Carl Gunnarsson Scores In Overtime As Blues Even Up Stanley Cup Final At One Game Apiece
Three periods weren't enough for the Blues and Bruins to settle Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
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Three periods weren't enough for the Blues and Bruins to settle Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Tuukka Rask was run over twice in Game 2. It was certainly a little suspicious.
The Blues' plan held true for all of three minutes.
Jordan Binnington is being treated with kid gloves after he coughed up a puck for Boston's game-winning goal in the third period of a Stanley Cup Final game.
A deep dive into everything that happened in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and Blues.
Rust? Forget about rust. Tuukka Rask could have cultivated a Spotify playlist, solved some Sudoku puzzles and perused Pinterest for a fettuccine alfredo recipe during the second period. He simply didn't have a whole lot of work to do.
The Boston Bruins have themselves a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.
Tuukka Rask's place in Bruins and hockey history can be shaped significantly if he can keep up a comparable level of play while earning four more victories.
Here's how the Bruins and Blues stack up against each other heading into the Stanley Cup Final.
Boston's top line kept finding ways to score, especially on the power play. With a chance to clinch another series, Tuukka Rask was perfect — again.
There are two very clear reasons why the Bruins will be playing in the Stanley Cup Final: the goaltender and the power play. Both are performing at historic levels.
Nobody needs to start talking about the Stanley Cup Final just yet. But you can allow yourself to start thinking about it. It's safe.
The way they earned their Game 3 victory on the road in Raleigh on Tuesday night was a perfect picture of how and why the Bruins find themselves one win away from the Stanley Cup Final.
With the win, the Bruins now own a 3-0 series lead. They need just one more win to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final.
If one were to look at the four goaltenders still playing -- Rask, Petr Mrazek, Jordan Binnington, and Martin Jones -- then one would see just how great the gap is between Rask and everybody else.
Sunday in Game 2 against Carolina looked a whole lot like the Bruins hitting the peak of their capabilities. And if the team can replicate that kind of game going forward, they simply won't be beaten.
The biggest question entering the conference finals was whether or not Tuukka Rask could maintain his remarkable run. Through 60 minutes, the early returns are positive in that department.
The Boston Bruins have drawn first blood in the 2019 Eastern Conference Final.
When it comes to who will win, well, we can't predict that. But we can catalog what's happened thus far this postseason to try to paint a clear picture of what to expect.
So, to try to strike a balance between that positive vibe that folks are feeling in Boston and in Raleigh, here's a look at some reasons to feel great about the Bruins in their upcoming series against the Carolina Hurricanes, and here's also a look at some reasons to feel a bit worried for the Bruins.
It didn't matter what the Columbus Blue Jackets threw at Tuukka Rask during the sixth postseason shutout of his career.
On the morning of Game 6, John Tortorella has now entered the business of assessing the status of opposing players.
Tuukka Rask's performance thus far has been the No. 1 reason the Bruins are not only still playing but are up 3-2 in their second-round series over the Blue Jackets.
Many times before, such moments have sunken teams. But the Bruins showed that they would not let it happen.
It took a wild-and-crazy, up-and-down ride in the third period before a winner could be decided between the Bruins and Blue Jackets in Game 5 on Saturday night.
