Stanley Cup of Chowder - Full Coverage: Bruins vs. Lightning Game 1David Pastrnak is legend.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/11233/stanley-fave.jpg2018-04-28T20:06:43-04:00http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/rss/stream/170576332018-04-28T20:06:43-04:002018-04-28T20:06:43-04:00Highlights: Bruins storm into Tampa, win Game 1 by a 6-2 score
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<p>A satisfying, exciting start to this second-round series.</p> <p id="UVJy0x"><em>All highlights come from Chris/</em><a href="http://twitter.com/crzycanucklehed"><em>@CrzyCanucklehed</em></a><em>. If you don’t see the highlights below, it might be because you’re on mobile or you have an ad blocker installed. Click on the score above each highlight to open the video directly.</em></p>
<p id="tVMbeT"><span>Kevan Miller</span> drew a tripping penalty, and <span>Rick Nash</span> had this awesome tip of a <span>David Pastrnak</span> shot to open the scoring early. <a href="https://streamable.com/guha1"><strong>1-0 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="QpvJCd"><span>David Pastrnak</span> with the beautiful pass to a wide-open <span>Patrice Bergeron</span>, who flubs one past <span>Andrei Vasilevskiy</span> to make it <a href="https://streamable.com/k9pmc"><strong>2-0 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="Z2zNqt"><span>Dan Girardi</span> scores on a toss through traffic that appeared to be deflected a couple times. <a href="https://streamable.com/sow5t"><strong>2-1 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="I0rGsO"><span>Brad Marchand</span> appears to make it 3-1 on a wicked wrister, but the play is blown dead due to an alleged crosschecking penalty on David Pastrnak in the corner. <a href="https://streamable.com/ryfb7"><strong>Still 2-1 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="0nVLYG">To quote Jack Edwards, “THIS ONE COUNTS!!!!” Rick Nash with the absolute laser beam through traffic. <a href="https://streamable.com/28d5s"><strong>3-1 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="qhTut3"><span>Mikhail Sergachev</span> scores on a PP toss while <span>Tuukka Rask</span> has only one skate blade. <a href="https://streamable.com/t6d40"><strong>3-2 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="HcepZt"><span>Brad Marchand</span> with a through-the-legs tip, and the refs don’t take this one off the board. <a href="https://streamable.com/cc5pq"><strong>4-2 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="VsNriw">Pastrnak -> Marchand -> <span>Bergeron</span>, for his second of the game. <a href="https://streamable.com/rtyti"><strong>5-2 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p id="pvgp00"><span>Jake DeBrusk</span> puts a dagger in Tampa’s Game 1 hopes with an empty netter. <a href="https://streamable.com/f1pp0"><strong>6-2 Bruins</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p>
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<p>What a <strong>#WARRIOR </strong>this kid is</p> <p id="IyNkS5"><span>Jake DeBrusk</span> has been a real hero this postseason.</p>
<p id="528CXz">This did not change much in Game 1 of Round 2 as in the third period, DeBrusk had himself an absolutely insane shift while Tampa was pressing:</p>
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<p id="Jyfdec">DeBrusk and Killorn get tied up together, DeBrusk gives him a shoulder, Killorn returns the favor up high, DeBrusk finishes and blocks a shot, then helps get the puck out while it’s rolling up to the blueline.</p>
<p id="7FaH1X">And to top off all his effort...he got penalized. ‘Kay.</p>
<p id="52BgAK">But Jon Cooper called Vasilevskiy to the bench, and DeBrusk made him pay for it in the end with a phenominal goal, beating <span>Mikhail Sergachev</span> five hole!</p>
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<p id="4W1v8u">What a player DeBrusk has become in the playoffs. And this is Game <strong>one.</strong></p>
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<p>Hard to make a save while you’re on one leg.</p> <p id="lU95gk">Round Two has already been a whirlwind for Boston. </p>
<p id="zB9ncU">A goal was waived off earlier in the game and put Tampa on a power play, and then <span>Tuukka Rask</span> under pressure lost a skate blade, and promptly got scored on as he was both trying to get to the center of the net and also trying to get the Referee’s attention:</p>
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<p id="dI4tmx"><span>Rask</span> subsequently lost his mind, which we know tends to mean he throws stuff. Which meant he tossed the equivalent of a kitchen knife at the referees...and nobody reacted. Hockey is a weird sport.</p>
<p id="tk5EF1">Regrettably for the team and for Rask himself, the rulebook doesn’t have anything that could govern this particular situation.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/HockeyGoalieEh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HockeyGoalieEh</a> pointed out rule 14.1, which says no whistles for the ADJUSTMENT of skates... but thats not really the issue <a href="https://t.co/PdXJlDvxFW">pic.twitter.com/PdXJlDvxFW</a></p>— Chris Abraham (@CrzyCanucklehed) <a href="https://twitter.com/CrzyCanucklehed/status/990335513952481280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 28, 2018</a>
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<p id="nZIrPs">Annoying, something that definitely needs to be amended (at least in my opinion), but regardless, the game is now 3-2 at the end of 40.</p>
<p id="AFNOqp">Here’s hoping the officiating gets better over the last 20.</p>
https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2018/4/28/17297034/boston-tampa-bay-bruins-lightning-nhl-stanley-cup-goalie-controversy-tuukka-rask-skate-bladeSkyonAir2018-04-28T13:30:01-04:002018-04-28T13:30:01-04:00Public Skate: B’s vs. Lightning Game 1
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<p>Daytime spring hockey! </p> <p id="4i0Y5v">A sunny Saturday in Boston! Nice weather! Playoff hockey!</p>
<p id="oCFMtu">Discuss.</p>
https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/boston-bruins-nhl-playoffs/2018/4/28/17293690/public-skate-bs-vs-lightning-game-1-bruins-lightning-discussion-threadDan.Ryan2018-04-28T06:00:02-04:002018-04-28T06:00:02-04:00Bruins vs. Lightning Game 1 Preview: Into the storm
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<p>The Bruins are in Tampa to kick off their second-round series.</p> <h3 id="u149IU"><strong>Just the facts</strong></h3>
<p id="jH0rvx"><strong>When:</strong> Today, 3 PM</p>
<p id="81yjJw"><strong>Where:</strong> Amalie Arena - Tampa, Florida</p>
<p id="n067NX"><strong>How to follow:</strong> NBC, 98.5 The Sports Hub</p>
<p id="lAI4dq"><strong>Rival SBN site:</strong> <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com">Raw Charge</a></p>
<h3 id="FBSYwt"><strong>Know your enemy</strong></h3>
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<span>Nikita Kucherov</span>: 5G-5A-10PTS; <span>Steven Stamkos</span>: 1G-5A-6PTS; <span>Alex Killorn</span>: 4G-1A-5PTS; <span>Ondrej Palat</span>: 1G-3A-4PTS</li>
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<span>Andrei Vasilevskiy</span>: 4-1-0, 2.01 GAA, .941 save percentage</li>
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<h3 id="ZHoRkf"><strong>Game notes</strong></h3>
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<li id="n4Nn9Y">Let’s do it! It seems like the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Bruins</a> just eliminated Toronto yesterday, doesn’t it? Yet here we are, the second round already upon us. Tampa hasn’t played in almost a week, as they eliminated New Jersey in five games on April 21st.</li>
<li id="Ma3bqJ">So...who does that favor? The Bruins, logic would dictate, might be more tired. Or Tampa could be more rusty. Chances are it all evens out after the first five minutes, but WE’LL SEE.</li>
<li id="Sg1hgq">These are two deep teams that match up pretty well with one another, so chances are the series will come down to two things: capitalizing on mistakes and special teams. The Bruins have the playoffs’ best power play at 33%; Tampa has the fourth-best at 26.3%. Tampa’s got the seventh-best penalty kill at 84.2%, while the Bruins have the worst of any team left at 73.3%.</li>
<li id="5DbyxE">It’ll be interesting to see how <span>Tuukka Rask</span> responds in this series. He (objectively) didn’t have a great series in the first round. The hot takes about him blowing games are way overblown, but he certainly wasn’t his best. Unlike Round 1, the Bruins are playing a guy who’s been consistently solid all season. If <span>Rask</span> has as shaky a Round 2 as he did Round 1, it’ll probably be a much shorter series.</li>
<li id="b75Q50">The Bruins vs. <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Lightning</a> games this season were pretty up and down. The B’s got pasted in the most recent contest, but had one of their most satisfying wins of the season the game before that, and shut them out in the one before that. Obviously the playoffs are a whole different beast, but there’s no reason to believe the Bruins can’t skate with this team.</li>
<li id="NQtIjf">Depth production will be huge in this series. Both teams have monster top lines and decent depth below that. Assume, for the sake of argument, that the top lines will cancel each other out. The Bruins should be able to make hay against the middle two lines, provided that <span>David Backes</span>, <span>Rick Nash</span>, <span>David Krejci</span> and <span>Jake DeBrusk</span> can keep it going.</li>
<li id="s8fH1b">No more NESN, so stay tuned to Twitter to see some great takes from Jack Edwards. He’s always entertaining on there when he’s not allowed to be on TV.</li>
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<p id="UdEF3v">See you this afternoon!</p>
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