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Carolina Hurricanes: 3 Keys to Game 2 Victory Against Boston Bruins

By Matthew Nidiffer

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 09: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes looks on in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 09, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 09: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes looks on in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 09, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 09: Head coach Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes looks on in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 09, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 09: Head coach Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes looks on in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 09, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

The Hurricanes look to steal a win on the road tonight against the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Here’s what they need to do to even the series.

The Carolina Hurricanes are still in this. After a heartbreaking, albeit infuriating, loss in Game 1 Friday night, the Hurricanes are going to return with a vengeance tonight.

Both teams will be coming off of a two-day break, and Bruins’ defender Charlie McAvoy will be returning to the lineup tonight after being suspended for one game for a hit laid on Columbus Blue Jackets’ winger Josh Anderson in Game 6 of the second round.

The Carolina Hurricanes have every chance to regain neutral standing tonight. Boston will be looking to increase the pressure on the Hurricanes to reproduce their performance from Round 1 in which the Hurricanes eliminated defending Stanley Cup champions, the Washington Capitals.

The Hurricanes are going to need to start strong right out of the gates, stay out of the penalty box, and continue to dominate the game during 5 on 5 play in order to ensure they walk away with at least one win on the road this series.

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