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Pyotr Kochetkov makes 29 saves as Hurricanes beat Bruins 3-1
Former Bruin Taylor Hall and Mark Jankowski scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the sixth time in eight games.
BOSTON (AP) — Jordan Staal outmuscled a Bruins defenseman for a goal with one arm, Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes cooled off the hot Bruins for a 3-1 victory on Monday night.
Former Bruin Taylor Hall and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the sixth time in eight games and evened the season-series after losing the first meeting on Nov. 1.
Riley Tufte spoiled the shutout with 10 seconds left and Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves for the Bruins, who had a six-game home-winning streak halted and lost for just the second time in 10 games overall. Swayman’s personal five-game winning streak was stopped.
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Staal, positioned at the edge of the crease, held off Andrew Peeke with his left arm, and knocked in the rebound of Joel Nystrom’s shot from the point to make it 1-0 at 8:25 of the second period.
Jankowski scored off a rebound, too, flipping the puck over Swayman’s right shoulder 13:34 into the second for his first this season.
Kochetkov robbed David Pastrnak’s bid from the right circle, coming across for a pad save late in the first.
Swayman made a glove stop on Seth Jarvis’ clean breakaway with the Hurricanes’ shorthanded late in the second.
Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy was out after he was hit in the mouth by a slap shot in Saturday’s victory at Montreal.
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Boston coach Marco Sturm said after the morning skate that McAvoy was meeting with doctors and “there’s no timeline” for his return. It’s still unclear if he’ll need surgery.
Hurricanes: At Minnesota on Wednesday in the second of a four-game road trip.
Bruins: At Anaheim on Wednesday in the first of four road games.
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