Well, that was definitely a playoff hockey game.
The Hurricanes grabbed hold of a 2-0 series lead over the Bruins Wednesday night in PNC Arena with a 5-2 win, coming out on top in a game that featured plenty of animosity and 22 combined penalties.
Carolina jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second period, as Jesper Fast’s game-opening goal was followed by two from Sebastian Aho. Nino Niederreiter scored the other two goals for the Canes, as Carolina was too much to handle for a Bruins team that got two from Patrice Bergeron.
Carolina was dealt a big injury blow in the first period, as starting goaltender Antti Raanta got run over by David Pastrnak and was forced to exit the contest.