The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins 5-1 in Game 5 on Tuesday evening, to take a 3-2 series lead. The Hurricanes’ Tony DeAngelo, Vincent Trocheck, and Teuvo Teravainen each had three points while Seth Jarvis added two goals, and Antti Raanta had 34 saves.
The Bruins’ Connor Clifton scored a goal midway through the third period to get the Bruins on the board, but Jeremy Swayman allowed four goals on the 37 shots he faced.
The series heads back to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday, May 12, where the Hurricanes will have a chance to advance to Round 2 with a victory.
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