Bruins back home, beat Hurricanes 5-2 to force 7th game

[ASFN Admin]

Brad Marchand scored one goal and assisted on another, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 23 shots to lead the Boston Bruins past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Thursday night and send their first-round playoff series to a decisive seventh game. The home team has won all six games in the series so far — an edge for Carolina, which will host Game 7 on Saturday. Two days after losing 5-1 at Carolina — their third blowout loss on the road — the Bruins returned to the TD Garden for what could be the last home game for future Hall of Famer Patrice Bergeron.

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