Boston 7, Carolina 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2018
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees:
Brian Pochmara, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen:
Brandon Gawryletz, Kory Nagy
Attendance:
17565
By Field Level Media
After the city of Boston was pounded by a major snowstorm two days earlier, the Bruins were ready when the Hurricanes blew through on Saturday night.
Patrice Bergeron lit the lamp four times and added an assist for a career-high-tying five-point night, Anton Khudobin made 27 saves and Boston routed Carolina 7-1 for its third straight victory at TD Garden.
Bergeron, who recorded his 700th career point in the contest, tied a franchise record for goals in a game and became the first Bruins player to score four goals in a game since Dave Andreychuk on Oct. 28, 1999 versus Tampa Bay.
Riley Nash, David Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk also scored one goal apiece for the hosts -- each in the first period -- as the red-hot Bruins (23-10-6) won for the eighth time in nine games (8-0-1).
Jordan Staal scored the lone goal for the Hurricanes, who pulled goalie Cam Ward just 5:43 into the game after he allowed two quick goals on his first two shots faced. Scott Darling relieved Ward and finished with 23 saves on 28 shots.
Carolina (19-14-8) lost for the third time in four tries (1-2-1).
Boston stormed out of the gate with five goals in the first 20 minutes, with the goals coming from Bergeron (at 3:14 and 14:34 of the first period), Nash (5:43), Pastrnak (9:04) and DeBrusk (10:22).
Staal briefly gave the Hurricanes hope with his tally at 7:09 of the opening period to pull Carolina within 2-1, but Pastrnak answered less than two minutes later to restore the two-goal advantage.
Bergeron netted both of the Bruins' goals in the second period, at 5:36 and 10:45 of the second respectively, to give him 16 goals on the season.
Nash's goal was his fifth, Pastrnak's was his 16th and DeBrusk's was his ninth.
Boston opens a two-game road trip Sunday at Pittsburgh. Carolina continues its four-game road swing Tuesday against the Lightning.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Carolina |
|
Boston |
|
Jordan Staal 1 |
Points |
Patrice Bergeron 5 |
|
Jordan Staal 1 |
Goals |
Patrice Bergeron 4 |
|
Noah Hanifin 1 |
Assists |
Brad Marchand 4 |
|
Jordan Staal 1 |
Power Play Goals |
David Pastrnak 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Patrice Bergeron 1 |
|
Scott Darling .821 |
Save Percentage |
Anton Khudobin .964 |
|
Scott Darling 23 |
Saves |
Anton Khudobin 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Carolina
|
28 |
1 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
22 |
| Boston
|
30 |
7 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
6 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Bruins have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .647 after a loss.
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Carolina will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .476 after a loss.
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