Marchand scores two goals, but Boston’s nine-point lead is short lived.

Carolina Ends Bruins’ Five-Game Win Streak.

Boston: Jordan Martinook’s goal late in the third period helped the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Boston Bruins 3-2 at TD Garden on Wednesday, snapping their nine-game winning run.

At 17:33, Martinook scored the first goal of the game for the Hurricanes, putting the puck under Linus Ullmark’s pad on a breakaway.

Martinook stated, “[I] just tried to shoot quick.” “It wasn’t exactly where I wanted to hit, but I think I kind of did that when I caught the goalie off guard.”

In his debut for Carolina (26-15-5), Spencer Martin made 26 saves, Sebastian Aho had two assists, and Martin Necas scored a goal and provided an assist. The Columbus Blue Jackets waived the goaltender on January 18, and the Hurricanes claimed him the next day.

Ullmark made 30 saves in favor of Boston (29-9-9), who had won five straight games, and Brad Marchand scored twice. Trent Frederic provided two helpers.

The first period’s game moved quickly. They outplayed us in the second period, according to Bruins coach Jim Montgomery. “In the third quarter, I felt we played with a great deal of desperation and great effort in the second and third periods, but the game management at the end was not good.” That’s what we paid for.

At 18:04 of the first period, Necas scored a wrist shot from the top of the left circle to give the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead on the power play.

At 11:50 of the second period, Teuvo Teravainen doubled the score by putting the puck between Charlie Coyle’s legs while the Bruins were on a power play.

Boston was 0-for-4 on the power play while Carolina went 2-for-3.

Necas remarked, “They play aggressively just like us.” The performance of both our special teams was commendable. They sort of turned the tide of the game with their power play, which could have had one or two.

At 1:30 in the third quarter, Marchand knotted the score at 2-2 after finishing Frederic’s cross-crease pass. At 7:20, Coyle’s deflection in front of him was rebounded. Marchand tied Ray Bourque for fifth place on the all-time Bruins goals list with his two goals, which were his 394th and 395th of his career. Marchand’s NHL career total of sixty-three goals tied Rick Middleton for fourth place all-time.

“[The Hurricanes] play with a lot of intensity. They’re fiercely competitive, the Boston captain Marchand remarked. They have tight play. They triumph in numerous fights. It was a playoff-caliber match. We should definitely go through those at this time of year. We discover that’s what we must do in order to contend with such squads.