BREAKING NEWS: Hurricanes just complete there awaiting deal…
Storms snap the nine-game winning streak for the Bruins.
January 25 – The visiting Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night, ending their nine-game winning streak. Jordan Martinook scored a breakaway goal with 2:27 remaining in regulation.
With a 33-28 shots-on-goal edge, the Hurricanes have won 9 out of the last 12 games.
Carolina went up 2-0 at the half after going 2-for-3 on the power play, with goals from Teuvo Teravainen and Martin Necas.
Two assists came from Sebastian Aho.
In his Hurricanes debut, Spencer Martin, who was taken off waivers by Columbus on Friday, made 26 saves.
Brad Marchand tied the score in the third period with back-to-back goals. With 395 goals between them, he and Ray Bourque are now tied for fifth place on the team’s all-time goals list.
Trent Frederic had a helping hand on Marchand’s two goals.
30 saves were made by Linus Ullmark during the defeat, Boston’s first in regulation since January 4.
Just ninety seconds into the third period, Marchand hammered home a Frederic rebound, ending Martin’s attempt to become the first goalie to shut out the Bruins this season.
After stopping Charlie Coyle, Martin left a rebound in the crease, and Marchand crashed the net to backhand it, giving the Bruins a 2-2 lead in just a few more minutes.
Martinook scored the game-winning goal after dribbling the puck past Ullmark after Necas had passed the puck to him.
Necas gave the Hurricanes the lead at 1:56 of the first period when he slipped a wrist shot past Ullmark’s blocker and through traffic from the top of the left circle.
Carolina controlled the middle stanza, with eight shots on goal in a row before Boston managed one. However, Ullmark stood firm, receiving assistance from his post once again on a point shot by Brent Burns, to hold Boston’s deficit at 1-0 at the break.
At 11:50 of the second, Teravainen extended the visitors’ lead on another power-play opportunity. Coyle made a good stick check in front, but Teravainen managed to smash the puck in after Aho’s pass to the slot pinballed around.
–Media at the Field Level
