Bruins web NHL document twelfth straight residence win to open season

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins set the NHL document for many residence victories to start out a season with their twelfth straight, topping the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in additional time on Friday with a power-play aim from David Pastrnak.

The Bruins broke the mark of 11 that was set by the 1963-64 Chicago Blackhawks and equaled by the Florida Panthers final season.

Boston, which trailed 2-0 late within the second interval, tied it with 9:33 left in regulation when David Krejci scored his second of the sport on a shot from the appropriate level.

In additional time, Carolina was enjoying shorthanded after being known as for too many males on the ice when Pastrnak one-timed a move from Brad Marchand contained in the far put up from above the left circle.

Pyotr Kochetkov and Stefan Noesen every scored a power-play aim for Carolina, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi made 38 saves. The Hurricanes misplaced their fifth straight.

Boston’s tying aim was initially disallowed due to goaltender interference on Nick Foligno however overturned on a coach’s problem after it was dominated that he was nudged into the crease by Carolina defenseman Brett Pesce.

Boston beginning goaltender Linus Ullmark made 28 saves however needed to depart with 13:03 left within the third interval with an undisclosed upper-body damage. Teammate Connor Clifton had jumped on him to dam a shot throughout a scramble. Jeremy Swayman made six stops in aid.

In a rematch of final spring’s opening-round playoff collection that the Hurricanes received in seven video games, Carolina shutout the NHL’s highest scoring workforce for almost two durations and jumped forward a pair of power-play objectives within the opening interval.

Noesen scored at 6:34 in to make it 1-0. And with 5 minutes left within the interval, Kotkaniemi collected the puck close to the aspect of the web after Seth Jarvis’ shot bounced off the again glass and slipped it contained in the put up at 15:05.

Krejci scored for Boston with 31 seconds left within the second.

Boston got here in with a league-high 82 objectives in 20 video games (4.10 per), but it surely was held to comparatively few possibilities regardless of getting a 5-on-3 power-play benefit early within the recreation.

TAKE NOTE

The Bruins honored captain Patrice Bergeron, who recorded his 1,000th profession level when the workforce was on the street Monday towards Tampa Bay, with a message on the Jumbotron. The gang gave him a standing ovation.

Bergeron turned simply the fourth Bruin to succeed in the mark, becoming a member of Corridor of Famers Ray Bourque (1,506), Johnny Bucyk (1,339) and Phil Esposito (1,012).