The Carolina Hurricanes are utterly dominating the Boston Bruins in their first round 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tony DeAngelo and the Canes showered the Bruins with goals in Game 2, taking a 5-2 victory for a 2-0 series lead. That win came after Carolina destroyed the Bruins in the series opener, 5-1. What made Game 2’s win more memorable for the Hurricanes was the presence of rookie goalie Pyotr Kochetkov in the game and how he showed he was not going to back down from Marchand’s antics.
Kochetkov and Marchand had a bit of a skirmish in the second period after a whistle, with both players exchanging shoves, resulting in matching penalties.
After the game, DeAngelo gave some sort of approval to what Kochetkov did in that particular sequence.
Perhaps what Hurricanes loved even more in that game was the performance of DeAngelo himself. The 26-year-old defenseman earned second star honors by recording three assists, including two in the second period. As for Kochetkov, he finished with 30 saves on 32 shots faced from Boston after stepping in for Game 2 starter Antti Raanta, who left early with an upper-body injury.
The Hurricanes will look to bury the Bruins even deeper in Game 3 on Friday at TD Garden.