Boston 3, Carolina 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees:
Eric Furlatt, Bill McCreary
Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy
Attendance:
17419
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Milan Lucic’s power-play goal at the 11:49 mark of the third period snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
A night after a 7-0 home win over the Hurricanes, the Bruins had a much more difficult time but never trailed, winning for the fifth time in the last six games. Coming off his league-leading seventh shutout of the season, Tim Thomas stopped 43 shots for Boston.
Boston (26-13-7) jumped to a 1-0 lead just over two minutes into the game on a power-play goal by Johnny Boychuk. Carolina tied the contest on a power-play goal by Jussi Jokinen, his 11th of the season.
After a scoreless second period, Boston regained the lead on a goal by Brad Marchand. Carolina (22-18-6) tied it again on Chad LaRose’s ninth of the season with 10:41 left in regulation.
Cam Ward stopped 25 shots for the Hurricanes, who were 1-for-5 with the man advantage. Boston was 2-for-6.
Top Game Performances
| Boston |
|
Carolina |
|
Mark Recchi 2 |
Points |
Jussi Jokinen 1 |
|
Johnny Boychuk 1 |
Goals |
Jussi Jokinen 1 |
|
Mark Recchi 2 |
Assists |
Joe Corvo 1 |
|
Johnny Boychuk 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Jussi Jokinen 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Tim Thomas .956 |
Save Percentage |
Cam Ward .893 |
|
Tim Thomas 43 |
Saves |
Cam Ward 25 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Boston
|
28 |
3 |
2-6 |
4-5 |
10 |
32 |
| Carolina
|
45 |
2 |
1-5 |
4-6 |
12 |
33 |
Upcoming Games
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Carolina will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .409 after a win and .522 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Bruins have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .600 after a loss.