Watch Bruins Players Play Soccer-Tennis Ahead Of Game 1 Vs. Hurricanes

Boston Bruins fans might have had a stressful Thursday morning and afternoon, but the team’s players were a different story.

If you follow the Bruins closely, you know they — like many NHL teams — love to play with soccer balls before games. And, well, that trend continued Thursday afternoon before Boston’s Eastern Conference Final Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

You can watch video evidence, as well as a friendly hello from defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, in the latest “Stanley Cup Confidential” clip below:

Well, there you have it.

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The Bruins and Hurricanes will begin their best-of-seven series Thursday night. Puck drop at TD Garden is set for 8 p.m. ET.

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Dakota Randall

Plymouth State/Boston University product from Wolfeboro, NH, who now is based in Rhode Island. Have worked at NESN since 2016, covering the Patriots since 2021. Might chat your ear off about Disney World, Halo 2, and Lord of the Rings.