The Boston Bruins are currently up two games to zero in their seven-game series against the Carolina Hurricanes and so far, the series has been completely lopsided. The Bruins, backed by the talent of their many offensive weapons, have outscored the Hurricanes 11-4.
The Boston Bruins offence, led by the ‘Perfection Line’ of David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, has made the Carolina Hurricanes’ sticks go quiet. But it’s not even the “Perfection Line” that is putting in most of the work. Over the course of the last two games, nine different Bruins players have put the puck in the net.
That includes Charlie Coyle, who currently has one goal and three assists so far this series, has tallied a total of 11 points during the playoffs. Jake DeBrusk didn’t miss a beat either, adding his third goal of the playoffs and Torey Krug also added three helpers during the game. Marcus Johansson, the hero of game one, also added an assist in the Bruins rout.
The Bruins special teams units added salt to the wound – their power play units were a perfect 2-for-2 during game 2, increasing their total amount of power play goals scored this series to four. That brings up their power play success rate percentage up to 57%. The Bruins have many offensive weapons at their disposal, using all their units combined to expose the Carolina Hurricanes’ flaws and take a commanding lead in the series.
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Tuukka Rask is also playing at his best, eliminating the Hurricanes chances at the net and has been particularly dominant between the pipes for the Bruins. With that in mind, the Boston Bruins are now two wins away from a berth into the Stanley Cup Finals.
With so many players contributing to the offence, head coach Bruce Cassidy does not need to rely on his top line while dealing with the Hurricanes. With so much power at his fingertips, he can juggle the lines to his liking as he sees fit.
If he doesn’t like the way the players are working together, he can move players around in order to creative a stronger, more cohesive unit. Or, if he doesn’t like the match-ups he’s getting on the road, tweak the lines. It’s up to him to adjust as he sees fit – but he has a lot of choices on what he wants to do moving forward.
There is much more hockey to be played, and momentum can be finicky, but so far, the momentum is clearly in the Boston Bruins side of the rink. The Bruins are firing on all cylinders, and will want to continue this momentum to close them out quickly without giving them an opportunity to come back.
The Carolina Hurricanes were able to claw their way back in their series against the Washington Capitals, but the Bruins are a different story. It’s better to finish the Hurricanes off quickly, than to give them a chance to get back in the series.
Game 3 shifts to PNC Arena in Raleigh on Tuesday night.