Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes game recap video, on January 8, 2017.
Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins Tim Schaller scored his 6th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.
In the second period, Hurricanes Sebastian Aho scored, tying the game 1-1. Later, Hurricanes Derek Ryan scored, giving the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead.
In the third period, Bruins David Backes scored his 11th goal of the season, tying the game 2-2. Less than two minutes later, Hurricanes Jay McClement scored, giving the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead. Only 23 seconds later, Bruins Brad Marchand scored his 13th goal of the season, tying the game 3-3.
In overtime, Hurricanes Sebastian Aho scored, winning the game 4-3 for the Hurricanes.
Game notes
Zane McIntyre played in net and made 26 saves on 30 shots. McIntyre is now 0-2-0-1 with a 4.00 GAA and a .861 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game in shots 35-30, hits 26-12 and blocked shots 18-17. The Hurricanes led the game with a 61% faceoff percentage. Both teams went 0-for-1 on the power-play.
Tim Schaller led the Bruins with 6 shots. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 4 hits. Patrice Bergeron, Tim Schaller and Kevan Miller all led the Bruins with 3 blocked shots each.
John-Michael Liles returned to the Bruins lineup after being out with a concussion. Anton Blidh, Colin Miller and Joe Morrow were scratched for the Bruins.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 21-17-5 with 47 points this season and are in 2nd place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are now 4-4-2 in their last 10 games and their road record is now 12-7-5 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Tuesday, when they visit the St. Louis Blues, at 8pm ET.
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