Charlie McAvoy scored, and Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves for Boston (46-18-15), which had its four-game winning streak end.
The Bruins are first in the Atlantic Division, three points ahead of the Florida Panthers, who defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Tuesday.
“I loved our first (period). I thought we were really physical, I thought we were engaged,” Boston coach Jim Montgomery said. “Second period, I thought they came out and they pushed hard. They were over top of us. I thought their checking skills were superior to ours and it led to a lot of us playing in our [defensive] zone.”
Martin Necas appeared to score for Carolina on a sharp-angled shot at 1:59 of the first period, but the goal was waved off after an official review.
Svechnikov did gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 10:55 of the second period, scoring his third career lacrosse-style goal, which is tied with Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras for the most in the NHL. Play continued for a few seconds after the puck quickly bounced out from the back of the net, but officials eventually confirmed the goal.
“I’m always going to try the move. I wish I could celebrate a little bit more in a fun way,” Svechnikov said. “No one realized it was a goal, I guess it was just me, but it just came out so hard, and obviously I’m happy to score that third one.”
Teuvo Teravainen pushed it to 2-0 at 13:05, tapping in Svechnikov’s centering pass on the doorstep.
“They’re well-coached and they have a great team,” Swayman said. “We just have to accept that. It’s obviously not something we want to do in our home barn, but I think it’s good for us moving forward understanding that no team’s going to be soft on us just because there’s four games left in the season. So, it’s our job to get punched in the face and get back up.”
McAvoy cut it to 2-1 at 16:56 with a one-timer from the left circle.
“We’re not a volume shot team to begin with, but I think we had some decent looks and some good rush opportunities,” McAvoy said. “So, I wouldn’t say that it was a complete lull night offensively. Obviously, we only get one, but some good looks, some odd-man rushes, we just didn’t score.”