This was a series in which neither team could manage a road win, with the Hurricanes eventually getting the final word backed by yet another rowdy home crowd. One thing is certain: winning the Metropolitan Division title paved the way by securing home-ice advantage. I think they felt that, too.”Ĭarolina moves on to the second round to face the winner of Sunday’s Game 7 between the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. “This time around, I felt like it was our time. "I think back in the other ones, if we would've won, you guys might have been a little surprised. “It's such a different feeling coming into this one,” Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who finally put away a team that swept them in the 2019 Eastern Conference finals then took a five-game first-round series in the Toronto bubble a year later. Midseason acquisition Max Domi scored twice in the second period while Antti Raanta had 27 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Saturday to win their first-round playoff series. Two newcomers helped the Hurricanes finally push past their playoff bully - and in a Game 7, at that. (AP) - Twice before, the Carolina Hurricanes had reached the playoffs only to see their ascent to becoming a serious Stanley Cup contender blocked by the Boston Bruins.
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