The Boston Bruins will return to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in five games.
It was a hard-fought series, but for the second consecutive postseason, the Bruins toppled the Hurricanes in decisive fashion.
Bruce Cassidy’s squad put the final nail in the coffin Wednesday afternoon, as a pair of second-period power play goals by Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci was enough to lift the Bruins past the Hurricanes, 2-1.
The Bruins, who outshot Carolina 27-24 in game five, stole the game back from the Hurricanes after Haydn Fleury got the best of Jaroslav Halak in the opening frame.