A two-goal second period was the difference as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Monday night.

Jordan Staal and Mark Jankowski each scored a goal in the middle frame before Taylor Hall scored with 2:33 left in regulation to punctuate a two-point night.

Joel Nystrom dished out two assists and Pyotr Kochetkov made 29 saves for Carolina, which is 6-1-1 in its last eight games.

Kochetkov is now 4-0-0 in five games this season. He was the busiest in a 12-save third period, but Riley Tufte's power-play goal with 9.6 seconds left kept Boston from being shut out.

Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves for the Bruins, who lost for just the second time in 10 games and had a six-game home winning streak snapped.

Staal broke the deadlock with a one-handed rebound goal at 8:25 o

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