Bruins Lightning Game 7

The Boston Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 tonight to earn a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals, where they will face off against the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks. Game 7 definitely did not match the pace of the series, with only 1 goal scored and 0 penalties called on either team all night.

Both teams had their fare of chances in this one, with the Bruins outshooting the Bolts 38-24. Steven Stamkos had a scare in the second period when a Johnny Boychuck shot from the point was deflected and hit Stamkos directly in the mask. He would skate directly off the ice, only to return a few minutes later sporting a full cage and quite a nasty cut on his nose. My hat goes off to him for his toughness and ability to play the rest of the game.

Nathan Horton scored the only goal at 12:27 of the third period, sending the Bruins to their first Stanley Cup Finals since 1990, and giving them a chance to win the Cup for the first time since 1972.

After scoring a hat trick in a game 6 loss, David Krejci stepped up again for the B's, going 14-3 on the draw and assisting in Horton's game-winning goal. Claude Julien used home-ice advantage masterfully, putting Chara out on the ice nearly every time Lecavalier left the bench.

Bruins-Lightning Game 3

Hey folks, this is my first blog entry for GTFOS and I'll make it brief.

Last night the Boston Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in Tampa to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Game four will be played in Tampa Bay tomorrow, Saturday May 21 at 1:30 p.m.

Looking back at Saturday's playoff games...

As I begin writing this, I've seen four NHL games today, still in the middle of the Sharks and Kings game... maybe the Sharks will come back. I'm sure Dan will post something about the Sharks at some point, but now there's 14 NHL teams left in the chase for Lord Stanley's Cup. I'm not gonna lie, but I took a nap after the Caps victory because watching that exhausted me. I'm sure most hockey fans would agree that it is quite exhausting to ride the wave of emotions in a hockey game, especially when you win the series.

Looking ahead to Saturday's games

EDIT: I just realized that the first game started at noon instead of 3:00PM.. silly me..
So there's four games today and three of them could end the series if the home team wins. The one exception is the Bruins-Habs rivalry which would be surprising if it ended before game 6.

Looking back at Wednesday's Playoff Games...

So last night had some crazy games, double overtimes, a team got swept, there were some high-scoring games and oh yeah, Ryan Miller came to play! While I didn't catch the games, I can tell you why each team won. It's just a numbers game.