Stanley Cup of Chowder - Full coverage: Bruins vs. Blue Jackets, Game 1David Pastrnak is legend.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/11233/stanley-fave.jpg2019-04-26T00:38:06-04:00http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/rss/stream/182792022019-04-26T00:38:06-04:002019-04-26T00:38:06-04:00Recap: Bruins start strong, recover late to take Game 1 over Columbus
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<p>It might not have been pretty all the way through, but they got the job done.</p> <p id="4u1muz">For a while, this game was going exactly how <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Bruins</a> fans hoped it’d go: the <a href="https://www.jacketscannon.com/">Blue Jackets</a> came out rusty, the Bruins came out flying, and an early lead had fans feeling confident.</p>
<p id="HUbQfY">However, there was an uncomfortable feeling after the first period. You couldn’t help but feel like the Bruins should have done more. A few missed tips, a few bouncing pucks, a few great saves by <span>Sergei Bobrovsky</span>. </p>
<p id="6XhfB9">Those fears were realized in the third, when Columbus scored two quick “couldn’t do it again if they tried” goals and the Bruins found themselves trailing.</p>
<p id="No3ZyU">Just when it looked like the Blue Jackets were going to continue their stunning run with another steal, <span>Charlie Coyle</span> scored, then scored again, and all was well in Boston.</p>
<p id="8EP2nW">The B’s ended up taking Game 1 with a 3-2 OT win, their third playoff win in a row. Here are some thoughts from a wild night at the Garden:</p>
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<li id="wEOtlT">In the first period, it was rust, not rest, for Columbus. The Bruins absolutely rolled the Blue Jackets in the first period. In terms of possession, shot attempts, actual shots...it was a madhouse. The Blue Jackets looked like they were hanging on for dear life, but a combination of <span>Bobrovsky</span> saves and Bruins flubs let the Jackets hang around.</li>
<li id="40hkQq">You can’t help but be happy for <span>Charlie Coyle</span>. His turnover inside the defensive blue line led directly to the first Columbus goal. He atoned for that mistake by tying the game late in the third, and then did one better with the OT winner. As Jack Edwards likes to say, guilt is a powerful motivator.</li>
<li id="0NrgZQ">Speaking of <span>Coyle</span>, it’s weird to say, but he’s probably been the Bruins’ best forward in this postseason. Yes, better than <span>Patrice Bergeron</span>, <span>Brad Marchand</span>, etc. <span>Coyle</span> has ended up one the scoresheet many nights, and when he’s been kept off it, he’s been solid in other areas. He’s been great along the boards in the offensive zone, and has done a great job keeping possession for extended stretches. </li>
<li id="C7wkR5">Tonight must have been fairly sweet for Don Sweeney. His two big acquisitions were the ones that led the way for the Bruins: it was <span>Marcus Johansson</span> to Coyle for the game-tying goal, and Johansson to Coyle for the game-winning goal. BRUINS WIN THE DEADLINE!</li>
<li id="LD7RGU">In a good sign for the Bruins, Johansson has looked better in the past two games than he did all regular season with the B’s. Bruce Cassidy credited Johansson’s God-given talents after the game, citing his smarts and vision as his best assets. If he’s feeling good and gets rolling, it will be huge for the Bruins.</li>
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<span>Tuukka Rask</span> was solid tonight. There was nothing he could do on either of the Columbus goals, and he made some big saves in the middle portion of this game.</li>
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<span>David Krejci</span> didn’t play at all in overtime, leaving the game after taking a hit that seemed late and a bit high from Riley Nash. After the game, Cassidy said that he hadn’t talked to <span>Krejci</span>, but that he wasn’t in concussion protocol and is considered day-to-day. He also mentioned that the game ended before <span>Krejci</span> could come back, but kind of implied that he could have returned if the game continued.</li>
<li id="FQGTVW">Cassidy said postgame that he wasn’t terribly concerned about his top lines, but I’m not sure if I believe him. <span>David Pastrnak</span> has looked off the entire playoffs. <span>Brad Marchand</span> uncharacteristically missed a few golden chances tonight. <span>Jake DeBrusk</span> was quiet. </li>
<li id="ytQVVF">The only reason the Bruins are still playing? Their bottom-six forwards, oddly enough. It was the fourth line in Game 7 against Toronto, and was <span>Noel Acciari</span> who got things going tonight. As Cassidy implied after the game, if the Bruins can get their big guns going too, look out.</li>
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<span>Charlie McAvoy</span> showed another side of his game tonight: he was throwing the body big time. In the third, he got laid out by <span>Josh Anderson</span> behind the Bruin net. He got right up, and then proceeded to throw himself at any Blue Jacket he came across. </li>
<li id="HdKiEW">The most noticeable Columbus forwards to me tonight were <span>Alexandre Texier</span>, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and <span>Josh Anderson</span>. Artemi Panarin was fine, but <span>Cam Atkinson</span> was borderline invisible, except when <span>Marchand</span> stepped on his stick before a faceoff.</li>
<li id="qmt61b">The Blue Jackets appear to be determined to take the body against the Bruins, at times toeing the line of legality. Two or three times in the first period, Columbus skaters came a lonnnnnnnnng way to throw hits. Something to keep an eye on going forward.</li>
<li id="NNMVvj">It’s worth noting that the Bruins won Game 1 of the second round last year. SORRY, just wanted to put it out there.</li>
<li id="TrAVtt">It’s probably nothing, but <span>Patrice Bergeron</span> looked to be hurting a bit toward the end of the game. He came in hard on the forecheck and laid a pretty big hit on the CBJ defenseman, but absorbed a lot of the blow too. He skated to the bench and remained bent over for a bit, but did return to action.</li>
<li id="M0AvGk">I was impressed by Columbus hanging in there, but the Blue Jackets didn’t have much in the way of offense 5v5. Even when the Bruins’ initial surge subsided, the Jackets weren’t exactly pouring forward. If the Bruins can continue to clamp down on the Jackets at even strength, they’re going to be fine (as long as they stay out of the box).</li>
<li id="bCfLrk">The Columbus defensemen seemed to have a hard time dealing with the Bruins forecheck for large stretches of the game. Again, something to keep an eye on.</li>
<li id="usHkrC">Against Tampa, Columbus took a haymaker early, got up, and slugged Tampa back. Tampa never recovered. They did the same to the Bruins tonight, but the B’s, to their credit, got back up and returned the favor. If the Jackets were expecting another team that would fold when the heat got turned up, they got quite a surprise.</li>
<li id="aCPEI8">I have no idea what happened, but during the pregame presentation, the Bruins kind of buried the lede with the flag-bearer. It was Jaylen Brown of the Celtics who got the honor tonight, but there wasn’t a ton of promotion of it. Regardless, it’s cool to see increased synergy between Boston’s two winter teams. The Celtics kick off their second-round series in Milwaukee on Sunday.</li>
<li id="Tdw4hS">The Bruins appear to be taking complaints about their ice seriously, as it was FREEZING in the press box tonight.</li>
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<p id="0gqvAS">Back at it on Saturday! Let’s keep it rolling.</p>
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<p>GOTTA LOVE THE LOCAL BOYS.</p> <p id="LVKUdA">After Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a barrage of <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Bruins</a> shots earlier, he lets a shorthanded rush by <span>Noel Acciari</span> beat him. <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/1121557573482811392"><strong>1-0 Bruins.</strong></a></p>
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<p id="aDBg3B">A point shot pinballs off two <a href="https://www.jacketscannon.com/">Blue Jackets</a> before find its way behind Rask. The goal was credited to <span>Brandon Dubinsky</span>, and it was a <a href="https://streamable.com/cqw5s"><strong>1-1 tie.</strong></a></p>
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<p id="BbDT7c">Just 13 seconds later, an <span>Artemi Panarin</span> shot is luckily tipped off the leg of Pierre-Luc Dubois, and it beats Rask five hole <a href="https://streamable.com/mcb58"><strong>2-1 Columbus.</strong></a></p>
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<p id="U3EV7i">With under five minutes to go, <span>Charlie Coyle</span>, who committed a turnover that led to the first Columbus goal, redeems himself with a bullet off a great pass by <span>Marcus Johansson</span>. <a href="https://streamable.com/dcutk"><strong>2-2 tie.</strong></a></p>
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<p id="ilQLQ7">Guess who? <span>Danton Heinen</span> does a great job staying onside, and Johansson finds <span>Coyle</span> to seal the deal. <a href="https://streamable.com/1hx9l">3-2 Bruins WIN!</a></p>
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<p>Let’s do it!</p> <p id="Iio2M3">Alright folks, here we go! The <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Bruins</a> need to keep an eye on Mitch Marner. Can they contain <span>Auston Matthews</span>?</p>
<p id="fEYgBg">Oh wait, those guys are gone. It’s a new team! </p>
<p id="LJu5qd">Discuss.</p>
https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2019/4/25/18515304/public-skate-bruins-vs-blue-jackets-game-1-nhl-discussion-threadDan.Ryan2019-04-25T13:15:45-04:002019-04-25T13:15:45-04:00Bruins Game 1 lines: Clift hanger
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<p>A new defenseman might be ready to go.</p> <p id="OT7vKl">Things went pretty well for the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Bruins</a> last time out, but that doesn't mean you can't tinker!</p>
<p id="UNahAV">Per the team, there appear to be two changes tonight: <span>Chris Wagner</span> is back in, as is <span>Connor Clifton</span>.</p>
<p id="GzMa62">Bruce Cassidy said through the team Twitter account that <span>John Moore</span> has a bit of an upper-body injury.</p>
<p id="Nt1sIn">Here's what we'll see:</p>
<p id="OAWC6A"><span>Brad Marchand</span> - <span>Patrice Bergeron</span> - <span>Danton Heinen</span></p>
<p id="JMtYz6"><span>Jake DeBrusk</span> - <span>David Krejci</span> - <span>David Pastrnak</span></p>
<p id="wk8HZ4"><span>Marcus Johansson</span> - <span>Charlie Coyle</span> - <span>Chris Wagner</span></p>
<p id="RZ0QDM"><span>Joakim Nordstrom</span> - <span>Sean Kuraly</span> - <span>Noel Acciari</span></p>
<p id="4HlTJH"><span>Zdeno Chara</span> - <span>Charlie McAvoy</span></p>
<p id="4GWFPM"><span>Torey Krug</span> - <span>Brandon Carlo</span></p>
<p id="EoyvOC"><span>Matt Grzelcyk</span> - Connor Clifton</p>
<p id="2RRkhZ"><span>Tuukka Rask</span> will be between the pipes.</p>
<p id="QaRUBj">See ya tonight!</p>
https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2019/4/25/18515345/bruins-lines-vs-columbus-game-1-tuukka-rask-patrice-bergeron-bruins-first-line-scratchesCup of Chowder Staff2019-04-25T06:30:00-04:002019-04-25T06:30:00-04:00Game 1 preview: The Bruins and high-powered Blue Jackets kick off the second round
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<p>A rested Columbus team is in town looking for another upset.</p> <h3 id="vcAAr7"><strong>Just the facts</strong></h3>
<p id="GP6VBH"><strong>When:</strong> Tonight, 7 PM</p>
<p id="3jdUQF"><strong>Where:</strong> TD Garden - Boston, MA</p>
<p id="a693KT"><strong>How to follow:</strong> NBCSN, CBC, 98.5 The Sports Hub</p>
<p id="olLpRI"><strong>Rival SBN site:</strong> <a href="https://www.jacketscannon.com/">Jackets Cannon</a></p>
<h3 id="cQ7Ro7"><strong>Know your enemy</strong></h3>
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<strong>Goals:</strong> <span>Matt Duchene</span>, 3</li>
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<strong>Assists:</strong> <span>Matt Duchene</span>, 4</li>
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<strong>Points:</strong> <span>Matt Duchene</span>, 7</li>
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<h3 id="4mU7Tc"><strong>Game notes</strong></h3>
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<li id="aGdVDo">Whew! Right back at it. Are you ready? Here’s the hoping the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Bruins</a> got a brief spell of rest on Wednesday, as the road to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl-playoffs">Stanley Cup</a> doesn’t get much easier with the <a href="https://www.jacketscannon.com/">Blue Jackets</a> in town.</li>
<li id="M4KpFk">Hilariously, Columbus hasn’t played a game in almost 10 days. They swept the <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> out of the first round back on April 16. A long rest, or too much rust? Let’s hope for the latter.</li>
<li id="iVCPIa">This series should be a bit of a different animal for the Bruins. The <a href="https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/">Maple Leafs</a> were skilled, but small and fast. The Blue Jackets are skilled, but play a bit of a heavier game. Bruce Cassidy will have plenty of decisions to make with his lineup: does he reunite the first line? Put David Backes back in the lineup? Change up the strategy? Time will tell.</li>
<li id="960P6v">The Bruins, if they choose to keep the trio together, own the most talented single line in this series, but the Blue Jackets have some impressive firepower on their second line. <span>Artemi Panarin</span> is probably their best overall player, and he’s on the first line, but the second line of <span>Ryan Dzingel</span> - <span>Matt Duchene</span> - <span>Cam Atkinson</span> is pretty legit.</li>
<li id="9i4H54">The Bruins should see more physicality in this series than they did in the first round. The Blue Jackets appeared to make it a point to lay into Tampa, thinking it might make them a little more hesitant with the puck. However, they didn’t beat Tampa by pummeling them with hits. They beat them by limiting the time and space Tampa’s skill guys had with the puck, throwing them off their game in the process.</li>
<li id="YuGlxe">The Bruins were 2-1-0 against Columbus in the regular season. They lost 7-4 in late March, in a game that saw them cut a 5-1 deficit into a 5-4 deficit before ultimately coming up short. They then beat Columbus 2-1 in OT on March 16 and pummeled them 6-2 in Columbus on April 2, at the time seriously damaging Columbus’ playoff hopes.</li>
<li id="cQyZln">Interestingly, all three of this season’s Bruins-Blue Jackets games came after the trade deadline, so the Bruins should be pretty familiar with this lineup. Two Jackets are former Bruins, and two of their bigger acquisitions are guys the Bruins saw frequently against Ottawa.</li>
<li id="ulD75A">Old buddy Adam McQuaid hasn’t played yet in the playoffs due to a suspected concussion he suffered in late March. The Bruins forwards are certainly glad that they don’t have to go into the corners with ol’ #54.</li>
<li id="H8rsCK">David Savard is a guy to watch in this series. I watched most of the first-round series against Tampa, and he is a tough customer in his own zone. He plays physical when called upon, and is a smart player. Toward the end of one of Columbus’ wins, he managed to kill about 15 seconds off the clock on his own.</li>
<li id="3bKZaN">The goalie match-up in this series should be superb. <span>Sergei Bobrovsky</span> was excellent in the first round, and <span>Tuukka Rask</span> ranged from steady to excellent himself. Figures that two teams with good goalies 22 goals in their three games this season.</li>
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<p id="rIUKnY">See ya tonight!</p>
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