd Period 15:18 David Pastrnak Goal (40) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (22), Mason Lohrei (27)
Goal 3rd Period 19:05 Justin Robidas Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Scott Morrow (4), Shayne Gostisbehere (37)

Statistics

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7 Blocked Shots 25
12 Hits 39
6 Takeaways 0
40 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 24
55.6 Faceoff Win Percent 44.4
17 Giveaways 25
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Pavel Zacha, C Out Apr 23
Johnny Beecher, C Day-To-Day Apr 23
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jesper Fast, RW Injured Reserve Oct 9

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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