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Bruins collapse in third period, lose to Hurricanes 4-1

Author Matt Dolloff
Apr 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jalen Chatfield (5) battle for the puck during the first period at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Bruins allowed two third-period goals to drop a 4-1 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night at TD Garden. Boston still holds a three-point lead over the Florida Panthers for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.

The Hurricanes briefly thought they had the game’s first goal early in the first period, after goaltender Jeremy Swayman appeared to push the puck in under his skate. But the officials reviewed the play and determined that the puck never completely crossed the goal line, keeping it a scoreless game.

Ultimately, the game remained 0-0 at the end of the first period, with shots on goal at just 4-4 between the two teams in a tight checking game. The Bruins held an 18-15 edge in hits, as the physicality was noticeably ramped up.

It took something extraordinary for the scoreless tie to break. Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov executed a “Michigan goal,” lifting the puck onto the blade of his stick and shoving it over the goal line to give his team a 1-0 lead.

Play continued after Svechnikov scored, but eventually the arena horn sounded, signaling a goal review. Svechnikov was awarded the goal after the replay showed that the puck clearly crossed the goal line in flight.

Just 2:10 later, the Hurricanes struck again. Teuvo Teravainen made it 2-0 after a Swayman save bounced to his stick and trickled through. But 3:51 after that, defenseman Charlie McAvoy cut the deficit in half after a blocked Jakub Lauko shot produced a fortuitous bounce. McAvoy blasted a one-timer past Carolina goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov to make it 2-1.

The B’s started off the third period with a 7-1 edge in shots on goal, but the Hurricanes got two back and the second one went in. A Pavel Zacha turnover kept the ‘Canes alive in the Bruins’ end, then Zacha tried to make a heads-up play to clear the puck from the crease, but it backfired and crossed the goal line to give the Hurricanes a 3-1 lead. Jake Guentzel was credited with the third goal.

The Bruins grabbed a power play later in the third period, but instead of climbing back into the game, the Hurricanes took it the other way for a shorthanded tally. Seth Jarvis finished a wraparound off Swayman and in to make it 4-1, and essentially put the game out of reach.

Up Next: The Bruins get three days off from game action before they head back out on the road for a Saturday tilt against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.

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Matt Dolloff is a writer and podcaster for 985TheSportsHub.com. Any opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of 98.5 The Sports Hub, Beasley Media Group, or any subsidiaries. Check out all of Matt’s content.

3 Stars: Bruins come up short vs. Hurricanes

Tuesday night at TD Garden did not get off to the best start for the Bruins.

In fact, it happened on Carolina’s first shot of the evening, too. A no-angle weird shot on goal from the Hurricanes’ Martin Necas hit Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman, floated up and disappeared into the nothingness of a goaltender’s gear, and appeared to pop into the back of the Boston net. That was the ruling on the ice, too. Much like Saturday’s game against the Panthers, the Bruins appeared set to have to work out of an early hole, with the ‘Canes on the board just 1:59 into the first period of play.

However, a video review confirmed that the puck never crossed the goal line, Swayman and the Bruins were saved and back at 0-0.

But the Bruins failed to make that goal-line break count, as the Bruins struggled to get their engines firing at the other end in what finished as a 4-1 loss to the Hurricanes at TD Garden.

  • For the Bruins, this game was truly lost in the second period, as the Bruins took a step backwards after what was a strong opening frame, with just four shots for each team, and with a checking game that made you think it was late May, not early April. Calling it a step backwards was really the best and only way to describe it, too, as the Bruins’ offense stalled out, with just two shots through the halfway point of the middle period, and with Carolina’s offense finding its gear.

    “I loved our first,” Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery said after the loss. “I thought we were really physical. I thought we were engaged, a couple of good scoring chances [and] they had a couple. Second period, I thought they came out and they pushed hard. They were over top of us. I thought their checking skills, were superior to ours and led to a lot of us playing in our zone. And then, obviously, they got ahead of us.”

    The loss put an end to Boston’s four-game win streak.

    Here are the 98.5 The Sports Hub (dot com) 3 Stars from a showdown at TD Garden…

  • Third Star: Charlie McAvoy

    Apr 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

    Apr 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden. (Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports)

    In a game short on Bruins rising to the challenge, the lone Boston goal of the evening came off the stick of defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who now has goals in back-to-back games for the first time since a two-game goal streak in October.

    McAvoy, who played just under 24 minutes in the losing effort, also added one hit and three blocks in this contest.

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  • Second Star: Pyotr Kochetkov

    Apr 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) during the third period against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

    Apr 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) during the third period against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. (Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports)

    The Bruins really didn’t make Hurricanes netminder Pyotr Kochetkov sweat like they needed to in this game. But Kochetkov made the saves he needed to make in this one, particularly in the third period when the Bruins had an early push in an attempt to knot things up at 2-2. During that spell, Kochetkov’s best save came on a developing 2-on-1 sequence that saw David Pastrnak thread a pass to Danton Heinen at the net front.

    Kochetkov, who has been one of the best goalies in the NHL over the second half of the season, finished with 22 saves in the victory.

  • First Star: Andrei Svechnikov

    Jan 2, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) skates against the New York Rangers during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports

    Jan 2, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) skates against the New York Rangers during the third period at Madison Square Garden. (Danny Wild/USA TODAY Sports)

    Boston’s a long way from Michigan, but the Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov decided to bring The Mitt to Boston, as he opened the scoring in this game with a ‘Michigan’ goal on Bruins netminder Jeremy Swayman.

    This is now the third ‘Michigan’ goal of Svechnikov’s NHL career, and credit to him, as he caught the Boston defense and Swayman sleeping behind the goal.

    “Well, I mean, he did it so quick tonight,” Montgomery said. “[Svechnikov] beats a guy one-on-one and in the corner. We don’t get a piece of him. So now he has all day to make that play. So the goalie’s got to be aware, but that’s a tough play on the goalie and defenseman. All you can do is meet him at the post and you got to meet a stick.”

    Svechnikov also added an assist on the Teuvo Teravainen goal that doubled Carolina’s second-period lead, and added two hits and four shots in 15:06 of time on ice by the night’s end.

Matt, a North Andover, Massachusetts native, has been with The Sports Hub since 2010. Growing up the son of Boston University All-American and Melrose High School hall-of-fame hockey player Steve Dolloff, sports was always a part of his life. After attending Northeastern University, Matt focused his love of sports on writing, extensively writing about all four major Boston teams. He also is a co-host of the Sports Hub Underground podcast and is a regular on-air contributor on the Sports Hub. Matt writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.

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