RALEIGH, N.C. — It was a game that had bad blood and real blood, big hits and brutal hits, and there could be more to come.
The Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins engaged in a playoff game Wednesday that had all the elements of two teams that really don't like each other. Respect each other? Yes. But like? No, not at all.
The Hurricanes emerged Wednesday with a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of the first-round series and will take a 2-0 series lead to Boston for Games 3 and 4. They also could go into TD Garden with a rookie goalie starting and facing both a hostile Bruins crowd and Bruins team.
