Schedule and 2021-22 Results:
Regular Season Records: Carolina 54-20-8=116pts, Boston 51-26-5=107pts
Game 1 on Monday, 02 May: Boston loses at Carolina, 5-goals-1
Game 2 on Wednesday, 04 May: Boston loses at Carolina, 5-goals-2
Game 3 on Friday, 06 May: Carolina loses at Boston, 4-goals-2
Game 4 on Sunday, 08 May: Carolina loses at Boston, 5-goals-2
Game 5 on Tuesday, 10 May: Boston loses at Carolina, 5-goals-1
Game 6 on Thursday, 12 May: Carolina loses at Boston, 5-goals-2
Game 7 on Saturday, 14 May: Boston loses at Carolina, 3-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1487 victory. With the series 1487 win, the Carolina Hurricanes improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 13-7 overall and 6-3 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1487 loss, the Boston Bruins see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 54-54 overall and 16-12 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Carolina Hurricanes in series 1487 was WWLLWLW: Series 1487 thus becomes the third NHL Preliminary-round series, the 11th NHL series (all rounds), and the 34th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1487 loss ends the Boston Bruins best-of-7 NHL Preliminary-round series winning streak at four. The 54 total best-of-7 playoff series and 296 total best-of-7 playoff games lost by the Boston Bruins are best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL highs. With the series 1487 victory, the Carolina Hurricanes as the Carolina Hurricanes improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 record to 6-0.

After Game 6: The Boston Bruins hosted and bested the Carolina Hurricanes 5-goals-2 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1487 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have a Game 7 record of 5-0, while the Boston Bruins have a Game 7 record of 15-13. The Carolina Hurricanes have a 2-0 Game 7 record on home ice. The Boston Bruins have a 1-4 Game 7 record on road ice; the sole victory occurred in the last road Game 7 for Boston (in the 2011 NHL Finals, in Vancouver over the Canucks).

After Game 5: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 5-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1487 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 9-0 and a Game 6 record of 6-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 4-22 and a Game 6 record of 12-14.

After Game 4: The Boston Bruins hosted and bested the Carolina Hurricanes 5-goals-2 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1487 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 7-1 (with an active seven-series winning streak) and a Game 5 record of 5-3, while the Boston Bruins have a series record of 18-18 and a Game 5 record of 17-19.

After Game 3: The Boston Bruins hosted and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-goals-2 to drop the Carolina Hurricanes best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1487 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 5-1 (with an active five-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 3-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 10-26 and a Game 4 record of 18-18. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series WWL @ HHV (as the Carolina Hurricanes now do in series 1487), Carolina has a 3-0 series record; trailing such a series LLW @ VVH (as the Boston Bruins now do in series 1487), Boston has a 1-7 series record, with the sole victory occurring in the last such series for Boston (series 1136, the 2011 NHL Finals over the Vancouver Canucks).

After Game 2: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and bested the Boston Bruins 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1487 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 3 record of 2-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 2-26 and a Game 3 record of 13-15. The sole Boston Bruins best-of-7 NHL playoff series victories in the wake of a 2-games-nil deficit occurred in their last two such series, in the 2011 NHL Preliminary round and in the 2011 NHL Finals.

After Game 2: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and bested the Boston Bruins 5-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1487 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 3 record of 2-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 2-26 and a Game 3 record of 13-15. The sole Boston Bruins best-of-7 NHL playoff series victories in the wake of a 2-games-nil deficit occurred in their last two such series, in the 2011 NHL Preliminary round and in the 2011 NHL Finals.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2021-22 NHL regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes finished nine points ahead of the Boston Bruins. From 1939 through the 2021 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by nine regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 17-19 (.472) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1487 is the 20th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Carolina Hurricanes, and the 108th for the Boston Bruins. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have an all-rounds series record of 12-7, a Preliminary-round series record of 5-3, and a Game 1 record of 7-12, while the Boston Bruins have an all-rounds series record of 54-53, a Preliminary-round series record of 16-11 (with an active four-series winning streak in the Preliminary round), and a Game 1 record of 57-50. Series 1487 is the fifth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins. Boston owns a 3-1 series record in their previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meetings against Carolina, with the sole Hurricanes win occurring in the 2009 NHL Quarterfinals, in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1064.