Most importantly, a struggling Boston powerplay scored two goals while on the man advantage last night against the number one ranked penalty kill in the NHL. The penalty kill for the Bruins was also crucial as it killed all five powerplays against.
Prior to game three, the Carolina Hurricanes were shooting 17% in the series, while the Boston Bruins were shooting just 4.1%. To put that into a little easier perspective, the best team shooting percentage in the NHL during the 2022 regular season was 12.4%, and the worst was 8.2%. Of course, the Hurricanes' first two wins weren't only due to luck; they completely outplayed the Bruins in many moments of games one and two.