RALEIGH, N.C. — Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each scored a shorthanded goal and had four points for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-3 win against the Boston Bruins at PNC Arena on Sunday.
Aho and Teravainen each had two goals and two assists, Justin Faulk scored and Petr Mrazek made 27 saves for Carolina (15-15-5), which had lost five of its past six.
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“It was a pretty special night,” Teravainen said. “For Christmas, we just wanted to put everything out there and work as hard as we can. Thank God we made it happen this time.”
Video: BOS@CAR: Teravainen roofs his second off turnover
Ryan Donato scored two goals and Brad Marchand had two assists for Boston (20-13-4), which had won three in a row. Tuukka Rask made 32 saves.
Donato gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 2:40 of the first period on the power play when his rebound attempt in the crease went in off Hurricanes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk.
“He was around the net getting his nose dirty, and we like that, especially on the power play,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. “That’s his bread and butter, his shot.”
Steven Kampfer extended the lead to 2-0 at 8:56 on a shot from the right point.
“It’s not nice when you’re down 2-0 early in the game, but we didn’t panic,” Mrazek said. “We were good in the defensive zone all game. It wasn’t like on the first two goals we did something wrong. The first one went off [van Riemsdyk], the second one off [Jordan Martinook‘s] shin pad.”
Teravainen cut it to 2-1 at 12:55 when his attempt at a cross-ice pass deflected in off the glove of Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy.
Video: BOS@CAR: Teravainen has pass go in off defender
“The guys dug in, they didn’t hang their heads and we got a break,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
Aho scored shorthanded to tie it 2-2 at 1:29 of the second period, taking a pass from Teravainen and scoring five-hole on a one-timer.
“When you score, you get more confident,” Aho said. “It’s how it goes. I’m feeling pretty good right now, but it’s not just me. My linemates (Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov) are helping me a lot.”
Aho gave the Hurricanes a 3-2 lead at 7:11. After forcing a turnover by McAvoy at the blue line, he took a pass from Teravainen and scored in the slot on a 3-on-1.
Video: BOS@CAR: Aho rifles one-timer off Teravainen’s feed
Faulk scored from the right point to give Carolina a 4-2 lead at 11:47. It was his first goal since Oct. 22 (26 games).
Donato scored to make it 4-3 at 16:05 after he cut to middle of the ice and shot to the far post.
Teravainen scored a shorthanded goal to make it 5-3 at 7:20 of the third period. Rask mishandled the puck at the side of the net, and Teravainen got the rebound in the slot off Aho’s initial shot.
“A huge mistake by me, and there’s the game,” Rask said. “The way I see it, it was an early Christmas present for the fellow Finns (Teravainen and Aho).”
They said it
“The focus, the execution, I’m not going to hide from it, we made some bad plays that ended up in the back in the net. Early on, from below the goal line, we had trouble breaking pucks out. The goalie handles got involved in that, and they were very poor.” –– Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy
“After the last (few games), it was tough on us. Guys were feeling it. Guys were pretty unhappy and embarrassed as a group. I don’t think anyone in here was comfortable with our performance the last little bit. We always say you need something to build on and hopefully this provides that. Obviously, you don’t want to sit home and be grumpy with all your family at the holidays.” — Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk
Need to know
The Hurricanes wore Hartford Whalers jerseys for the first time since the franchise relocated to Raleigh in 1997. … Marchand has had two assists in three straight games and has 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in the past nine games. … The Bruins are 6-1-1 in the second game of a back-to-back this season. … Aho has 10 points (six goals, four assists) in eight games against the Bruins; Teravainen has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 11 games against Boston.
What’s next
Bruins: Host the New Jersey Devils on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNE, SNO, NESN, MSG+, NHL.TV)
Hurricanes: At the Washington Capitals on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSWA, FS-CR, NHL.TV)
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