2nd Period
The 2nd period would not be much better for the Hurricanes. Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton would score his first ever NHL playoff goal after a Hurricanes powerplay went unconverted.
Bruins would continue to dominate during the second, both on the powerplay and during 5 on 5 play. The officiating was much more consistent than in Game 1, with the exception of a single missed call.
Brad Marchand had Andrei Svechnikov in a headlock, which went uncalled. He then proceeded to slash Justin Williams in the neck, which led to Williams grabbing hold of Marchand’s chinstrap to give him a good talking-to. Williams was, of course, called for his retaliation, while Marchand skated free.
This one missed call wouldn’t change the fate of the game, but it was frustrating to a team already down in morale and on the scoreboard to have to overcome terrible officiating yet again.