The Boston Bruins (9-3-1) fell in a 2-1 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes (10-2-2) on Tuesday night in a matchup of the two teams with the best records in the NHL.

Just over a minute into the contest, Boston earned the first power play opportunity as JJ Peterka drew a slashing penalty against Andrei Svechnikov.

On the man advantage, the Bruins took advantage of a draw win from Elias Lindholm to hold the zone as the top power play unit got to work. Morgan Geekie fired the first attempt towards the cage, but Sean Walker managed to deflect it. Elias Lindholm collected the loose puck and sent it around the boards to Pavel Zacha. Zacha moved it to David Pastrnak before the captain found Lindholm out in front. Lidholm made the pass to the far post, opening up a tap-in for Zacha to give the Bruins a 1-0 advantage 91 seconds in.

The Bruins would hold the lead until the final minute of the first frame.…