Ranked #1 in the Metropolitan Division, the Carolina Hurricanes went into the 1st round matchup with the team that held the first wild card – the Boston Bruins.
After the Hurricanes were knocked out of the playoffs once morest the Bruins in 2018 and 2019, the Raleigh team prevailed this time. In the decisive Game 7, they retained the upper hand in front of their home crowd. Max Domi, who gave up at the deadline from Columbus, gave the match winner at 3:2 with two goals. In retrospect, the Hurricanes won all games on home ice, abroad they are still waiting for a win in this year’s playoffs.
Remarkable: the internal scoring of the Hurricanes was not led by their assault weapons like Sebastian Aho or Andrei Svechnikov. It was the two defenders Jaccob Slavin and Tony DeAngelo who had the best cracks in their team with eight points. No fewer than eight Canes players have scored at least two goals. Brad Marchand stood out for the Bruins with four goals and 11 points. There were 44 goals in the entire series: 24 for Carolina, 20 for Boston.
Carolina is now in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs once morest the winner of the series between Pittsburgh and New York. The Penguins and Rangers duel tonight (01:00 CET) at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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