NHL Recaps: Thursday, May 9, 2019

1 game: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

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Carolina Hurricanes

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2

Boston Bruins beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 at home. Marcus Johansson (BOS) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:34 together.

•Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:19.
•Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:59.
•BOS's first power-play unit (Bergeron, Marchand, Krug, Pastrnak and DeBrusk) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 4:34 together.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	TOI	PP
Marcus Johansson BOS	vs CAR	1	1	2	2	0	14:19	—
Brad Marchand BOS	vs CAR	0	2	2	3	0	18:59	—
Chris Wagner BOS	vs CAR	1	0	1	7	4	14:09	—

Line changes

New look for CAR: McKegg–Ferland–Martinook skated 4:59 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Tuukka Rask BOS	vs CAR	W	31	2	.935
Petr Mrazek CAR	at BOS	L	27	4	.852

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