BOSTON — The Bruins’ 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final was highlighted by a four-goal third. But maybe taking a little bit of backseat to the third-period onslaught was the play of Boston’s defensive unit. With Charlie McAvoy suspended for Game 1 of the collection, that left a fairly obtrusive gap on Boston’s prime pairing. But Connor Clifton did an admirable job in a minutes bump and Steven Kampfer made essentially the most of his evening, scoring the sport’s first objective. All of that got here to no shock to Tuukka Rask. “Yeah, it’s awesome,” Rask stated of the defensemen stepping up with McAvoy out. “I’m not stunned at