The Boston Bruins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Tuesday to level the Eastern Conference semifinals and force a decisive Game 7. Mark Recchi had a goal and an assist for Boston, while Marc Savard scored before leaving in the third period with an apparent leg injury. Steve Montador and Chuck Kobasew also connected, Patrice Bergeron had two assists and Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots. The NHL's top remaining seed led 2-0 barely 5 minutes in and made it stand to win its second straight since falling behind 3-1 in the series. Its reward: a trip back to Boston for Thursday Game 7, their first at home since 2004. Their first losing streak of the playoffs has put them in danger of blowing a 3-1 series lead for the first time in franchise history. Ducks 2, Red Wings 1: In Anaheim, California, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry each had a goal and an assist as Anaheim forced a Game 7 in the Western Conference semifinal series against Detroit. Jonas Hiller made 38 saves as the Ducks, while Scott Niedermayer and Bobby Ryan added assists for the Ducks, who built a two-goal lead in the second period and managed to shut down the Red Wings until Johan Franzen brought Detroit within a goal with 2:25 to play. Game 7 will be in Detroit on Thursday, with the winner moving on to face the Chicago Blackhawks in the conference finals. Led by their top line of Getzlaf, Perry and Ryan, the Ducks matched the Red Wings' up-tempo attack stride for stride and avoided elimination. The Red Wings had clinched their past eight playoff series wins with victories on the road, and seemed poised to do the same after outskating and outshooting Anaheim 78-45 in consecutive wins in Games 4 and 5. But facing elimination, the Ducks returned to the form that carried the team to a league-best 10-2-1 mark in the final weeks of the season, then through a first-round upset of the Presidents' Trophy
