Bruins defeat Hurricanes in Game 6, extend Eastern First Round series

BOSTON -- Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle each had a goal and an assist, helping the Boston Bruins tie their Eastern Conference First Round series against the Carolina Hurricanes with a 5-2 win in Game 6 at TD Garden on Thursday.

Game 7 of the best-of-7 series is
at Carolina on Saturday
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Tomas Nosek had two assists, and Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves for Boston, the first wild card from the East.
"We've got to win now one road game," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. "That's what's in front of us. We knew that when we started this series. ... This is what you play for. Guys should be excited. … But we'd play 'em on Mars if we had to. We just want to get after it. That's what it's all about. I'm sure they'd say the same thing."
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Andrei Svechnikov scored twice, and Antti Raanta made 29 saves for Carolina, the No. 1 seed in the Metropolitan Division.
"Every mistake we made, it felt like they capitalized," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "We got down, and instead of just sticking with it, we tried to do too much. Playing a team like that, they're going to make you pay when you make those kinds of mistakes."
Marchand gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead 46 seconds into the second period with a wrist shot from the right face-off dot off a stretch pass from Connor Clifton to start the rush.

Coyle extended it to 2-0 on the power play at 18:04 after getting to a loose puck in the slot after Hurricanes defenseman Ian Cole blocked David Pastrnak's one-timer.
"You always want to help out and produce, but you just want to play the right way," Coyle said. "That's all it is, no matter who you're playing with. I think having the lineup that we've had, we're more familiar with one another. You can tell. We got a lot of contributions from different guys tonight. … We're just glad we got the job done."
Svechnikov cut it to 2-1 at 3:24 of the third period with a wrist shot from the left face-off circle off a pass from Seth Jarvis.
"I thought we should've done a better job sticking with our game and just being confident in what we do, even 5-on-5, and we didn't do that," Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal said. "It was kind of a tailspin, especially going into the third period where we had it right there. … Give them credit, they capitalized on their chances, and made it harder for us to get some shots and create some havoc. We'll have to find a way to get it done at home."
Erik Haula made it 3-1 at 7:08, redirecting Charlie McAvoy's pass in the slot, and Derek Forbort pushed the lead to 4-1 at 10:43 with a wrist shot from the left point after Raanta stopped Curtis Lazar's backhand with the paddle of his stick.

Lazar scored into an empty net to make it 5-1 at 15:43, and Svechnikov cut it to 5-2 on the power play at 17:30.
The Hurricanes went 0-for-4 on the power play, all in the second period, including a 5-on-3 for 53 seconds when Boston did not allow a shot on goal. Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter each hit the crossbar on Carolina's first power play.
"You get a 5-on-3 there, and it's a big chance to obviously score a goal," Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho said. "At the same time, we had some good looks with the two crossbars that almost brought us back. … It is what it is. We'll be better on the power play and 5-on-5 in the next game."
Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm had one shot on goal and two blocked shots in a game-high 24:38 of ice time after missing three games. He sustained an upper-body injury on a hit from Svechnikov in Game 2.
"It was great to be out there," Lindholm said. "Like I said this morning, watching hockey is not something I've ever been good at. So, super happy to be out there with the boys. It's going to be fun for us to go [to Carolina] as an underdog. … Looking forward to it."
NOTES:Marchand scored his 10th goal in games when the Bruins have faced elimination, passing Peter McNab for the most in their history. Marchand also scored his 49th NHL playoff goal, tying Patrice Bergeron for second in Boston history. They trail Cam Neely (55). … Swayman became the fifth Bruins rookie goalie to get a win when facing elimination and the first since Mike Moffat in Game 6 of the 1982 Adams Division Final against the Quebec Nordiques. The others are Don Simmons (Game 4, 1957 Stanley Cup Final against Montreal Canadiens), Frank Brimsek (Game 7, 1939 NHL Semifinals against New York Rangers) and Hal Winkler (Game 2, 1927 semifinals against Rangers). … Svechnikov had his third multigoal playoff game in the NHL. The only Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers players with more are Aho (four) and Kevin Dineen (four). … The home team has won each game in the series.