RALEIGH, N.C. — Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins stood tall during an early deluge of shots and penalties, patiently waiting for their chance to take over the game. The Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference final after Chris Wagner and Brad Marchand scored 5:07 apart in the second period. Rask stopped 35 shots for the Bruins, who have won six straight post-season games for the first time since 1978. But we couldn’t score, so that hurts.”NOTES: Carolina scratched LW Jordan Martinook, who has been dealing with a nagging lower-body injury. … The Bruins improved to 5-1 this season against Carolina.

Source: National Post May 15, 2019 03:00 UTC