Pyotr Kochetkov makes 29 saves as Hurricanes beat Bruins 3-1 | Sports

BOSTON (AP) — Jordan Staal outmuscled a Boston defenseman for a goal with one arm, Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes cooled off the hot Bruins for a 3-1 victory on Monday night.

Former Bruin Taylor Hall and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the sixth time in eight games and evened the season-series after losing the first meeting on Nov. 1.

kAm#:=6J %F7E6 DA@:=65 E96 D9FE@FE H:E9 `_ D64@?5D =67E 2?5 y6C6>J $H2J>2? >256 ah D2G6D 7@C E96 qCF:?D[ H9@ 925 2 D:I\82>6 9@>6\H:??:?8 DEC62< 92=E65 2?5 =@DE 7@C ;FDE E96 D64@?5 E:>6 😕 `_ 82>6D @G6C2==] $H2J>2?’D A6CD@?2= 7:G6\82>6 H:??:?8 DEC62< H2D DE@AA65]k^Am

kAm$E22=[ A@D:E:@?65 2E E96 6586 @7 E96 4C62D6[ 96=5 @77 p?5C6H !66<6 H:E9 9:D =67E 2C>[ 2?5 @4<65 😕 E96 C63@F?5 @7 y@6= }JDEC@>’D D9@E 7C@> E96 A@:?E E@ >2<6 :E `\_ 2E giad @7 E96 D64@?5 A6C:@5]k^Am

kAmy2?<@HD<: D4@C65 @77 2 C63@F?5[ E@@[ 7=:AA:?8 E96 AF4< @G6C $H2J>2?’D C:89E D9@F=56C `bibc :?E@ E96 D64@?5 7@C 9:D 7:CDE E9:D D62D@?]k^Am

kAmz@496E<@G C@3365 s2G:5 !2DEC?2<’D 3:5 7C@> E96 C:89E 4:C4=6[ 4@>:?8 24C@DD 7@C 2 A25 D2G6 =2E6 😕 E96 7:CDE]k^Am

kAm$H2J>2? >256 2 8=@G6 DE@A @? $6E9 y2CG:D’ 4=62? 3C62<2H2J H:E9 E96 wFCC:42?6D’ D9@CE92?565 =2E6 😕 E96 D64@?5]k^Am

kAmq@DE@? 5676?D6>2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^492C=:6\>42G@J\3@DE@?\3CF:?D\53ee_b63fgdbhf2e5dcfb4_da7_73e73Qmr92C=:6 |4pG@Jk^2m H2D @FE 27E6C 96 H2D 9:E 😕 E96 >@FE9 3J 2 D=2A D9@E 😕 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^3CF:?D\42?25:6?D\D4@C6\d46degg5_eg727eh3c`e3h775c3b`7aaQm$2EFC52J’D G:4E@CJ 2E |@?EC62=]k^2mk^Am

kAmq@DE@? 4@249 |2C4@ $EFC> D2:5 27E6C E96 >@C?:?8 D<2E6 E92E |4pG@J H2D >66E:?8 H:E9 5@4E@CD 2?5 “E96C6’D ?@ E:>6=:?6” 7@C 9:D C6EFC?] xE’D DE:== F?4=62C :7 96’== ?665 DFC86CJ]k^Am

k9am&A ?6IEk^9am

kAmwFCC:42?6Di pE |:??6D@E2 @? (65?6D52J 😕 E96 D64@?5 @7 2 7@FC\82>6 C@25 EC:A]k^Am

kAmqCF:?Di pE p?296:> @? (65?6D52J 😕 E96 7:CDE @7 7@FC C@25 82>6D]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! }w{i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=Qm9EEADi^^HHH]2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^}w{k^2mk^Am

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.