9:38 PM (12:14 3rd) - Savard puts this one on ice with his second goal of the game, give Phil Kessel the assist. Mutli-point nights for both of them, 2 goals for Savy, 2 assists for Phil. 23 saves so far for Tim Thomas, he has been solid as a rock, but did we really expect anything else? 4-1 Bruins.
9:24 PM (Start of 3rd) - The Bruins are 3-0 in the post-season and 41-2-3 overall when leading after two periods, one of the better "closing" teams in the NHL. A couple other notes before we get started here in the 3rd frame, the B's are 4 for 18 on the power play in the post-season, 0-2 tonight. This one's over folks. Pacman is feeling a Recchi goal and I am feeling a Bruins win. (NOTE: In the interests of, you know, not tempting the wrath of whomever from wherever atop the mountain, I just knocked on some wood but good)
9:00 PM (5:00 2nd) - A minor scrape lands Chara in the penalty box for two minutes for roughing. He got into it with Erik Cole after some contact out in front of the Bruins net. Better not Alastair, he loves him some Cole. Savard came over and kind of tackled both of them in an awkward pig pile. As I type this, big open ice hit for Mark Stuart, the B's are taking control.
8:57 PM (7:15 2nd) - Make it 3-1 Bruins with Michael Ryder going top shelf to beat Ward with a wrist shot. No assist on this goal for Ryder who is tearing it up in the post-season, 9 points (5,4) in the four and a half games. 3-1 Good Guys.
8:49 PM (11:10 2nd) - This place nearly exploded, 2 on 1 for the B's but Blake Wheeler holds onto a feed for Krejci juuuuust a bit too long. This is what I mean by being a hair out of sync. The puck skids the crease and doesn't connect. One more note on the last goal, Kessel now has a point in all 5 play-off games this season for the B's.
8:48 PM (12:39 2nd) - Marc Savard backhands a rebound right past Ward (who had little to no chance) after Ward made the initial save on a tip by Lucic. Give Phil Kessel and assist as well. 3rd goal of the playoffs for Savy. 2-1 Bruins.8:42 PM (14:40 2nd) - Awhile since my last post, distracted by random AM Sportscenter hosts milling about, envious of my solitary spot on the B's side of the barn. So far a fairly uneventful 2nd period, the Canes killed off a the B's power play with relative ease and aside from that there have been a few chances either way but none especially sexy. I slightly amend my "Bruins don't look rusty" comment to say that, while they aren't exactly rusty, they are just a hair off on some of their puck movement in transition. As a result, some of those good chances they've had are near misses rather than hits. Still 1-1, SOG 13-10 Carolina.
8:13 PM (1:10 1st) - Tough break for the B's, the rare "post goal for the other team power play." Jussi Jokinen scored on a wrister as Ryan Bayda clearly interfered with Thomas. However the interference came after the goal beat Thomas blocker side and therefore the B's go on the power play with the score tied at 1. Give Bayda the assist (in more ways than one) and add a helper for Joni Pitkanen as well.
8:06 PM (3:43 1st) - Most of Carolina's shots on goal have been easy saves for Thomas. He was tested a moment ago with a rebound that literally knocked him on his ass. Luckily the puck went over the net and bought him some time to get to his feet. The B's came back in transition with a 2 on 1 with Kessel feeding Montador but Cam Ward came up with a nice pad save to his left. SOG 9-5 Carolina.
7:55 PM (11:10 1st) - Tuomo Ruutu just got cross checked by the cross bar as Thomas stuffed him point blank on a quasi breakaway. Tought times for Tuomo. The current quandry in my mind is whether I could get swine flu from using the public rest room behind me. A number of good chances for the B's so far but not much on net, Carolina has the 7-3 shot edge. Still 1-0 Bruins.
7:50 PM (13:40 1st) - First power play for the B's. Two minute hook on Ray Whiteney. Right before the play was blown dead, Mark Recchi delivered a big hit into the glass and moments before that, Chuck Kobasew did the same, physical play from the B's who look anything but rusty.
7:47 PM (15:26 1st) - Near miss for Krejci in a 4 on 3. His one timer was sticked aside by Ward, but already two great shifts for the Ryder, Krejci, Lucic line.
7:43 PM (18:26 1st) - Well, that didn't take long. David Krejci beats Cam ward with helpers from Aaron Ward and Michael Ryder. Ryder is one of two Bruins (Kessel the other) to have points in all 4, and now make it 5, play-off games this season. He's also scored a goal in three straight, and the assist here was his 8th total point (4,4). 1-0 BruinsHello from the TD Bank North Garden where the B's and 'Canes are just underway. The electricity in the building is palpable. Thousands of yellow towels waving, a giant "B" banner making its way around the crowd, and not an empty seat to be found. Should be a fun series, especially from the Bruins perspective.
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