Bruins DieHard: Goaltending The Common Theme Among Successful Teams In NHL Playoffs
By this time Thursday morning, we could possibly know the final four of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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By this time Thursday morning, we could possibly know the final four of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Alexei Ponikarovsky scored on his own rebound with 2:39 left in overtime and the New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in this Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Felger and Massarotti talk with Boston Bruins President Cam Neely in what is the final visit with Neely for the season. Neely reflects on the Bruins' season and his feelings after their stunning, year-ending loss to the Capitals in Game 7 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"I feel pretty confident that they'll come back with the right attitude next September."
While the Bruins look forward to being back on the ice next year, they are also looking at making a Bruins game better off the ice.
As one overtime led to another and then another, the Rangers and Capitals waged an epic duel that was part hockey game and part survival contest.
To John Tortorella, there's the wrong way -- and then there's his way.
The shots and the pressure were bound to cause the Flyers to break. They were able to escape the lapses in play and concentration in the first period of Game 1 against the New Jersey Devils, but on Tuesday, the Flyers weren't about to squirm free this time.
So far, you're can't argue with the Bruins' approach to developing Tyler Seguin.
Danny Briere fired home the game-winning goal in overtime, lifting the Flyers to 4-3 victory on Sunday at the Wells Fargo Center. It was Briere's fourth career overtime playoff-winning goal.
They've packed up the skates and sticks and now the Boston Bruins' locker room is pretty empty.
Bergeron revealed Friday that the injury was a badly strained oblique, which was the reason for his limited role in the series.
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, then it would be Christmas every day, and the Bruins would still be alive in the NHL playoffs.
Adam Henrique scored his second goal of the game at 3:47 of the second overtime, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in Game 7 early Friday to advance to second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
It took a full seven games, but the New York Rangers will not be the second #1 seed to lose in the opening round of the NHL playoffs.
But before we hose down the sidewalk, let's consider some of the good news that came out of the episode.
It ended quick and painful and way too soon.
Felger and Massarotti discussed the Boston Bruins 2-1 overtime series ending loss to the Washington Capitals. Did the Capitals out play the Bruins in the entire series? Did the right team win?
Joel Ward's dramatic goal prompted dozens of Twitter users to send out a barrage of racist, hate-fueled messages about Ward.
Gresh and Zo try to make sense of the Boston Bruins overtime loss to the Washington Capitals. The guys both feel that the Bruins played well, they just didn't execute when it mattered. What do you think?
The opening round of the NHL playoffs hasn't been kind to the Rangers in recent years. But Game 7s at Madison Square Garden? That's a different matter entirely.
If there's one thing sports fans hate, it's seeing their favorite players walk off the field, ice or court after a devastating acting like they don't care. That's probably why Bruins fans love Patrice Bergeron so much.
98.5 The Sports Hub's Bruins color analyst and former Bruin, Bob Beers spoke with Toucher & Rich about the Bruins' first round exit, the future of Tim Thomas and last year's long season.
By the end, it was only the 20-year-old kid who actually turned his words to actions.
