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Their checking led to turnovers," Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said.

"They are good at pressuring you everywhere. Jarvis made a nifty move along the boards to gain control of the puck from Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo and sped into the zone on a breakaway, beating Ullmark at 1:56 of the third for his eighth of the season and first in seven games. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)Īfter Carolina's four successful penalty kills through 30½ minutes, the Hurricanes scored on a power play as Stastny converted from in front of the net with 7:55 left in the second. "He's playing at a high level, that's for sure."Ĭarolina Hurricanes' Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) collides with Boston Bruins' Charlie Coyle (13) in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday. "He seems to have picked that step up again," Brind'Amour said. He has seven goals during his scoring streak. "On a back-to-back like this, you have to rely on your goaltender to make enough saves and unfortunately I didn't do that," Ullmark said.īoston was a season-worst 0 for 6 on power plays, now failing to score with man advantages in its past three games.Īho stole the puck at his defensive blue line took off on a breakaway for his 21st goal of the season with 9:08 left in the first. So this turned out to be an unusual weekend. With Saturday's overtime loss at Florida, the Bruins suffered consecutive losses for the first time this season. "There's a reason why they're at the top of the standings," Aho said. Pavel Zacha scored for the Bruins, who lead the NHL with 81 points but have lost three games in a row for the first time this season. "They're lapping everyone right now and I think it was a good test."įrederik Andersen, playing for the first time since he left Wednesday night's game in Dallas with an upper-body injury, made 24 saves. "We know that team was the cream of the crop," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. Paul Stastny scored on a second-period power play, Seth Jarvis posted a goal in the third, and Jordan Staal added a short-handed empty-netter as the Hurricanes won their fifth game in a row and extended their points streak to eight games (7-0-1). (AP) - Sebastian Aho scored a goal for the fourth straight game and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Sunday in a matchup of the teams with the two best records in the NHL.