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\u2014 Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n With the Bruins\u2019 first shot of the game, Hampus Lindholm found the back of the net<\/a>. However, the lead was short-lived as the Hurricanes scored twice in 1:34 \u2013 one from Andrei Svechnikov<\/a>, who notched his 30th goal of the season, matching his career high, and one from K\u2019Andre Miller<\/a>.<\/p>\n Goaltender Interference: Disappointed, but Not Surprised<\/p>\n Soon after, Morgan Geekie tied the game<\/a>, and before the end of the period, Geekie scored his second of the game. However, the second goal for the former Hurricanes was peculiar<\/a>. As the puck whizzed by goaltender Brandon Bussi, it appeared that David Pastrnak had run into him, making contact inside of his crease.<\/p>\n Brind\u2019Amour took the timeout to review the play before making the decision to challenge it for goaltender interference, but it ultimately remained on the board. The official ruling<\/a> from the NHL on the play was that the contact from Pastrnak did not impact Bussi\u2019s ability to play his position.<\/p>\n \u2026I disagree, but it is what it is \u2013 and it is far from surprising that the Hurricanes were duped by a goalie interference ruling.<\/p>\n In the final seconds of the frame, the Hurricanes did gain a power play from literal interference on the goalkeeper, as Mark Kastelic backed into Bussi, knocking him over<\/a>. It did not lead to a power play goal in the second period, but it was\u2026ironic.<\/p>\n Hurricanes End Swayman\u2019s Streak, and His Night Between the Pipes<\/p>\n The second period did favor the Hurricanes, however, as they managed to score three in less than 10 minutes \u2013 a power play goal from Logan Stankoven<\/a>, a goal from William Carrier<\/a>, and a goal from the former Bruin Taylor Hall<\/a>. The burst of scoring led to a goalie swap<\/a> for the Boston Bruins as Joonas Korpisalo came in to relieve Jeremy Swayman. Going into the game, Swayman had gone nine games straight while allowing three or fewer goals.<\/p>\n Then, the hits started coming for the Hurricanes. And they came hard.<\/p>\n With a little over a minute to go in the second period, Geekie scored another goal<\/a> \u2013 bringing the game within one as he notched the second hat-trick of his career, and the first in the building he once called home.<\/p>\n Less than thirty seconds later, the 5\u201910\u201d Seth Jarvis was smashed into the corner boards<\/a> after a big hit from the 6\u20197\u201d Nikita Zadorov. Head athletic trainer Doug Bennett came onto the ice to assist the Hurricanes\u2019 leading goalscorer, but after a moment, he was able to leave for the locker room on his own power.<\/p>\n The Hurricanes\u2019 bruiser, Nicolas Deslauriers, was not a fan of the hit and began chirping with the Bruins\u2019 defenseman<\/a>, but it failed to generate a fight in the third frame. Deslauriers acquired a single shift in the third period, which overlapped with Zadorov\u2019s shift, but did not generate a fight.<\/p>\n Hurricanes Contend with Eternal Rival, the Referees, in Third Period<\/p>\n While Jarvis returned to the ice at the start of the third period, the Hurricanes lost Chatfield, who had returned to the top pairing<\/a> after the first period, due to a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n A little under midway through the third period, and it doesn’t seem that Jalen Chatfield is on the bench \u2014 Queen of the Puck (@rbarkleyhockey) April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n A little over halfway through the period, Stankoven took a high-stick<\/a> behind the Bruins\u2019 net, which left him bloody. At first, it was believed to have been friendly fire from linemate Jackson Blake, but it was soon discovered to have been from Charlie McAvoy.<\/p>\n Whenever an injury occurs on a play, and it does not result in an immediate call, it can still be penalized after looking at footage. The Hurricanes pleaded their case, but the referees still failed to make the call.<\/p>\n Less than 20 seconds later, Pavel Zacha tied the game<\/a> \u2013 ironically, with a feed from McAvoy.<\/p>\n As if that wasn\u2019t bad enough, Jordan Martinook was later sent to the penalty box for interference on Jonathan Aspirot, who ran into the Hurricanes\u2019 winger, who was stationary at the blue line<\/a> to remain onside.<\/p>\n The Hurricanes killed the penalty, and neither team managed to find twine again in regulation, which soon led to overtime, getting both teams a point in the standings \u2013 it was all the Hurricanes needed to clinch the Metro Division.<\/p>\n An Overtime Goal to Remember<\/p>\n With 3:47 remaining in the extra frame, Jaccob Slavin netted his first goal of the season<\/a>, topping off a magnificent sequence of playmaking from Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho as he put it in with a backdoor snapshot.<\/p>\n With the night and division won, the Hurricanes took part in the final Storm Surge of the season<\/a>. Slavin was shoved to center ice for the group hug, and his helmet was nabbed by Nikishin and paraded on the end of Svechnikov\u2019s stick. <\/p>\n Tradition means a lot to Raleigh, and the Hurricanes made sure their fans got another taste of it with a complete postgame celebration.<\/p>\n (Psst, if you want to see the Bruins\u2019 perspective of the game, be sure to check out Jack Studley\u2019s article<\/a> over at Boston Hockey Now!)<\/p>\n \t\t \t\tRachel Barkley is a beat writer covering the Carolina Hurricanes for Carolina Hockey Now on Sportsnaut. Painting stories with … More about Rachel Barkley<\/a><\/p>\n \t
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