Would Game 4 Qualify As Tuukka Rask 'Stealing A Game' In The Playoffs?
The Bruins' Game 4 win over the Blue Jackets was all about Tuukka Rask.
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The Bruins' Game 4 win over the Blue Jackets was all about Tuukka Rask.
The second-round playoff series between the Bruins and Blue Jackets has been a tremendously spirited and competitive affair. And it's only now just getting good.
Sergei Bobrovsky has been good, and the Bruins have been bad. That's a volatile combination for the Bruins, who find themselves in a heap load of trouble in their series against Columbus.
Matt Duchene buried a rebound while Patrice Bergeron was in the penalty box to score the game-winner 3:42 into the second overtime period to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory in Boston.
With Tuukka Rask on a bit of a hot stretch, here's a reminder of where he ranks all-time in NHL postseason history.
The Columbus Blue Jackets entered Thursday night as the hottest team in hockey. Then they met the Boston Bruins.
Tuukka Rask was, quite simply, the best player on the ice.
History won't have any impact on the play on the ice on Tuesday evening at the TD Garden. Here's what will.
The Bruins just love themselves some Game 7 action. Here's how they've fared in the past decade.
The Bruins for much of the night looked like a team that was capable of standing toe-to-toe with the best team in hockey. Yet a sequence of mental mistakes cost them on this night.
You could watch hockey for a very, very long time without seeing a game as lopsided as the one that took place in Uniondale on Tuesday night.
Tuukka Rask has finally beaten the Washington Capitals. And it was a win that gave him a major milestone.
Tuukka Rask is getting hot. Real hot.
Three years ago, the Boston Bruins hosted a Winter Classic and got run off the ice by their most fierce rival. This time around, the Bruins didn't let such a fate find them again.
When the Bruins take the ice Tuesday afternoon at Notre Dame Stadium for the 2019 Winter Classic against the Blackhawks, it will be Rask standing between the pipes for Boston.
Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy wouldn't say who he'd be starting in net for next week's Winter Classic in South Bend. But Tuukka Rask has a pretty sweet mask ready to go if he gets the call.
Tuukka Rask is back with the Bruins.
The Boston Bruins will be without Tuukka Rask for an undetermined amount of time.
When Tuukka Rask was finally put back on the ice for a start on Monday night against the Stars, he was likely eager to re-establish himself and his level of play for the Bruins. It didn't start out so well.
There's nothing quite as exciting as the anticipation of a season starting anew. There's also nothing quite as deflating as an opening night dud.
Despite some pundits and sports-radio callers' desires, Tuukka Rask isn't running away from the challenge of maintaining his No. 1 goaltender status in light of Jaroslav Halak's arrival in Boston.
There's no better summertime hot take than one about Tuukka Rask.
Tuukka Rask takes no issue with you criticizing his work.
There are a lot of myths floating around social media and sports radio concerning the Boston Bruins. Matt Kalman debunks those misconceptions.
Offensively, the Bruins have some work to do against the Lighting. But they'll need to clean up their defense first.