![]() With two minutes left in the middle period and Boston back on the power play, Heinen took a long pass out of the Boston zone from Marcus Johansson and drew two defenders with him before sliding it into the slot. ![]() Grzelcyk and DeBrusk scored late in the first, and Clifton made it 3-0 early in the second. The crowd gave him a standing ovation, and the team responded as well. Nearly a half century after Bobby Orr soared through the air on Mother's Day to finish off the 1970 Stanley Cup, the Hall of Famer was in the building as a pregame hype man known as the banner captain. "They're playing their game we haven't gotten to ours." We were right in the game," said Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour, whose team also fell behind 0-2 against the Washington Capitals in the first round before eliminating the defending champions in seven. Petr Mrazek stopped just 19 shots, and Boston led 6-0 before Williams and Teuvo Teravainen scored in the last nine minutes to deprive Rask of a seventh career postseason shutout. The Bruins won 5-2 in Game 1, but the Hurricanes led early in the third period and it was still 3-2 with 4 minutes to play. "We'll have to do it for a couple days and get the taste out of our mouth next game." It doesn't taste good and you have to chew on it for a little bit," Hurricanes captain Justin Williams said. "Sometimes you've got to eat a poop sandwich. The Hurricanes need to win at least one to force a fifth game back in Boston on Saturday night. The series moves to Carolina for Games 3 and 4 on Tuesday and Thursday nights. "It does feel contagious," said Boston coach Bruce Cassidy, whose team won its fifth straight game and needs two more victories to reach the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine seasons. Jake DeBrusk, David Backes and Danton Heinen also connected, and Torey Krug and Charlie Coyle had three assists apiece. ![]() Matt Grzelcyk scored twice - his first career multigoal game - and Tuukka Rask made 21 saves to lead the Bruins to a 6-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday and give Boston a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.Ĭonnor Clifton had his first career NHL goal - the 19th Bruins player to score this postseason, tying a franchise record. The next time they see their team, the NHL's championship trophy might be on the line for real. With a five-goal, third-period lead and the Bruins still not done scoring, the crowd in the new Boston Garden began a throaty chant of "We want the Cup!" ![]()
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