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Derek Forbort (left) scored in the third period of Game 6 vs. the Hurricanes. By Matt Pepin, The Boston Globe. May 13, 2022 | 9:03 ...

Boston is 15-13 in Game 7s, with its last appearance in one being the 2019 Stanley Cup Final – a loss to the St. Louis Blues. Carolina is 5-3 in Game 7s in franchise history. Game 7 of the Bruins-Hurricanes series will be televised on ESPN. Bruins-Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., will be followed by Game 7 of the Lightning-Maple Leafs series in Toronto at 7 p.m. Game 7 of the Oilers-Kings series in Edmonton is the nightcap at 10 p.m.

The Bruins won Game 6 against the Hurricanes on Thursday night to force a Game 7 -- one that will be contested in a place where they have played th...

But you still have to come to play." "He's a young kid that doesn't seem to get phased by this time of year," Cassidy said. "We would have loved to finish the job here," defensemanJaccob Slavinsaid. "We just have to go home and take care of the job. "It'll be fun for us to go in there as an underdog. Right now, we just want to get after it." But then you wake up and you feel excited that you have an opportunity." "He's a young kid that doesn't seem to get phased by this time of year," Cassidy said. "Every mistake we made, it felt like they capitalized,"Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It'll be fun for us to go in there as an underdog. Right now, we just want to get after it." But then you wake up and you feel excited that you have an opportunity." "Every mistake we made, it felt like they capitalized,"Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said.

The 'Canes scoring first has seemed to demoralize the B's, and they haven't responded well at all. Carolina scored first in the second period of Game 1 and ...

They put the 'Canes on nine power plays in Game 2 and five more times in Game 5. It's the biggest one of the year. Game 5 was more of the same as Carolina scored twice in a 6:06 span in the first period and cruised to a 5-2 victory. He's a young kid who doesn't seem to get fazed by the time of the year. Swayman's calm demeanor should help him in a high-pressure Game 7 environment. In Game 2, the Hurricanes scored twice in a 2:27 span in the first period to grab an early 2-0 advantage en route to a comfortable win. Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman is about to play in his first ever Game 7. Swayman has been fantastic in the games played in Boston during Round 1. It's hard to imagine the Bruins winning Game 7 on the road if they don't score first. Both teams have several players with tons of Game 7 experience. He's also scored six goals in his last seven Game 7s. Carolina scored first in the second period of Game 1 and doubled its lead 2:10 later.

The Boston Bruins will need to keep a balanced attack in Game 7 if they're going to win against the Carolina Hurricanes.

That isn’t the strategy that got the Bruins to this point of the season as the decision to shake the lines up and move Pastrnak to a line with Taylor Hall and Erik Haula proved to be the difference-maker on what was starting out as an otherwise disappointing 2021-22 season. The Bruins weren’t perfect in Game 6, but that just further proves that they don’t need to be perfect to pull out a win. Outside of point production, though, when the Bruins have been at their best, they’ve also done a very good job of blocking shots and passes and generally just limiting the opportunities that the Hurricanes get at shooting the puck. That’s the cost of winning a Game 7, though, and he’ll do whatever it takes. Outside of the scoresheet, the game’s flow was also much different (though remarkably familiar) with the Bruins opting to use a top-heavy approach in trying to generate consistent offense. Prior to that point, Pastrnak had been held off the scoresheet, Marchand had recorded one assist and Bergeron had scored two goals.