Hurricanes beat Bruins, catch them for second in East

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The Carolina Hurricanes netted two goals in the second period and two more in the third en route to a 4-1 win over the host Boston Bruins in Tuesday night's battle of Eastern Conference playoff contenders.

Andrei Svechnikov had a goal and an assist to pace Carolina (50-22-7, 107 points), which used its third straight win to move into a tie for second place in the conference s