Bruins Live Blog: Lightning Earn Dominant 4-1 Victory To Take 2-1 Series Lead
Follow along as both the Bruins and Lightning seek to take a 2-1 lead in this second-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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Follow along as both the Bruins and Lightning seek to take a 2-1 lead in this second-round series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
This may prove to be an unpopular opinion in the great city of Boston, but here goes: You have got to appreciate Game 2 between the Bruins and Lightning.
The Tampa Bay Lightning can't let the Bruins play like this in Game 2.
After the Bruins' 6-2 victory in Game 1 of their second-round series against Tampa Bay there should be a moratorium placed on any and all negative reviews of Rask and Nash.
A detailed look through the four Bruins-Lightning game to see what might apply in the upcoming playoff series.
The stats were ugly for Tuukka Rask in the Bruins' Game 7 win, but were the goals the result of bad goaltending?
Taking nothing away from the Maple Leafs, it's fair to say the Bruins only have themselves to blame for the fact that they're now facing elimination in Game 7.
Coming out of that Game 5, Rask was once again the top story -- though not at all for the reasons he would have hoped.
Forced into the rare position of having to carry the Bruins in Game 4 against the Maple Leafs, Tuukka Rask responded with 31 saves on 32 shots in a 3-1 win.
There may be no job in sports that's more difficult to maintain consistent performance. One need look no further than Frederik Andersen for the perfect illustration of the extreme swings that can happen from one night to the next.
"It's part of realizing you can't take a night off, no matter what night it is and who you're playing and what happened the night before. You have to be at your best."
It looked and felt like playoff hockey at the Garden, where Tuukka Rask and David Pastrnak were ready, willing and able to get physical.
Rask is known for being at his best when he's calm in net, but he can also have a temper that sometimes results in clumsy self-punishment, equipment destruction and the abuse of milk crates. The Bruins benefited from a little bit of both sides of Rask's personality in their 4-2 win against the Lightning at TD Garden.
The Bruins are set to embark on what could be a long postseason run. There remains doubt on the goaltender's playoff mettle. Here's a look at some facts.
The Bruins wasted little time welcoming Tuukka Rask back into the lineup Thursday.
Tuukka Rask made 32 saves and extended his personal point streak to 19 games lifting the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
"I thought Tuukka was our best player," Cassidy said.
The month of December belonged to Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask.
The Bruins are headed to Brooklyn again, and this time they're bringing Tuukka Rask with them. And they'd have to be nuts not to ride Rask's hot hand against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Coach Bruce Cassidy already announced Rask will get the start.
With his cage sufficiently rattled, Rask has been a completely different goalie since taking the ice on Nov. 29. In fact, he's been the best goalie in the NHL.
Just as the Bruins planned it, their goalie controversy has become their goalie abundance.
After losing his second straight start Thursday, Bruins goaltender Anton Khudobin sounded like a downtrodden fortune cookie. "We shot a lot of pucks and some things didn't go our way," the Bruins' backup said. "When the black cat crossed the road, it's just a black cat crossed the road." Unfortunately for Khudobin and the Bruins, they weren't playing against cats of any color – just the Washington Capitals, who continued their run of dominance against the Bruins with a 5-3 win at TD Garden. The Capitals have won 11 straight against the Bruins, including six straight in Boston.
The pressure was on the $7.5 million man to stop the skid and solidify his spot in the crease for a team with playoff aspirations. Through four starts -- and five appearances -- he's done just that.
It should've been no surprise that when it came time to select a starting goaltender for the Bruins' showdown with the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, Cassidy was willing to take a risk.
Joe Haggerty tells Toucher & Rich that Tuukka Rask didn't play particularly well, despite the win.
The Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña has been indicted on wiretapping and witness intimidation charges in connection with secret audio and video recordings at City Hall.
Federal funding cuts have stalled seawall projects in Massachusetts designed to protect coastal communities from storms like this weekend's nor'easter.
A Boston mom says her 5-year-old son, who has special needs, is being investigated for sexual harassment by Boston Public Schools.
The impending nor'easter has couples getting married in Massachusetts scrambling to make changes.
The WBZ Weather Team has issued a NEXT Weather Alert for a nor'easter in Massachusetts this weekend.
Ticket refunds for the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium are available after the Massachusetts attorney general sent a letter to Ticketmaster.
Frugal Fannie's co-owner Kathleen "Fannie" Doxer said closing the bargain women's clothing store is "so sad."
A Boston mom says her 5-year-old son, who has special needs, is being investigated for sexual harassment by Boston Public Schools.
The impending nor'easter has couples getting married in Massachusetts scrambling to make changes.
Last year, insurance companies in Massachusetts said they would stop covering GLP-1s when used specifically for weight loss.
In Massachusetts, one high school explained steps it has taken to try and reduce head injuries.
This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare form of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma, died Wednesday in Bethesda, Maryland.
A Boston mom says her 5-year-old son, who has special needs, is being investigated for sexual harassment by Boston Public Schools.
Conor Healy's powered wheelchair is his lifeline. When it broke, his family tried for months to get it fixed. So they reached out to Call for Action for help.
A former FAA special agent says the 9/11 attacks never should have happened because the government was aware of the vulnerabilities.
According to I-Team sources, a Massachusetts State Police trooper allegedly targeted his former girlfriend with racist messages after she began dating a man of color.
Massachusetts State Police have opened an internal affairs investigation after an alleged sexual assault at the department's Oak Bluffs barracks, the WBZ-TV I-Team has learned.
Jon Keller said it's a mistake to think that young people will automatically gravitate to a younger candidate in Massachusetts.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Frugal Fannie's co-owner Kathleen "Fannie" Doxer said closing the bargain women's clothing store is "so sad."
Frugal Fannie's, a warehouse clothing store known for its bargains, is closing its Westwood, Massachusetts, location after 43 years.
The immersive WNDR Museum in Boston's Downtown Crossing is set to close down just two years after it opened.
Panera Bread is moving its headquarters from St. Louis to Weston, Massachusetts.
Breaking Grounds Cafe, a Peabody, Massachusetts coffee shop known for employing people with disabilities, is closing.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House has become one of New England's most imaginative seaside estates.
Blending clean modern lines with the warmth of a classic seaside retreat, this stunning North Shore coastal home was designed to feel both elevated and inviting.
Set across thirty acres of rolling lawns, wooded trails, and contemporary outdoor art, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum invites visitors to experience art in the landscape.
James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karen Akunowicz has become known for her bold, Italian-inspired cooking and unmistakable culinary voice.
Just a short drive from Newport, the Norman Bird Sanctuary spans 300 acres of fields, forests, and coastal trails with sweeping views and more than six miles of hiking paths.
The Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.
The Boston Red Sox edged Cleveland 1-0 on Wednesday night to snap the Guardians' six-game winning streak.
The Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The Boston Red Sox officially named Chad Tracy as the 49th manager in franchise history and picked up two more options on Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow's contract.
The New England Patriots' defense smothered Aaron Rodgers on the way to a 20-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.
A two-headed turtle on Cape Cod has veterinarians seeing double.
Video of a "birdnado" shows thousands of tree swallows preparing to migrate south in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
A magazine borrowed from the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire 132 years ago has finally been returned.
A blue marlin weighing 1,260 pounds was caught by a charter fishing boat off Massachusetts.
Natick says it is installing a new floating boardwalk across Pickerel Pond.