Svechnikov scores lacrosse-style goal, Hurricanes beat Bruins

BOSTON (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring with a lacrosse-style goal and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Svechnikov, who also had an assist, surprised goaltender Jeremy Swayman by holding the puck with the blade of his stick and throwing it into the net midway through the second period. It was his 19th goal of the season.

Teuvo Teravainen, Jake Guentzel and Seth Jarvis also scored as the Hurricanes pulled away to earn their third straight victory and fifth in their last six. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots.

The Hurricanes reached 50 wins and moved to within three points of the New York Rangers for first place in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference.

Charlie McAvoy scored the lone goal for the Bruins, whose four-game winning streak ended. Boston still leads the Atlantic Division with a 46-18-15 record with three games remaining. Swayman finished with 22 saves.

After splitting the first two games of the season, the Hurricanes won the season series and dominated the Bruins on their ice, outshooting Boston 15-6 in the second and controlling much of the third after McAvoy scored the Bruins at 2-1 late in the second period.

Carolina began a four-game road trip that will close out the Hurricanes’ regular season schedule.

FOLLOWING

Hurricanes: Visit St. Louis Friday.

Bruins: Visit Pittsburgh on Saturday.