Bruins 7 Hurricanes 0 (Game 45 of the 2010-11 NHL Season)

Zdeno Chara just couldn't wipe the smile off his face no matter how hard the usually stoic defenseman tried.

Chara had his first career three-goal game and Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots for his seventh shutout to lift the Boston Bruins to a 7-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday.

"It's always nice to say I've done it—I've had a hat trick," Chara, in his 13th season, said, smiling widely. "I did it."

Mark Stuart, returning to the lineup after missing 18 games with a broken finger, had a goal in the first period. Gregory Campbell, Patrice Bergeron and Michael Ryder also scored for Boston, which has lost just twice in regulation in its last 13 games (8-2-3).

But the day belonged to the Bruins' captain.

Chara's first goal gave Boston a 2-0 lead 11:28 into opening period, chasing Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward. He made 3-0 with a power-play goal at 15:58.

"He got two early and it was so nice he got the third, but nobody wanted to say anything," Thomas said. "It was like having a shutout."

It was the Bruins' second lopsided win in six days; they shut out Ottawa 6-0 with Thomas in net last Tuesday. It was also the third time in the last four games Boston scored at least six goals, something that excited Bruins coach Claude Julien.

"This is what we've been preaching all year," he said "We've just been getting better at it."

The teams meet again Tuesday night at Carolina. The Hurricanes lost in regulation for just the second time in 11 games (6-2-3).

"They got on a roll, felt good about themselves and away they went," Carolina coach Paul Maurice said. "It's important for our team to answer back and show some character."

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[juul384]

wrong title?

[BostonSportsVids]

@juul384 It was an experiment to see if clicking the "save changes" button is what could possibly be creating a delay between sound and video, but still appears the same

I waited till it completely upload till save the information

it works fine on my computer and getting the slight delay when upload here, so trying to figure out a solution

[idani1000]

@TheSpeeder87 me to! i threw the first hat in the hat trick

[crazycar324]

Conghats chara

[TheSpeeder87]

guess who was at this game . . . me!

[InsideTheFire101]

congrats chara

[790909]

Chára je pán :D