BOSTON — The Carolina Hurricanes have been tough to knock off their game all year. Their commitment to doing things their way has been a cornerstone in their success in 2019, and they had little reason to expect that to change in the playoffs. For the first two rounds, it didn’t.
Round 3 has been another story.
The Hurricanes were behind the puck all night, getting knocked off their game far too easily and losing their composure at critical moments, and all that added up to an easy win for the Boston Bruins, Matt Grzelcyk scored twice and Tuukka Rask made 21 easy saves in a 6-2 shellacking that drops the Hurricanes into a 2-0 series deficit with the Eastern Conference Final returning to Raleigh for Game 3 on Tuesday.