Game 2 Preview: Bruins Vs. Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to even up the Eastern Conference Finals when they take the ice for Game 2 tonight against the Boston Bruins.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to even up the Eastern Conference Finals when they take the ice for Game 2 tonight against the Boston Bruins.
The Boston Bruins were able to take Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Penguins in Pittsbugh on Saturday, but they know it won't be easy to repeat that in Game 2.
Bryan Bickell and Michal Handzus scored on consecutive shots in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks chased goalie Jonathan Quick on their way to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
Bruins nemesis Matt Cooke was at it again on Saturday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Cooke lined up Adam McQuaid at the numbers and crushed him into the boards face first. Gresh and Zo discuss whether the hit on Adam McQuaid was really dirty, or if it was a case of Matt Cooke's reputation preceding him.
Gresh and Zo opened Monday's show with their reactions to the Bruins win over the Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. They also touched of tonight's Game 2 match up and what game the Penguins might try to play.
98.5 The Sports Hub's Boston Bruins analyst Bob Beers joins Dan Roche in Pittsburgh for WBZ-TV's Sports Final, giving his keys for the Bruins in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
It's very rare you see Patrice Bergeron get into a dust up, but when Evgeni Malkin wanted to dance following the second period of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night, the Bruins' assistant captain was up to the challenge.
Many NHL coaches might feel compelled to speak out against Matt Cooke after his hit in Game 1, but Claude Julien knows better than to create a distraction.
Former Bruin and Penguin, Shawn McEachern joined 98.5 The Sports Hub's Toucher & Rich to discuss the Game 1 shutout by the Bruins, Jaromir Jagr, the Pittsburgh Penguins trying to play a different game and Matt Cooke's hit on Adam McQuaid.
The Bruins will need to be a lot better if they're going to claim three more victories before Pittsburgh does.
If the Penguins want to lose this series, they can just keep doing what they did in Game 1.
David Krejci scored two more goals during his torrid postseason and the Boston Bruins shut down the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
In Boston, Matt Cooke will always be considered a Bruins enemy, and that's not going to change after Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
The Bruins and Penguins are finally back on the ice for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Follow the live blog with all of the action!
The series could come down to goaltending.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Friday, May 31.
With Brent Seabrook's overtime goal in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals, the Blackhawks have a date with the defending Stanley Cup champions in the Western Conference Finals.
After a rare day off for rest and contemplation, the Los Angeles Kings came back focused on what's missing from their run at a second straight Stanley Cup title.
The Boston Bruins practiced for one final time on Friday before finally heading off for Pittsburgh, and head coach Claude Julien showed off some new defensive pairings ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Penguins.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are halfway to the ultimate goal of hoisting the Stanley Cup, but before they get to that point, they have to go through the Boston Bruins.
The Boston Bruins practiced for one final time on Friday before finally heading off for Pittsburgh, and head coach Claude Julien showed off some new defensive pairings ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Penguins.
Here is how the WBZ-TV, WBZ NewsRadio 1030, 98.5 The Sports Hub and CBSBostonsports.com team sees the Bruins-Penguins Eastern Conference Final playing out.
The Felger and Massarotti Show from Thursday, May 30.
Rangers GM Glen Sather was vague when pressed for reasons why coach John Tortorella was fired. But multiple reports said the push to move on actually came from the players' exit meetings.
The Los Angeles Kings' road toward a second straight Stanley Cup title has been longer, steeper and a whole lot bumpier than last season's journey.
