Aho breaks tie as Kochetkov wins eighth straight start
Carolina beat Boston 2-1 on Tuesday, ending the Bruins’ eight-game run with at least a point.
Sebastian Aho scored at 10:19 of the third period to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 home victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 shots and has won each of his first eight starts this season.
Boston went ahead on Pavel Zacha’s power-play goal at 1:31 of the opening period. Elias Lindholm set up the finish after receiving the puck from David Pastrnak.
Jackson Blake brought Carolina level with 52 seconds left in the first period. Nikolaj Ehlers won the puck from Frederic Brunet behind the net and passed to Blake, who beat Jeremy Swayman.
William Carrier and Andrei Svechnikov helped create Aho’s deciding goal. Swayman made 28 saves for Boston, whose eight-game point streak ended.
