Hurricanes Defeat Bruins 3-1, Snap Home Streak

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Monday night at TD Garden, snapping the Bruins' six-game home winning streak and handing them just their second loss in their last 10 games.

Jordan Staal opened the scoring for Carolina at 8:25 of the second period, outmuscling defenseman Andrew Peeke with one arm to knock in a rebound from Joel Nystrom's shot from the point. Mark Jankowski followed at 13:34, flipping a rebound over Jeremy Swayman's right shoulder for his first goal of the season. Taylor Hall, a former Bruin, added an insurance goal 2:33 into the third period, marking his fifth tally of the year. Riley Tufte spoiled Pyotr Kochetkov's shutout bid for Boston with a goal 10 seconds before the final buzzer.

Kochetkov finished with 29 saves, including a highlight-reel pad stop on David Pastrnak's shot from the right circle late in the first period. Swayman made 29 stops for the Bruins, highlighted by a glove save on Seth Jarvis during a Hurricanes shorthanded breakaway late in the second. The victory marked Carolina's sixth win in eight games and evened the season series after the Hurricanes lost their first meeting to Boston on November 1.