Final: Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2 - B's fall in Game 7

The Bruins will continue their 2022 Stanley Cup run on Saturday with Game 7 of their first-round matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes. Puck drop is set for 4:30 p.m. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.

WHO: Bruins vs. Hurricanes (Series tied, 3-3)
WHEN: 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: PNC Arena
TV:  NESN/ESPN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com

PROJECTED LINEUP

BOSTON

Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Jake DeBrusk
Taylor Hall - Erik Haula - David Pastrnak
Trent Frederic - Charlie Coyle - Craig Smith
Nick Foligno - Tomas Nosek - Curtis Lazar

Hampus Lindholm - Charlie McAvoy
Mike Reilly - Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort - Connor Clifton

Jeremy Swayman
Linus Ullmark

CAROLINA

Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis  
Max Domi - Vincent Trocheck - Teuvo Teravainen
Nino Niederreiter - Jordan Staal - Jesper Fast  
Derek Stepan - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas

Jaccob Slavin - Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce  
Brendan Smith - Ian Cole 

Antti Raanta
Pyotr Kochetkov

PREGAME NOTES

The Bruins will look to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs when they battle the Hurricanes in a decisive Game 7 on Saturday afternoon down in Raleigh.  

With the win, the Bruins will move on and play either the Rangers or Penguins in the second round. With a loss … well, that’s pretty self-explanatory. 

The home team has won each game of the series; the Bruins won 5-2 at TD Garden on Thursday to force a deciding game. Carolina has outscored Boston, 15-4, in its three wins at PNC Arena. 

Home teams own a 107-77 (.582) advantage in the 184 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (2-1 in 2021).

How important is the first goal in a Game 7? The team that scores first is 138-46 (.750) in the 184 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (3-0 in 2021).

After going back to the lineup that Boston rolled out for most of the final stretch of the regular season in Game 6, Bruce Cassidy isn’t going to change his lineup for Game 7.

Jeremy Swayman will start in net for Boston, while Antti Raanta will get the call for Carolina. 

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