Chris Kelly returns in Bruins 6-2 win over Canes

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 8: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins makes a save against Riley Nash #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes at the TD Garden on April 8, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Bruins dominated most of the game on Monday night against the Carolina Hurricanes even though the Canes made a good effort at the start and in the end of the game. The Bruins wound up winning the game 6-2 and hopefully the Bruins offense has found their game. Jaromir Jagr had 2 assists while Brad Marchand scored twice. Dennis Seidenberg recorded 3 assists in the win as well while being a team-best +4. Forward Chris Kelly made his return to the Bruins lineup.

Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins Rich Peverley scored his 5th goal of the season, making it 1-0. A little more than four minutes later, Bruins Brad Marchand scored his 15th goal of the season, making it 2-0. The Hurricanes then pulled Justin Peters, as he allowed 2 goals on 4 shots, and Dan Ellis came into the game. Later, Brad Marchand scored his 16th goal of the season, making it 3-0.

In the second period, Bruins Andrew Ference scored his 3rd goal of the season, making it 4-0. Later in the period, Bruins Jordan Caron scored his 1st goal of the season, making it 5-0.

In the third period, Hurricanes Patrick Dwyer scored, making it 5-1. Only 45 seconds later, Hurricanes Drayson Bowman scored, making it 5-2. Later in the period, Bruins Nathan Horton scored his 13th goal of the season, making it 6-2.

Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 40 saves on 42 shots. Rask is now 17-6-4 with a 1.95 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game in blocked shots 15-13. The Hurricanes led the game in shots 42-36, hits 20-15 and faceoff wins 39-35. The Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power-play while the Hurricanes went 0-for-1.

Milan Lucic and Andrew Ference led the Bruins with 5 shots apiece. Dougie Hamilton led the Bruins with 4 hits. Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 25-9-4 with 54 points, which is 2nd place in the Northeast Division behind Montreal. The next game for the Bruins is on Wednesday at the New Jersey Devils at 7:30pm ET.