Game 5 ECQF
Series Tied 2-2
Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes
7 pm ET
Canadian TV: TVAS2, SN360
National TV: ESPN
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Carolina TV/Radio: 99.9 The Fan
Referees Jon McIsaac (2), Eric Furlatt (27), Jake Brenk (26)*
Linesmen Ryan Gibbons (58), Brad Kovachik (71),
PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
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Jeremy Swayman
2 GP | 2-0 | .925 Sv% | 2.00 GAA
Annti Raanta
3 GP | 1-1 | .928 Sv% | 2.41 GAA
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OFFICIAL MEDIA NOTES GAME 5
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins visit the Hurricanes tonight in game 5 of their best-of-7 Round One series with these teams even at 2-2 in the series. - The Bruins enter tonight’s game with an 18-18 record in best-of-7 series in which they are tied at 2-2 in a series ... They have a 17-19 record in game 5s in best-of-7 series when they are even at 2-2. - Boston is in the post-season for the 6th straight season and 75th all-time in their history ... Their 75 post-season berths are 2nd all-time in NHL history to MTL’s 85. - This is the 7th Round One series for Boston since the NHL adopted the format in 2013-14 and they are 5-1 in those series ... Overall, they are playing their 36th first round series (preliminary series, division semifinals, conference quarterfinals and round one series) with a 19-16 record entering this postseason ... They are 16-11 in those series which have been best-of-7 formats.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Two Bruins - Anton Blidh and Kyle Keyser - are looking to play their first NHL playoff games. - Charlie Coyle is four games shy of his 100th NHL playoff game.
MAN-GAMES LOST TO INJURY – 230 Regular Season - 10 Playoff - Hampus Lindholm: Upper body - Charlie McAvoy: Covid protocol - Jesper Froden: Lower body - Jakub Zboril: Right knee surgery; Expected to miss remainder of the season
BOSTON vs CAROLINA, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Hurricanes are playing their 7th lifetime playoff series with CAR holding a 5-1 series advantage ... They have played 37 games with BOS holding a 25-14 advantage in games and a 124-94 goals for/against advantage. - Their previous series was the 2020 Round One series which BOS won 4-1 . - Their 1st 2 series were played as the Hartford Whalers with a 4-3 Adams Division Semifinal win in 1990 and a 4-2 Adams Division Semifinal victory in 1991 - The previous 4 series have been played vs. the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-2 series win in the 1999 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, a 4-3 loss in the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinal, a 4-0 sweep in the 2019 Eastern Conference Final, and a 4-1 Round One victory. - 11 Bruins - Patrice Bergeron, Brandon Carlo, Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Matt Grzelcyk, Erik Haula, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, and Chris Wagner - played in a full series vs. CAR prior to this year. - FYI: BOS tied a league record with four power play goals in the third period of a 6-1 win over HFD on 4/11/1991 ... HFD had taken a 1-0 lead into the 3rd period with BOS setting a club record with the six-goal outburst overall in the 3rd ... BOS has come back from a 3-or-more goal deficit to win a playoff game on 7 occasions, including on 4/11/1990 when HFD had carried a 5-2 lead into the 3rd period before BOS scored 4 unanswered regulation goals by Dave Poulin (1:28), Bob Beers (7:00), Dave Christian (8:10) and Poulin again with the game-winner (18:16) ... BOS won game 6 of their 2009 Conference Semi-Final series in CAR to force a game 7 for just the 2nd time in their history when they had trailed in a series 1 game to 3 ... Bos and CAR played their 2020 Round One series in a bubble atmosphere at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario with virus prevention measures in place due Boston Bruins: Media Notes to the Covid-19 pandemic ... Patrice Bergeron became the Bruins’ all-time leader in postseason overtime goals with his 4th career playoff overtime score at 21:13 of OT for a 4-3 win in CAR on 8/12/2020.
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