Three days after a wild Game 1 that required three overtime periods, the Bruins and Blackhawks will square off for a second time at Chicago’s United Center on Saturday night. The Blackhawks came from behind to steal the series opener with more than a little luck, and the Bruins must now prove that they can […]
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: Players to Watch in Game 2 Read More »
Game one of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks, in all honesty, was one of the best hockey games I’ve watched in recent memory. For some reason, Keith Primeau’s overtime winner in the 5th overtime of game four from the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals came to mind. This game had
2013 NHL Finals: A Statistical Look at How the Chicago Blackhawks Took a 1-0 Series Lead Read More »
The first three periods of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals were so much fun that the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins decided to play three more. The Bruins put themselves in position to win throughout the marathon battle, but a twice deflected Chicago shot in the third extra session finally stumped Tuukka Rask to send
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We have reached the apex of the 2013 NHL Playoffs; the Stanley Cup Finals. It seems like it was just yesterday I was going on near-daily rants on Twitter about how childish and selfish the NHL lockout was. How else was I supposed to live vicariously through other adults? Well the time is now here
2013 Stanley Cup Finals: A Statistical Preview of the Bruins and Blackhawks Read More »
On Wednesday night the puck will drop on the first Stanley Cup Finals to feature two Original Six clubs since 1979. Each coming off a one-sided conference final the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks look set for a classic battle for Lord Stanley’s hardware. Neither team is a stranger to hockey’s holy grail. The Blackhawks
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With the Los Angles Kings’ double overtime loss on Saturday night, Jonathan Quick’s campaign to become the first back-to-back Conn Smythe Trophy winner since Mario Lemieux came to a crashing halt. As a result, we now know the next player to earn the coveted title of playoff MVP will be either a Blackhawk or a Bruin.
The Boston Bruins are headed back to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in three years, and they’ll have plenty of time to prepare after sweeping away the heavily-favored Pittsburgh Penguins. Tuukka Rask earned his second shutout of the series in the Bruins 1-0 Game 4 win. Fans in Pittsburgh and around the
Bruins Shutout Penguins to Complete Sweep, Advance to Stanley Cup Finals Read More »
The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins put on an unforgettable show on Thursday night. In the longest game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Patrice Bergeron netted the double OT winner to give the Bruins the slightest of edges in a genuine instant classic.
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