3 Keys: Bruins at Hurricanes, Game 2 of Eastern First Round

(WC1) Bruins at (1M) Hurricanes
7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN360, TVAS2, BSSO, NESN
Carolina leads best-of-7 series, 1-0

The Boston Bruins will look to even the Eastern Conference First Round against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 at PNC Arena on Wednesday.
Boston held a 36-25 advantage in shots on goal but lost 5-1 in Game 1 on Monday.
The Hurricanes have won all four games against the Bruins this season, outscoring them 21-2. Carolina defeated Boston 3-0 on Oct. 28, 7-1 on Jan. 18, and 6-0 on Feb. 10.
"We're not too worried about the past right now because you can't do anything about it," Bruins forward Charlie Coyle said. "We know what we have to do and it's up to us to go prove it now and play our game the best we can. We feel like we haven't done that for a full 60 minutes and it's something you have to do against a team like this. They play to their structure and there's not a lot of room for error there."
Carolina has taken a 2-0 lead in a best-of-7 series in two of the past three postseasons and six times overall (5-1) in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history.
Teams that take a 2-0 lead in a best-of-7 series hold an all-time record of 337-52 (86.6 percent), including 7-1 in the 2021 playoffs.
Here are 3 keys for Game 2:

1. Ullmark needs to rebound

Linus Ullmark will look to rebound for the Bruins as he makes his second straight start. He allowed four goals on 24 shots in Game 1.
"He's a tremendous goaltender and we believe in him and it's our job to play well in front of him," Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said.
Ullmark was 3-1-0 with a .953 save percentage in his last five regular-season games. For the season he was 26-10-2 with a 2.45 goals-against average, .917 save percentage and one shutout in 41 games.

2. Raanta must continue to shine

Antti Raanta was outstanding in his first NHL playoff start in Game 1 and the Hurricanes will need their goalie to continue that strong play Wednesday.
Raanta made 14 saves in the first period, 11 in the second and allowed one goal on 11 shots in the third. He's starting in place of Frederik Andersen, who is out because of a lower-body injury sustained April 16.
"The first 10 minutes was not pretty," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "Our goalie made the saves and that's the difference maker always in hockey. Your goalie can make a game look really good for you or vice versa. So he was on it and then we were able to at least kind of get going. It would have been a different story if we were chasing the game."

3. Power play breakthrough

The Bruins and Hurricanes each went 0-for-3 on the power play in Game 1 and are hoping for better results Wednesday. Boston had six shots on goal with the man-advantage, while Carolina had two.
"The power play is going to be key," Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo said. "I think the team that starts to click on it first is going to have success in the series. We've got to keep working away at it, keep getting pucks at the net, and that's where it's going to go in. It's not going to be all these backdoor plays or whatever it's going to be, so we just have to keep firing."
Said McAvoy: "With every team comes a different challenge when it comes to special teams. They are real stubborn at the blue line and do a good job there. We watched some film on ways we can get into the zone, so that's going to be the objective tonight."

Bruins projected lineup

Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall -- Erik Haula -- David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic -- Charlie Coyle -- Craig Smith
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- Curtis Lazar
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched:Anton Blidh, Chris Wagner, Mike Reilly, Josh Brown
Injured: None

Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Seth Jarvis
Max Domi -- Vincent Trocheck -- Teuvo Teravainen
Nino Niederreiter -- Jordan Staal -- Jesper Fast
Jordan Martinook -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Martin Necas
Jaccob Slavin -- Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei -- Brett Pesce
Brendan Smith -- Ian Cole
Antti Raanta
Pyotr Kochetkov
Scratched: Ethan Bear, Steven Lorentz, Derek Stepan
Injured:Frederik Andersen (lower body)

Status report

McAvoy, who played with Lindholm on the top pair in Game 1, will start Game 2 alongside Grzelcyk. Lindholm will be paired with Carlo. … The Bruins held an optional morning skate Wednesday.