RALEIGH, N.C. — The Boston Bruins didn’t need to weather a storm against a desperate Carolina Hurricanes bunch in Game 4. They created one instead.
Bruce Cassidy’s bunch displayed a killer instinct without captain Zdeno Chara (undisclosed injury). Everyone stepped up in his absence, including the Ol’ Reliables.
David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron’s second period power play tallies got the Black and Gold off and running. Tuukka Rask held the fort again to conclude another stellar Eastern Conference Finals outing. And the Bruins’ D never gave the Hurricanes any chance to breathe even without their 6-foot-9 ageless wonder.