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Beware, though, before we put our Paul Pierce hats on and declare the series over after a game: The Bergeron line smoked Tampa's Brayden Point line in Game 1 of the second round a couple years ago, then Point went off for the rest of the series as the B's fell in five games. I thought he was fantastic. Had some good looks. Had Carolina found a way to win, they might have the Bruins already on their heels.

As the Canes square off with Boston for the second Stanley Cup Playoff series in a row, the team will look to win its fifth first-round series in five tries, as Carolina has reached at least the Eastern Conference Final in each of its last four playoff appearances (2002, 2006, 2009 and 2019).Canes Country will have you covered leading up to game one with in-depth matchup and position breakdowns, but here’s some facts and figures on this matchup to tide you over in the meantime. Secondary scoring. Get a goal out of Charlie Coyle, third line.”In the first period, Ritchie gave up on a play along the boards and drifted away from Warren Foegele as the entire unit of Bruins defenders puck-watched rather than working to get the puck out of the zone.

He was passive the entire game, which cost the Bruins twice. That’s why they’re winners. No one is tearing anybody down here. I get that, but I'd still go with Jaroslav Halak considering there's another potential back-to-back in Games 5 and 6.You'd definitely want to go Rask in both games there, so split this one up if you're really planning on making a deep run.

Tuukaa Rask (Vezina Trophy Finalist) 26-8-6, .929 Save Percentage, 2.12 Goals-Against AverageBoston 25.2% Power Play (Second NHL), 84.2% Penalty Kill (Third NHL)

The wait is over!

The Boston Bruins will begin the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a first-round matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes.You probably remember these teams meeting in the 2019 Eastern Conference Final, a series the B's swept before losing to the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.This year's series should be much more competitive because the Hurricanes are not only better than they were in 2019, but they're also riding the momentum of a qualifying round sweep of the New York Rangers.While the Hurricanes enter the playoffs playing some of their best hockey of the season, the Bruins come into Round 1 after three lackluster performances in the NHL's round robin.

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The power play didn't score once, and the Bruins' top line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak tallied only one point (a Bergeron assist) in the three games. The Carolina Hurricanes will have to wait another day to get the Stanley Cup playoffs started. This is a deadly team in all facets of the game, as the Bruins finished with the top points percentage in the league in the shortened regular season.

The Boston Bruins will begin the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a first-round matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes.

2020 NHL playoff preview: Bruins vs. Hurricanes By Dom Luszczyszyn and Harman Dayal Aug 10, 2020 9 The Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins … For Carolina, the team will look to build on its first-round sweep of New York as it likely adds top defenseman The two teams played just once this year, a 2-0 win by the Bruins in Beantown on Dec. 3, as two future meetings were wiped out by the NHL’s pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins: Game 1 Preview, Storm Advisory, Staff Picks The Hurricanes face off against the Bruins tonight in the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs.