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Despite third period rally, Bruins fall to Hurricanes in OT
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- Despite third period rally, Bruins fall to Hurricanes in OT
If Tuesday’s game was indeed a preview of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs , Boston vs. Carolina could be a wild series.
Jaccob Slavin ’s goal, 1:13 into overtime gave the Hurricanes a 6-5 win over the Bruins in a game that featured 11 goals and massive momentum swings on Thursday at the Lenovo Center.
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The Bruins finished their road trip 0-2-2. In the midst of a condensed post-Olympic schedule, they will have a rare three-day break before hosting Tampa Bay on Saturday at TD Garden.
After Hampus Lindholm put the Bruins ahead , 4:40 into the game, Carolina scored the next two, 94 seconds apart to take the lead.
Morgan Geekie snapped his 17-game goal drought with 6:24 left in the first and then scored another, 3:51 later to put Boston up 3-2 after the first.
Carolina seized momentum in the second. They scored three goals in 3:16 chasing Jeremy Swayman (18 saves) from the game with Boston down 5-3, 8:33 into the second.
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A goalie change often gives teams a boost and Joonas Korpisalo amplified that with several big saves late in the second and early in the third to keep Boston afloat.
Geekie completed his hat trick with 1:10 left in the second when he tipped a Nikita Zadorov pass by Brandon Bussi to make it 5-4.
Pavel Zacha ’s 30th goal of the season tied the game with 7:27 left, setting up overtime.
Korpisalo finished with 16 saves in 32:40. The only goal he allowed was in overtime.
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