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Bruins Down Carolina 3-1 - Match Report

The Hurricanes came up short Saturday against the Bruins, falling 3-1.

Boston was favored by -107 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.

Charlie Coyle, Sean Kuraly, and Brad Marchand each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Coyle opened the scoring for Boston.

Jaroslav Halak turned in a 29-save effort for the Bruins.

Carolina got a goal from Nino Niederreiter in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Petr Mrazek stopped 36 of 38 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Boston went 1-for-5, while the Hurricanes were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.

Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 39-30.