Hurricanes get past the Bruins
Pair of 2nd-period goals get Carolina a win in Game 1
Raleigh, N.C. Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals and Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 on Monday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
Raanta had 35 saves in his first career postseason start with No. 1 goaltender Frederik Andersen sidelined by injury.
He held up against Boston’s game-opening surge to keep Carolina in it before Jarvis and Niederreiter scored roughly two minutes apart in the second period to break a scoreless tie.
Carolina never surrendered that lead. Teuvo Teravainen and Vincent Trocheck added thirdperiod goals, which helped Carolina maintain control and then stretch out a lead in this best-ofseven series opener.
Andrei Svechnikov punctuated the win with an empty-net goal at 17:59, capping what turned into a dominating third period against a team that has twice ousted Carolina from the playoffs in recent years.
Taylor Hall scored for Boston early in the third.
Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 0: Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist and Jack Campbell made 23 saves in the second playoff shutout of his career as Toronto beat two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs series.
Notes: Colorado will see the return of captain Gabriel Landeskog, who has been sidelined since undergoing knee surgery on March 14 . ... Nashville Allstar goaltender Juuse Saros will miss the first two games of the first-round series with No. 1seeded Colorado because of a left leg injury. Coach John Hynes said a decision hasn’t been made between backups David Rittich and Connor Ingram.