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The Boston Bruins experienced the same old story vs the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-1 loss to the Canes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The opening playoff defeat means the Bruins have been outscored by a 21-2 margin in four meetings between these two Eastern Conference clubs this season, and there’s really no reason to believe things are going to be vastly different over the balance of a seven game playoff series. It was also well before the Boston Bruins acquired defenseman Hampus Lindholm from the Anaheim Ducks, who was brought in to be a difference-maker against teams like the Hurricanes looking to pressure opponents into mistakes. At this point everybody knows the Bruins were spanked in all three regular season games by the Hurricanes and got outscored by an astounding 16-1 margin, but the Black and Gold hadn’t faced Carolina since mid-February shortly after the B’s began piecing their overall game together this season.

Boston scored just once on 35 shots, falling 5-1 to Carolina on Monday. Read more on Boston.com.

They may fall victim to some puck luck, but they could also find themselves on the receiving end of those odd bounces.= They played to their strengths, got the puck to the net and were willing to hang around the front of the net.” Ullmark, while struggling at times squaring up to shots, didn’t receive the same help from the D in front of him once the Hurricanes found their offensive rhythm. That’s just the hand that’s going to be dealt.” “I thought it was the same in the other end early on. Both struggled to track pucks, allowing for juicy rebounds in front of the crease. They stand up and make you put it in spots and then they pressure to where they think you’re going to move the puck to next.” It allowed Brad Marchand to set their cycle up at the half wall and for McAvoy to distribute feeds from the point. The setup opened up opportunities for Patrice Bergeron from the bumper and Hall in front of the net. So we were going to approach it the same way,” Cassidy said of the second-period setback. But the B’s deviated from their system at the worst times against the opportunistic Hurricanes. They once again faced a two-goal deficit after Teuvo Teravainen converted on an odd-man rush at 7:02 of the final stanza, 4:09 after Hall’s marker. And they put themselves back within striking distance on Taylor Hall’s marker early in the third.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals and Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat ...

North Carolina men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis was the siren sounder for the third. Taylor Hall scored for Boston early in the third to cut the deficit to 2-1, beating Raanta between the circles after a feed from Erik Haula from a battle behind the net. “Whatever goalie's in there for us, you've got to fight to find pucks in this series. So check the box there, for sure.” “I just don't know how much (experience) matters at this time of year sometimes,” Brind'Amour said. It came when Jaccob Slavin one-timed the puck into traffic. In fact, Carolina never led in either of those first two series in 2019 and 2020. “We're not going to put anything on Ullmark,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “It was working nicely, but it's only one game, one win.” He also got help from Carolina's defensemen, too. It was a promising start, both for Raanta and for a Hurricanes team that has been unable to get past the Bruins in two of the past three playoffs. Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals and Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Monday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

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It is extremely unlikely that this series will be over by this point next week, though anything is possible at this time of the year. The Bruins lost all three of their games against the Canes in 2021-22 while being outscored in a massive way at 16-1. In what ended up being his final regular season game on Thursday night against the Buffalo Sabres, Bergeron was able to score a hat-trick in what was a 5-0 win. Cassidy went on to say that with Wagner’s NHL experience, which includes 56 career playoff games, he and the rest of the coaching staff are strongly considering keeping him in the lineup moving forward. With no contract in place for next season, many have speculated what the future may hold for Bergeron. That is what makes moments like Thursday so special for this fan base, who have had the pleasure of witnessing his outstanding 1,216-game career. Meanwhile, despite spending the majority of the season in the American Hockey League (AHL), Chris Wagner may have earned himself a spot in the Bruins’ lineup for the playoffs.

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DeBrusk is getting the significant role he's been dreaming of in Boston and has the results to back it up with 42 points (25 goals, 17 assists) in 77 games and finished tied with Bergeron for the third-most goals on the team. Bruins: For the past decade, the Bruins have gone into the playoffs with one name written in permanent marker on the lineup card: Tuukka Rask. This season, Cassidy will be using pencil as he is expected to rely on his two goalies, Ullmark and Swayman. The goalies split starts this season, and performed nearly equally, leading to a postseason in which the net may be a game-to-game decision. Boston is middle-of-the-pack when it comes to production, sitting 15th in the NHL at 3.09 goals per game. We're an offensive line, but when we're good in our end and we get pucks back, the sky's the limit. He was 15-5-4 with a 2.45 GAA, .912 save percentage and two shutouts in 28 games (26 starts) this season, and has played in five career playoff games, all in relief. Kochetkov, who was recalled from Chicago of the American Hockey League on April 18, made his NHL debut five days later and went 3-0-0, with a 2.42 GAA and .902 save percentage in three games (two starts). The 24-year-old led the Hurricanes with 81 points (37 goals, 44 assists) in 79 games this season, just missing his NHL career high of 83 points set in 2018-19. Some of that was a while ago, and I think our team is in a much better place than when we played them earlier in the year. Andersen went 35-14-3 with a 2.17 goals-against average, .922 save percentage and four shutouts in 52 games (51 starts), and his performance was crucial to the success of the team. Bruins: Forward David Pastrnak is all flash, from the suits he wears to how he can rip the puck, and when that flash is on, there's almost no stopping him. Antti Raanta, with whom Andersen won the William M. Jennings Trophy given to the goalies who play a minimum of 25 games for the team allowing the fewest goals during the regular season, could start Game 1. They faced off again in the 2019-20 playoffs, with Boston taking the first-round series in five games, and did not meet last season when each team lost in the second round.

The 32-year-old will be starting in place of Frederik Andersen, who has missed the team's last six games with a lower-body injury. He had a 15-5-4 record with a ...

The 32-year-old will be starting in place of Frederik Andersen, who has missed the team's last six games with a lower-body injury. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will make his first career Stanley Cup Playoff start for Game 1 against the Boston Bruins on Monday. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will make his first career Stanley Cup Playoff start for Game 1 against the Boston Bruins on Monday.

The Boston Bruins will kick off the Stanley Cup playoffs with their first-round matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.

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The Hurricanes will give Antti Raanta his first career playoff start tonight.

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-The Boston Bruins have added veteran Chris Wagner to the NHL roster for the Stanley Cup playoff run now that the salary cap is no longer in play. Pyotr Kochetkov will sit behind Annti Raanta as the backup goaltender with Freddie Andersen remaining out due to a lower-body injury. Some of that was a while ago and our team is in a much better place than when we played them earlier in the year,” said Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy, referencing the fact that the Bruins and Hurricanes haven’t played each other since mid-February. “We’re not going to take too much stock in that. It’s a Hurricanes team that outscored the Boston Bruins by a 16-1 margin in their three regular season meetings this year, but one that the B’s feel like they’ll be more ready for the next time around in the postseason. The Bruins have announced Linus Ullmark as their starter for Game 1 after he finished up April with an incredibly strong closing effort. We expect Carolina to be a difficult opponent.

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This allows us to look not only at high-level results (like goals, shots, and expected goals) but also the stylistic process that creates them (like passes, shot types, and transition play) to get a better sense of how the teams match up. No matter what, one of these groups is doomed to a first round exit. This might just be one of those cases.

This certainly won't be the first playoff meeting between the two squads, as the Canes and Bruins have now met in the playoffs for the third time in the last ...

81.3% (9th) 88.0% (1st) 21.2% (15th) 22.0% (13th) The Hurricanes won the season series 3-0-0, the first regular season sweep over Boston in franchise history. This certainly won’t be the first playoff meeting between the two squads, as the Canes and Bruins have now met in the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Even a nine-year NHL veteran like Antti Raanta couldn't help but feel anxious before his first playoff start.

North Carolina men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis was the siren sounder for the third. Taylor Hall scored for Boston early in the third to cut the deficit to 2-1, beating Raanta between the circles after a feed from Erik Haula from a battle behind the net. “Whatever goalie's in there for us, you've got to fight to find pucks in this series. So check the box there, for sure.” “I just don't know how much (experience) matters at this time of year sometimes,” Brind'Amour said. It came when Jaccob Slavin one-timed the puck into traffic. In fact, Carolina never led in either of those first two series in 2019 and 2020. “We're not going to put anything on Ullmark,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “It was working nicely, but it's only one game, one win.” He also got help from Carolina's defensemen, too. It was a promising start, both for Raanta and for a Hurricanes team that has been unable to get past the Bruins in two of the past three playoffs. Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals and Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Monday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.