The Bruins have now won as many as they’ve lost now in this young hockey season, but rarely have they been able to hold their heads higher than on Saturday at the Garden.

Facing the explosive Carolina Hurricanes, the B’s played their best game of the season to win their third straight, 2-1, behind Jeremy Swayman’s 27 saves. After muddling through a six-game losing streak, the B’s are now .500 at 7-7.

Casey Mittlstadt broke a scoreless at 1:27 of the third period off the rush. The B’s entered the zone with speed and Pavel Zacha sent a pass to a charging Charlie McAvoy on the right side. McAvoy’s back-door pass for Mittelstadt was deflected by Carolina defenseman Sean Walker but Mittelstadt stuck with it and was able to lift it over Frederik Andersen’s pad.

The B’s then took a 2-0 at 5:05

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