In Toronto, Dougie Hamilton scored athe 8:30 mark of the third period on Thursday to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 lead they would not relinquish in a Game 2 win over the Boston Bruins.
“It was just one of those nights that I felt like good things were going to happen to us,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Just the way our engagement, from the start of the game. Like I said, every time something seemed to go against us, we felt like we bounced back.
“It just evens the series. It’s nothing to get overly excited about, but at least it gets us back to square one.”
James Reimer made 33 saves to get the win.
“It obviously feels good,” Hamilton said. “I guess for seven months, you’re thinking about that kind of stuff, playing the game, scoring a goal, what it feels like. And that’s kind of what fuels you when you’re in those tough moments in rehab. It feels great.”
Brad Marchand and David Krejci were the Boston strikers.
We know [the Hurricanes] are a great team,” Marchand said. “They’re in the playoffs for a reason. They ran through [the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers]. They’ve shown that they’re ready to play. … The teams that are the best conditioned and work the hardest, that’s going to pay off. We knew they were going to push.”
Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov scored for Carolina after the Bruins had taken a 1-0 lead.
“Obviously, they scored two goals in power play, so we shouldn’t take those penalties,” the Hurricanes’ Martin Necas said. “But other than that, I think 5-on-5 was pretty good. So we just wanted to keep playing like that.”
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Tuukka Rask made 23 saves in the loss.
“You’re not really used to playing back-to-backs in the playoffs,” Rask said. “They don’t really happen too often, so I didn’t feel tired. I felt good, but too bad we lost.”
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