Charlie Coyle scored late in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 Tuesday night for their eighth straight win.
David Krejci also scored for Boston, just 1:08 after Coyle got the Bruins on the scoreboard.
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Charlie Coyle scored late in the third period, Jaroslav Halak stopped 24 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 Tuesday night for their eighth straight win.
Both goalies took shutouts deep into the third before Coyle redirected a pass from Brad Marchand past Reimer with 4:05 left.
The Bruins haven’t lost since falling at Detroit 4-2 on Nov. 8.
NOTES: Halak was playing in his 500th career game. ... It was the first meeting between Boston and Carolina since the Bruins swept the Hurricanes 4-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. ... Bergeron was out for the seventh time in nine games with a lower-body injury.
Bruins: Host Chicago on Thursday night.
Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) and Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara (33) compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
Carolina Hurricanes' Warren Foegele (13) handles the puck in front of Boston Bruins' Jake DeBrusk (74) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
James Reimer finished with 32 saves for the Hurricanes.
Boston Bruins' Brad Marchand tries to get a shot on Carolina Hurricanes' James Reimer during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
Both goalies took shutouts deep into the third before Coyle redirected a pass from Brad Marchand past Reimer with 4:05 left.
Boston struck again quickly on Krejci’s shot from the point as the Bruins extended their longest winning streak of the season and improved to 9-0-3 in their last 12 games.
Danton Heinen had an assist on Coyle’s goal. Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak picked up assists on the goal by Krejci, who centered Boston’s top line with Patrice Bergeron out of the lineup.
Boston Bruins' Charlie Coyle (13) celebrates his goal as Carolina Hurricanes' Jake Gardiner (51) skates away during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
The Bruins haven’t lost since falling at Detroit 4-2 on Nov. 8.
Jacob Slavin appeared to score for Carolina on a backhand with 2:08 left in the second, but the goal was waved off following a challenge by the Bruins. Halak skated straight for the referees, arguing that the puck slipped under the goal when he bumped it. Replays showed Halak was correct and the game remained scoreless.
Carolina had another great chance a few minutes earlier when Nino Niederreiter hit the post on a backhand from in front of Halak, who got his 49th career shutout.
Boston Bruins' Charlie Coyle (13) tries to control the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) and James Reimer (47) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
NOTES: Halak was playing in his 500th career game. ... It was the first meeting between Boston and Carolina since the Bruins swept the Hurricanes 4-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. ... Bergeron was out for the seventh time in nine games with a lower-body injury.
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Carolina Hurricanes' Brett Pesce (22) sends the puck past Boston Bruins' Anders Bjork (10) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
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Boston Bruins' Matt Grzelcyk (48) defends against Carolina Hurricanes' Warren Foegele (13) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) and Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara (33) compete for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)
Carolina Hurricanes' Warren Foegele (13) handles the puck in front of Boston Bruins' Jake DeBrusk (74) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. (AP PhotoMichael Dwyer)