nhl Game Recap
Carolina Skates Past Boston 5-2 - Recap
Carolina earned a 5-2 victory over Boston behind a 2-goal performance from Nino Niederreiter on Wednesday at PNC Arena.
Bettors who backed the Hurricanes were rewarded as -115 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Carolina got goals from Nino Niederreiter(2), Sebastian Aho(2), and Jesper Fast in the victory. Fast opened the scoring at 13:03 of the first period.
Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 30-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Boston got a goal from Patrice Bergeron(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Boston got a 29-stop effort from Linus Ullmark in the loss.
On the power play, Carolina went 2-for-9, while the Bruins were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 38-34.