Sebastian Aho's shorthanded goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes a first-period lead against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Aho stole the puck, skated across the crease and waited out Bruins' goaltender Joonas Korpisalo before flipping a backhander into the net less than seven minutes into the first.

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The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 Thursday night thanks to a last-minute goal by Seth Jarvis.The Bruins wound up getting Canes'd as they outshot Carolina 34-23 but lost due to some bad bounces.

In front of Kochetkov's crease, Sebastian Aho has had success against Boston over the course of his career. Producing 22 points in 20 games when taking on the Bruins, Carolina's top center has scored in three of the team's last four games.

Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Seth Jarvis scored with 18 seconds remaining to lift the Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Bruins Thursday night at Lenovo Center. Jarvis pounced on a Nikita Zadorov clearing attempt as the Bruins defenseman’s stick shattered right in front of Joonas Korpisalo.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Boston Bruins in Eastern Conference play. Carolina has gone 23-7-1 at home and 36-22-4 overall. The Hurricanes have a +28 scoring differential, with 197 total goals scored and 169 given up.

Sebastian Aho has racked up more than his fair share of assists this season, though he's gone a bit cold in this area of late. However, a visit from the Bruins should get him back on track, per our NHL betting picks.

Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night. Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns also ...

Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and the Carolina Hurricanes won their third consecutive game by defeating the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night. Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns also ...