Bruins no longer invincible as tide shifts

Having coached teams that long held the records for the most points and wins in an NHL season, Scotty Bowman knows the only concern for the Boston Bruins was what happened when they hit a rough patch.

“When you get adversity,” Bowman said, “it kind of gets your attention.”

After breaking the points and wins records and losing just 12 of 82 games in the regular season, the Bruins are finally facing adversity. They no longer look unbeatable after losing Game 2 to the Panthers 6-3 and go on the road to Florida looking to get their mojo back.

The Panthers piercing Boston's aura of invincibility was perhaps the most intriguing development for several first-round series as they shift locations for Game 3s tonight. Carolina is up 2-0 on the New York Islanders but now down another offensive star. Minnesota, now 1-1 with Dallas, heads home with questions in goal.

Boston's most immediate question is what changes will come. Might captain Patrice Bergeron miss a third consecutive game? Will Jeremy Swayman replace Linus Ullmark in net? How about on defense after allowing six goals for just the second time all year?

“We're going to look at every option,” coach Jim Montgomery said. HURRICANES AT ISLANDERS ❯❯ The only playoff team to win its first two home games, Carolina heads to Long Island on a roll, up 2-0, but without another offensive star after losing Teuvo Teravainen to a broken hand.

They were already missing Max Pacioretty, who retore his right Achilles tendon in January, and Andrei Svechnikov, who had ACL reconstruction surgery on his right knee. Coach Rod Brind'Amour said Teravainen was having surgery Thursday to put pins in for “pretty bad damage” after what he called a “tomahawk chop” from New York's JeanGabriel Pageau.

The Hurricanes will try to win on the road after going 0-6 in the 2022 playoffs. STARS AT WILD ❯❯ Filip Gustavsson made a franchise playoff-record 51 saves in Minnesota's double overtime Game 1 victory. Still, the Wild started Marc-Andre Fleury against Dallas in Game 2, sticking with a rotation they used all season.

Fleury allowed seven goals for just the second time in his NHL playoff career and first in 11 years, and the Stars won 7-3 in what has been a rugged series. Fans jeered him and the 38-yearold three-time Stanley Cup winner called his play embarrassing.