The Boston Bruins discover themselves down 2-0 of their first-round NHL Playoffs matchup in opposition to the Carolina Hurricanes, having didn’t steal a win on the street. Tensions have flared in every of the primary two video games of the collection, significantly so in Wednesday evening’s battle. Bruins star Brad Marchand has been slapped with a $5,000 positive, the utmost allowed beneath the league’s CBA, for slashing Pyotr Kochetkov in Wednesday’s loss, based on NHL Player Safety.
Boston’s Brad Marchand has been fined $5,000, the utmost allowable beneath the CBA, for Slashing Carolina’s Pyotr Kochetkov.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) May 5, 2022
Marchand let his feelings get the perfect of him after he and the Canes’ younger goalie exchanged some shoves through the sport. After the 2 pushed each other, Marchand aggressively slashed the goaltender throughout the physique, ensuing within the $5,000 positive.
Earlier within the sport, Bruins star David Pastrnak was assessed a two-minute minor for a soiled hit on Carolina’s beginning goalie, Antti Raanta. Raanta was bloodied up within the incident and was compelled to go away the sport. He didn’t return. In his stead, the Canes trotted out the 22-year-old Kochetkov for what was his first profession playoff look. He was sensational for Carolina, gobbling up free pucks with ease and decreasing the Bruins’ second likelihood alternatives. On the evening, Kochetkov solely surrendered 2 objectives on 32 pictures heading in the right direction.
Marchand is coming off a wonderful season in Boston. He scored 80 factors throughout 70 video games, having tallied 32 objectives and 48 assists. He’s registered only one level via the primary two video games of the collection in opposition to Carolina, helping certainly one of Patrice Bergeron’s two objectives in Game 2. Marchand is understood to have a little bit of a brief fuse, and that was on full show in opposition to the Canes in Wednesday’s loss.
