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Raleigh: Hurricanes beat Bruins 2-1 at Lenovo Center

Sebastian Aho scored at 10:19 of the third. The official sheet lists 18,811 in the building. Carolina is 10-2-2. Boston is 9-3-1.

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By Triangle Local Newsroom · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh.Confirmed by Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 28, 2026; NHL official game summary GS020189; NHL.com recap, Oct. 28, 2026
  • The official game summary lists attendance of 18,811, a start of 8:08 p.m. Eastern, and an end of 10:42 p.m. Eastern.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020189
  • Pavel Zacha scored a power-play goal at 1:31 of the first period, with assists to Elias Lindholm and David Pastrnak.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020189; NHL.com recap, Oct. 28, 2026
  • Jackson Blake tied the game at 19:08 of the first, with an assist to Nikolaj Ehlers. The summary lists that as Blake's third goal of the season.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020189; Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 28, 2026; NHL.com recap, Oct. 28, 2026
  • Sebastian Aho scored at 10:19 of the third, with assists to William Carrier and Andrei Svechnikov. The summary lists that as Aho's eighth goal of the season.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020189; Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 28, 2026; NHL.com recap, Oct. 28, 2026
  • Carolina outshot Boston 30-15. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 of 15 shots. Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 of 30.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020189; NHL.com recap, Oct. 28, 2026
  • NHL.com's recap and Hockey-Reference's box score list Carolina at 10-2-2 and Boston at 9-3-1 after the game.Confirmed by NHL.com recap, Oct. 28, 2026; Hockey-Reference box score, Oct. 27, 2026
  • The club recap and NHL.com both wrote that Carolina has points in four straight games (3-0-1).Confirmed by Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 28, 2026; NHL.com recap, Oct. 28, 2026
  • The official sheet lists five-minute fighting majors in the first period for Boston's Tanner Jeannot and Carolina's Nic Deslauriers.Confirmed by NHL official game summary GS020189
  • The club recap said Carolina will not practice Wednesday and next plays the Columbus Blue Jackets at Lenovo Center on Thursday.Confirmed by Carolina Hurricanes recap, Oct. 28, 2026

Still unknown

  • Thursday's puck-drop time on the club recap (the preview ticket page had listed 7 p.m.; this file does not reuse that clock without a fresh schedule check)
  • Whether Taylor Hall dressed (NHL.com wrote that he left the morning skate; the club recap we read did not address it)

What happened

In Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday at Lenovo Center.

The team's recap, the NHL official game summary, and NHL.com's writeup all list that final. The summary put 18,811 in the building, a start of 8:08 p.m. Eastern, and an end of 10:42 p.m.

Pavel Zacha scored on the power play at 1:31 of the first, from Elias Lindholm and David Pastrnak. Jackson Blake tied it at 19:08, from Nikolaj Ehlers. Sebastian Aho scored at 10:19 of the third, from William Carrier and Andrei Svechnikov.

The team page and NHL.com describe that last play differently. The official scoring line lists Aho from Carrier and Svechnikov and does not choose between those two wordings.

Carolina outshot Boston 30-15. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 14 of 15. Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 of 30.

NHL.com and Hockey-Reference list Carolina at 10-2-2 and Boston at 9-3-1. Both recaps wrote that Carolina has points in four straight games (3-0-1).

The summary also lists five-minute fighting majors in the first period for Boston's Tanner Jeannot and Carolina's Nic Deslauriers.

Hurricanes.com said the team will not practice Wednesday and next plays the Columbus Blue Jackets at home on Thursday. That page did not give a puck-drop time.

Triangle Local is not the Hurricanes or the NHL.

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Why it matters

The Hurricanes' first home game in two weeks was a 2-1 result against Boston on national television. Readers who follow the club need the official score, who scored, and the records each team carries out.

Updates

  1. Oct 28, 2026, 5:55 AM

    The Hurricanes' recap, the NHL official game summary, and NHL.com's recap all list a 2-1 Carolina win on Tuesday at Lenovo Center. Aho scored at 10:19 of the third. The official sheet lists 18,811.

Sources

  1. Recap: Aho's Late Goal Lifts Canes Past Bruins (Hurricanes.com, Peter Dewar and Walt Ruff, Oct. 28, 2026: 2-1 win Tuesday at Lenovo Center; Zacha power-play goal 91 seconds in; Blake at 19:08 of the first; Aho at 10:19 of the third from a Svechnikov feed that Carrier slowed; Kochetkov 14 saves on 15 shots, 8-0-0; points in four straight, 3-0-1; no practice Wednesday; Columbus on Thursday at Lenovo Center. The club page's Andersen franchise-record line is not repeated here because NHL.com's recap did not use it.)

    Official sourcePublished by Carolina Hurricanes · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM

  2. NHL official game summary GS020189 (Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, Lenovo Center: Boston 1, Carolina 2; attendance 18,811; start 8:08 EDT, end 10:42 EDT; Zacha 1:31 PP from Lindholm and Pastrnak; Blake 19:08 EV from Ehlers; Aho 10:19 EV from Carrier and Svechnikov; shots Boston 15, Carolina 30; Kochetkov 1-15; Swayman 2-30; Jeannot and Deslauriers five-minute fighting majors in the first)

    Official sourcePublished by National Hockey League · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM

  3. Kochetkov wins eighth straight to start season, Hurricanes defeat Bruins (NHL.com, Kurt Dusterberg, Oct. 28, 2026: 2-1 at Lenovo Center; Kochetkov eighth straight start; Aho at 10:19 of the third, Carrier tipped a Svechnikov pass; Blake also scored; Carolina 10-2-2, point streak 3-0-1; Kochetkov 14 saves; Zacha scored; Swayman 28 saves; Boston 9-3-1. Play-by-play wording on Aho's goal differs from the club recap; the official sheet lists Aho from Carrier and Svechnikov. NHL.com's Hall and Jankowski notes are not used here.)

    Official sourcePublished by NHL.com · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM

  4. Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes Box Score, Oct. 27, 2026 (Hockey-Reference: Boston 1, Carolina 2; Bruins 9-3-1; Hurricanes 10-2-2; attendance 18,811; Lenovo Center; 8:00 p.m.)

    Official sourcePublished by Hockey-Reference · Checked Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM

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