Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes 5/10/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Game five of the Eastern Conference first round matchup between the Boston Bruins and the Carolina Hurricanes will take place in PNC Arena Tuesday night as the series shifts back to North Carolina. Boston comes into game five after doing their job at home with back to back wins following a 5-2 game four win on Sunday. Jeremy Swayman led the way for Boston in the net posting a .923 save percentage after allowing only two goals on 26 shots in the full 60 minutes on the ice.

Brad Madrchand led the way for the Boston offense with two goals and three assists in just under 23 minutes on the ice. Patrice Bergeron added 1 goal and 1 assist, while Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak added one goal and one assist each.

The Carolina Hurricanes go back home Tuesday night struggling in this series writing a two game losing streak after opening things up 2 games to none. Carolina lost their second consecutive game on Sunday after goalie Antii Raanta posted a .852 save percentage after allowing four goals on 27 shots in just under 57 minutes on the ice.

The Carolina offense has been the team's biggest strength this season averaging 3.38 goals per game on 34.1 shots as a team. Sebastian Aho is the offensive leader for Carolina posting a team high 81 points to go along with a team leading 44 assists, while posting 37 goals on the year.