A truly unusual season came to an end for the Carolina Hurricanes Wednesday afternoon in Toronto, as the Canes fell to the Boston Bruins 2-1 to drop their first-round series 4-1.
After the regular season was paused due to COVID-19, the Canes swept the New York Rangers in the specially formatted qualifying round to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second year in a row.
The Canes met the regular season’s best team in the Bruins, and Carolina was outmatched in a fairly lopsided series that featured one strong game for the Hurricanes.