The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in overtime to clinch the Metropolitan Division. The game was held at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jaccob Slavin scored the winning goal 1:13 into overtime. The Hurricanes had four games remaining. Boston's Morgan Geekie had a hat trick and Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist. The teams combined for five goals in the first period.