The Boston Bruins clinched a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference yesterday afternoon by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 at TD Garden.
Boston got three short-handed goals in span of 1:04 in the second period to make it 3-0.
The first goal came at 00:32. Bruins left wing Daniel Paille skated up the ice to recover a loose puck in the Carolina zone and took the puck cross ice past Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward. He got a wrist shot past the goalie from the left circle to make it 1-0.
Blake Wheeler got the second goal for the Bruins. The Hurricanes goalie made a pass from behind the net. Boston center David Krejci beat a Carolina defender to the puck along the boards. Krejci skated toward the net from the right and fed a nice pass to Wheeler who got a snap shot past Ward at 01:21.
Steve Begin got the third goal for Boston at the 01:36 mark. He put a wrister past the Hurricanes goalie from the right slot.
All three of Boston's short-handed goals came on a penalty kill. Matt Hunwick of the Bruins was called for hooking back at 19:42 of the first period. The 64-second span of the three short handed goals i ...
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