Where: RBC Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 17419
Milan Lucic’s power-play goal at the 11:49 mark of the third period snapped a tie and lifted the visiting Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.
A night after a 7-0 home win over the Hurricanes, the Bruins had a much more difficult time but never trailed, winning for the fifth time in the last six games. Coming off his league-leading seventh shutout of the season, Tim Thomas stopped 43 shots for Boston.
Boston (26-13-7) jumped to a 1-0 lead just over two minutes into the game on a power-play goal by Johnny Boychuk. Carolina tied the contest on a power-play goal by Jussi Jokinen, his 11th of the season.
After a scoreless second period, Boston regained the lead on a goal by Brad Marchand. Carolina (22-18-6) tied it again on Chad LaRose’s ninth of the season with 10:41 left in regulation.
Cam Ward stopped 25 shots for the Hurricanes, who were 1-for-5 with the man advantage. Boston was 2-for-6.
| Boston | Carolina | |
| Mark Recchi 2 | Points | Jussi Jokinen 1 |
| Johnny Boychuk 1 | Goals | Jussi Jokinen 1 |
| Mark Recchi 2 | Assists | Joe Corvo 1 |
| Johnny Boychuk 1 | Power Play Goals | Jussi Jokinen 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Tim Thomas .956 | Save Percentage | Cam Ward .893 |
| Tim Thomas 43 | Saves | Cam Ward 25 |
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Boston | 28 | 3 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 10 | 32 |
| Carolina | 45 | 2 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 12 | 33 |
- Carolina will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .409 after a win and .522 after a loss.
- Boston will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Bruins have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .600 after a loss.