At PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.

FIRST PERIOD

Boston 1, Carolina 0 — Bergeron 23 (Connolly) 10:26

Boston 2, Carolina 0 — Beleskey 12 (Krug) 12:38

Penalty — Boston, Seidenberg (interference) 13:39

Penalty — Carolina, Hainsey (tripping) 18:58

Penalty — Carolina, Nash (tripping) 19:37

Penalty — Boston, Spooner (embellishment) 19:37

SECOND PERIOD

No scoring

No penalties

THIRD PERIOD

Penalty — Boston, Pastrnak (holding) 1:22

Boston 2, Carolina 1 — Hanifin 3 (Nash, Lindholm) 3:00 (pp)

Boston 3, Carolina 1 — Beleskey 13 (Spooner) 6:24

Penalty — Boston, Rinaldo (interference) 7:57

Boston 4, Carolina 1 — Marchand 32 (Bergeron, McQuaid) 19:46 (en)

SCORE BY PERIOD

Boston 2 0 2 — 4

Carolina 0 0 1 — 1

SHOTS BY PERIOD

Boston 11 6 5 — 22

Carolina 12 10 18 — 40

Power plays — Boston 0 of 1; Carolina 1 of 3.

Goalies — Boston, Rask 24-17-5 (40 shots-39 saves). Carolina, Ward 18-14-7 (21 shots-18 saves).

Referees — Gord Dwyer, Ghislain Hebert. Linesmen — Brandon Gawryletz, Andy McElman.

Attendance — 17,917 (18,680). Time — 2:27.