{"id":547036,"date":"2026-04-08T08:25:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/547036\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:25:38","slug":"hurricanes-clinch-metropolitan-division-title-in-ot-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/547036\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricanes Clinch Metropolitan Division Title in OT Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Raleigh%2C+NC&amp;city=Raleigh&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Hurricanes+Clinch+Metropolitan+Division+Title+in+OT+Thriller&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fnc%2Fraleigh%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F08%2Fhurricanes-clinch-metropolitan-division-title-in-ot-thriller%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69d5d88d1ac09.jpg\" alt=\"An abstract, energetic painting featuring overlapping brushstrokes of neon blue, orange, and pink, conveying the intense action and emotion of an overtime hockey game.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>The Hurricanes&#8217; thrilling overtime victory against the Bruins exemplifies the passion and drama of playoff-caliber NHL hockey.Today in Raleigh<\/p>\n<p>The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins 6-5 in overtime on Tuesday night to clinch their fourth Metropolitan Division title in the last six seasons. The game-winning goal was scored by Jaccob Slavin just 1:13 into the extra period.<\/p>\n<p>      Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes&#8217; victory secures them the top seed in the Metropolitan Division for the upcoming NHL playoffs, giving them home-ice advantage in the early rounds. This continues Carolina&#8217;s run of success in the highly competitive Metropolitan, which features several other top contenders.<\/p>\n<p>            The details<\/p>\n<p>The Bruins jumped out to an early lead, thanks to a hat trick from forward Jack Geekie. However, the Hurricanes battled back, tying the game late in regulation before Slavin&#8217;s overtime heroics sealed the division title for Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>      The game was played on Tuesday, April 8, 2026.Jaccob Slavin scored the game-winning goal in overtime at the 1:13 mark.<\/p>\n<p>        The players<\/p>\n<p>        Jaccob Slavin<\/p>\n<p>A defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes who scored the overtime game-winning goal to clinch the division title.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Geekie<\/p>\n<p>A forward for the Boston Bruins who scored a hat trick in the losing effort.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Hurricanes<\/p>\n<p>The NHL team that won the Metropolitan Division title with their overtime victory.<\/p>\n<p>Boston Bruins<\/p>\n<p>The NHL team that lost to the Hurricanes in overtime despite a strong performance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Raleigh%2C+NC&amp;city=Raleigh&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=Hurricanes+Clinch+Metropolitan+Division+Title+in+OT+Thriller&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fnc%2Fraleigh%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F08%2Fhurricanes-clinch-metropolitan-division-title-in-ot-thriller%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got photos? Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/a><br \/>\n            What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-quote\">\u201cThis was a huge win for our team and our fans. We battled back all night and found a way to get it done in overtime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"news-quote-cite\">\u2014 Jaccob Slavin, Hurricanes Defenseman<\/p>\n<p>            What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes will now prepare to host the first round of the NHL playoffs as the Metropolitan Division champions.<\/p>\n<p>        The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>The Hurricanes&#8217; overtime victory showcases their resilience and ability to win close, high-stakes games against top opponents. This division title continues the team&#8217;s recent run of success and sets them up well for a deep playoff run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Hurricanes&#8217; thrilling overtime victory against the Bruins exemplifies the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":547037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5107],"tags":[194,29,5176,5,195,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-547036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-carolina-hurricanes","8":"tag-carolina","9":"tag-carolina-hurricanes","10":"tag-carolinahurricanes","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-hurricanes","13":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116368135839506641","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}