Carolina Hurricanes v. Boston Bruins
Game 4 – CAR Leads Series 2-1
Game Recap:
For Game 4 the Boston Bruins look to build off of their Game 3 win at home as they look to their fans energy to feed off of as they take on the Carolina Hurricanes with the hope of tying the series at two. In the first period Mike Reilly would go to the box early on to put the Canes on the powerplay, but unfortunately for the Canes they would not be able to capitalize on the man advantage. Then later in the period Curtis Lazar would go to the box to put the Canes back on the powerplay, and even though they would not score on the powerplay the Canes would strike as Brett Pesce would score his first of the playoffs to give the canes the 1-0 lead. However, two minutes later Patrice Bergeron would score on a broken play in front of the net to tie the game at one for the B’s. Then late in the period Jordan Staal would go to the box for hooking, but Taylor Hall would get called for tripping to end the B’s first powerplay of the game prematurely. At the end of twenty minutes of action the game would be tied at one.
In the second period the Canes would surge into the Bruins zone as Jordan Staal would score 33 seconds into the period to retake the lead for the Canes. But shortly after scoring the goal the Canes would have a parade to the penalty box as Andrei Svechnikov would get called for interference followed by Vincent Trocheck for delay of game to give the Bruins the two man advantage. However, while the B’s did get some good looks on the powerplays it would be the Canes on top as they would kill off both penalties. Then later in the period Teuvo Teravainen would go to the box for hooking, and Nino Niederreiter would get called for tripping to give the Bruins a pair of powerplay opportunities. The Canes would keep the B’s off the board on the first opportunity, but on the second one Jake DeBrusk would score through a scrum in the crease to tie the game at two. The canes would challenge the goal for goalie interference, but the refs ruled that the goal was good, and as a result the Canes would go back to the penalty kill as they were unsuccessful with the coach’s challenge. Then will less that 30 seconds left in the period Sebastian Aho would high stick Patrice Bergeron and draw blood to earn a double minor to give the Bruins and extended powerplay into the third period.
In the third period the Bruins would strike with one second left on their two man advantage as Brad Marchand would rip a blast past Antti Raanta to give the B’s the 3-2 lead, and a 2:53 powerplay to continue to push the play. However, Matt Grzelcyk would get called for high sticking to end the Bruins powerplay and give the Canes an abbreviated powerplay. After the Canes powerplay expired it would be the Bruins back on the attack as David Pastrnak would score to grow the Bruins lead to two. Midway through the period Tony DeAngelo would go to the box for cross checking, but the Canes would kill of the penalty. Late in the period Marchand would net his second goal of the game as he would hit the empty netter to give the Bruins the 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes to even the series at two games a piece.
Lineups:
Carolina Hurricanes:
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Martin Necas — Vincent Trocheck — Teuvo Teravainen
Nino Niederreiter — Jordan Staal — Jesper Fast
Derek Stepan — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Max Domi
Jaccob Slavin — Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei — Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith — Ian Cole
Antti Raanta
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Ethan Bear, Steven Lorentz
Injured: Frederik Andersen (lower body), Jordan Martinook (lower body)
Boston Bruins:
Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall — Erik Haula — Jake DeBrusk
Tomas Nosek — Charlie Coyle — Craig Smith
Nick Foligno — Curtis Lazar — Chris Wagner
Mike Reilly — Josh Brown
Matt Grzelcyk — Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort — Connor Clifton
Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Anton Blidh, Trent Frederic
Injured: Hampus Lindholm (undisclosed)
COVID-19 Protocol: Charlie McAvoy
First Period:
BOS Penalty – 2:24 – Mike Reilly 2 minutes for High Sticking
BOS Penalty – 11:44 – Curtis Lazar 2 minutes for Interference
CAR Goal – 14:06 – Brett Pesce (1) from Max Domi (2) and Jordan Staal (2)
BOS Goal – 16:09 – Patrice Bergeron (3) from David Pastrnak (2) and Brad Marchand (3)
CAR Penalty – 17:25 – Jordan Staal 2 minutes for Hooking
BOS Penalty – 17:48 – Taylor Hall 2 minutes for Tripping
| End of First | CAR – 1 | BOS – 1 |
| Shots | 10 | 6 |
| Faceoff Wins | 13 | 8 |
| Hits | 13 | 12 |
| Powerplay | 0/3 | 0/1 |
Second Period:
CAR Goal – :33 – Jordan Staal (1) from Nino Niederreiter (1) and Tony DeAngelo (5)
CAR Penalty – :59 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for Interference
CAR Penalty – 1:37 – Vincent Trocheck 2 minutes for Delay of Game
CAR Penalty – 13:40 – Teuvo Teravainen 2 minutes for Hooking
CAR Penalty – 17:35 – Nino Niederreiter 2 minutes for Tripping
BOS PPG – 18:44 – Jake DeBrusk (1) from Brad Marchand (5) and Patrice Bergeron (2)
CAR Penalty – 18:44 – Bench (Niederreiter) for Unsuccessful Challenge
CAR Penalty – 19:35 – Sebastian Aho double minor for High Sticking
| End of Second | CAR – 2 | BOS – 2 |
| Shots | 16 | 19 |
| Faceoff Wins | 25 | 19 |
| Hits | 24 | 24 |
| Powerplay | 0/3 | 1/6 |
Third Period:
BOS PPG – :44 – Brad Marchand (2) from Charlie Coyle (2) and Jake DeBrusk (2)
BOS Penalty – 2:46 – Matt Grzelcyk 2 minutes for High Sticking
BOS Goal – 5:41 – David Pastrnak (2) from Brad Marchand (6)
CAR Penalty – 10:00 – Tony DeAngelo 2 minutes for Cross Checking
BOS ENG – 19:25 – Brad Marchand (3) from Charlie Coyle (3)
| End of Third | CAR – 2 | BOS – 5 |
| Shots | 25 | 28 |
| Faceoff Wins | 36 | 29 |
| Hits | 29 | 37 |
| Powerplay | 0/4 | 2/9 |
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