Domi, Hurricanes eliminate Bruins with Game 7 win

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Max Domi had two goals and an assist for the Carolina Hurricanes, who eliminated the Boston Bruins with a 3-2 win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round at PNC Arena on Saturday.

The home team won each game of the best-of-7 series.
Carolina will play either the New York Rangers or Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round. Game 7 of that series is at New York on Sunday (7 p.m. ET; TBS, SN360, SNE, SNO, SNP, MSG, ATTSN-PT).
Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, and Antti Raanta made 27 saves for the Hurricanes, the No. 1 seed in the Metropolitan Division. Jaccob Slavin had two assists.
"Our top guys played really noticeably well," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It was the right way. Everything was right, from the start to the last 20 seconds when it got a little hairy. A solid, solid game."
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Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak scored, and Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves for the Bruins, the first wild card from the East. Charlie McAvoy had two assists.
"We ended up having some breakdowns," Boston coach Bruce Cassidy said. "We pride ourselves in D-zone coverage, stuff we've done really well all year. Yeah, they make plays, but [it's] more on us to get the job done defensively. That's probably where I'm most disappointed that's how it ends up."
Taylor Hall had Boston's best scoring chance at 10:39 of the first period after he took a pass from Erik Haula on a 2-on-1, but Raanta made a sprawling right-pad save to keep the game 0-0.
"If we bury that 2-on-1, things might change in a game like today when it's hard to score," Cassidy said. "If you get the lead, [it's] a little adversity on their part."
Raanta, who took over the No. 1 role after Frederik Andersen sustained a lower-body injury against the Colorado Avalanche on April 16, was 3-2 with a 2.37 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in six starts in the series.
"When one of the best goalies in the League goes down with an injury, obviously it's going to sting a little bit, but like we've been playing the whole year, the team in front of me is doing a great job," Raanta said. "I just tried to do my job and help the guys to get the win."

Teravainen gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead from the top of the crease with 1:24 remaining in the first.
Domi made it 2-0 with his first Stanley Cup Playoff goal at 3:14 of the second period. Brady Skjei's shot from the left point hit teammate Jordan Staal's stick before Domi gathered the puck at the left post and tucked it into the net.
"Everyone was engaged, involved, winning battles, doing whatever they could to chip in for a win," said Staal, the Carolina captain. "Some big individual efforts. You need that as well, but everyone was involved. It was a big win."

DeBrusk cut it to 2-1 from the slot at 5:04.
"At that point, you're a shot away," Boston captain Patrice Bergeron said. "I thought we got some jump out of it and took the momentum back. We had a couple good looks in the first as well. Those bounces, if they go your way, it's a different game. It's easy to say that now. Kudos to them. They played a great series, a great game."
Domi's second goal gave the Hurricanes a 3-1 lead at 10:33. He one-timed a Teravainen pass at the right hash marks.
"It's an unbelievable play by 'Vinnie' [Trocheck] on the forecheck and an even better pass by 'Turbo'," Domi said. "I was just the lucky guy on the end of it."

Pastrnak pulled Boston within 3-2 on a one-timer with 22 seconds left in the third period and Swayman pulled for the extra attacker.
"Every year you go to the playoffs, you hope you make a long, deep run and you get a good opportunity to play for that Cup," Bruins forward Brad Marchand said. "We knew we were going to have our hands full with this team. I think it's probably the toughest group to come out of the East. It always hurts, it always will."
NOTES: Carolina won its sixth straight Game 7 dating to the 2006 Eastern Conference Final against the Buffalo Sabres, tying the NHL record (Detroit Red Wings, 1949-64; Boston, 1983-94; New York Rangers, 2012-15). … It was Domi's 17th playoff game. ... Brind'Amour was 4-0 in Game 7 as a player and is 2-0 as a coach. … The Hurricanes outscored the Bruins 18-6 in the four games in Carolina and were outscored 14-6 in the three road games. ... McAvoy had three hits and two blocked shots in a game-high 27:52 of ice time.