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NHL playoffs: Bruins beat Hurricanes to tie series at 2

Antti Raanta and Connor Clifton battle for the puck during a playoff game.
Carolina Hurricanes’ Antti Raanta and Boston Bruins’ Connor Clifton vie for the puck in the second period of Game 4 of a Stanley Cup first-round playoff series on Sunday in Boston.
(Steven Senne / Associated Press)
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Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists, including the tiebreaker early in the third period, and the Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday to even their first-round playoff series at two games apiece.

Boston was playing without its top two defenseman after Charlie McAvoy was a last-minute scratch and joined Hampus Lindholm on the sideline, but the Bruins twice rallied for their second straight playoff win.

Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, and David Pastrnak had one of each for the Bruins. Rookie Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves.

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Brett Pesce and Jordan Staal scored for Carolina, and Antti Raanta returned to stop 23 shots for the Metropolitan Division champions.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in Carolina, and Game 6 will be in Boston on Thursday.

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