Carolina right wing Andrei Svechnikov checks Boston’s Charlie McAvoy into the boards during the second period of Thursday’s game. Charles Krupa/Associated Press
BOSTON — Sebastian Aho scored twice, Frederik Anderson made 34 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes shut out the short-handed Boston Bruins 6-0 on Thursday night.
Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and two assists, Vincent Trocheck, Brett Pesce and Jordan Staal also scored, and Teuvo Teravainen had three assists to help Carolina complete a season sweep of Boston with another rout. The Hurricanes outscored the Bruins 10-1 in the first two games before capping the sweep with their second shutout of the Bruins in the three meetings.
Carolina, which led 1-0 after the first, blew it open with three more goals in the second.
The Bruins lost for the third time in four games and were already reeling from the loss of three top players – their leading scorer, team captain and winningest goalie in franchise history – over the previous 48 hours.
Brad Marchand, who leads Boston with 49 points, served the first of a six-game suspension for going after Pittsburgh goalie Tristan Jarry late in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night.
Captain Patrice Bergeron missed the game with a head injury suffered against the Penguins after colliding with Sidney Crosby and slamming the back of his helmet against the boards.
On Wednesday, Tuukka Rask announced he was ending his bid to return from offseason hip surgery and retiring from playing.
Linas Ullmark got the start in goal Thursday night and got roughed up, allowing six goals on 43 shots.
Nick Foligno came closest to scoring for Boston, getting the puck past Andersen 22 seconds into the third period but not before bumping him in the crease. The goal was waved off on the ice and withstood a video review after a challenge by Boston.
Svechnikov jumped on a turnover in the slot and beat Ullmark with a wrist shot 2:35 into the second period, putting Carolina up 2-0 after assisting on Trocheck’s goal in the first. Aho tipped in a shot 8:01 into the second and added a power-play goal 1:58 into the third for a 5-0 lead.
Staal added a goal late in the third period and finished with a goal and an assist.
NOTES: Teravainen returned after missing four straight games with a lower-body injury. … Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney said Bergeron had a laceration on the back of his head and remained day to day.
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