Hurricanes Clinch Metro Title, Boston Falls

0:00It's April 8th, from game day to every day. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI. Carolina Hurricanes just clinched the Metropolitan Division title, with a wild 6-5 overtime win over the Boston Bruins Tuesday night at Lenovo. Center Jacob Slaven sealed it at 113 and overtime, tapping in a backdoor pass from Sebastian Aho for his first goal of the season. Taylor Hall and Andrey Spesnikov each grabbed a goal and an assist for Carolina, while Sean Walker and Jackson Blake dished to assist the piece. On the other side, Morgan Geeky lit it up with a hat trick for Boston, and Pavel Zaka added a goal and assist. This victory gives the Hurricanes their fourth metro crown, and eighth straight playoff birth, under coach Rod Bryan De Moore. They sit at 50 wins, 22 losses, and six ties now, taking four of their last five games. Boston couldn't hold Lee's despite Geeky's three goals, finishing their four game roadtrip O2-2.

1:00They got solid efforts from David Pastronak and Nikita Zadorov, with two assists each, but relief goalie Jonas Corpusallo stopped just 16 shots. Carolina's on fire heading into the playoffs, locking down that division spot while Boston heads home to regroup for the postseason push.