Carolina Hurricanes top Boston Bruins 6-5 in OT

# Carolina Hurricanes top Boston Bruins 6-5 in overtime

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 — Boston Bruins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 6. Final. (OT)

Three stars

- 1. J. Slavin (CAR) (1G, 0A)

- 2. T. Hall (CAR) (1G, 1A)

- 3. S. Walker (CAR) (0G, 2A)

Goal summary

- 1st 04:40 — H. Lindholm, Bruins (P. Zacha, V. Arvidsson). Score now 1-0.

- 1st 10:04 — A. Svechnikov, Hurricanes (A. Nikishin, S. Walker). Score now 1-1.

- 1st 11:38 — K. Miller, Hurricanes (J. Staal). Score now 1-2.

- 1st 13:36 — M. Geekie, Bruins (D. Pastrnak, E. Lindholm). Score now 2-2.

- 1st 17:25 — M. Geekie, Bruins (D. Pastrnak, N. Zadorov). Score now 3-2.

- 2nd 05:17 — L. Stankoven, Hurricanes (T. Hall, J. Blake) PPG. Score now 3-3.

- 2nd 07:20 — W. Carrier, Hurricanes (J. Martinook). Score now 3-4.

- 2nd 08:33 — T. Hall, Hurricanes (J. Blake, S. Walker). Score now 3-5.

- 2nd 18:50 — M. Geekie, Bruins (N. Zadorov, C. McAvoy). Score now 4-5.

- 3rd 12:33 — P. Zacha, Bruins (C. McAvoy, V. Arvidsson). Score now 5-5.

- OT 01:13 — J. Slavin, Hurricanes (S. Aho, A. Svechnikov). Score now 5-6.

Goalies

- B. Bussi (Hurricanes): 16 SV on 21 SH, 5 GA, 76.2 SV%, 61:13 TOI. Decision: W.

- J. Swayman (Bruins): 19 SV on 24 SH, 5 GA, 79.2 SV%, 28:33 TOI. Decision: —.

- J. Korpisalo (Bruins): 16 SV on 17 SH, 1 GA, 94.1 SV%, 32:40 TOI. Decision: O.

Game meta

- Venue: Lenovo Center

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025021237)