“Man is a marvelous curiosity. When he is at his very, very best he is a sort of low grade nickel-plated angel; at his worst he is unspeakable, unimaginable; and first and last and all the time he is a sarcasm.” -Mark Twain (“Letters From the Earth”)
So, both Atlantic series are tied 1-1
Both Metro series are 2-0, Canes taking their lead to Ottawa, and Flyers bringing theirs home to Philly.
“Number seven, hoo boy, Number seven, no coveting your neighbor’s wife for gawd’s sake!”
NHL94 Pavel Bure was my cheat code.
He stood in the barrel and faced the music. He didn’t hide in the trainer’s room after a rough night.
A lot of these same Bruins beat Lyon twice in his three starts for the Panthers in 2023. They knocked him out of the net, the Panthers switched to Bobrovsky, who took them all the way to the Final.
Arvidsson scores 2 and the Bruins beat the Sabres 4-2 to even first-round series at 1
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Luukkonen is standing in there, answering questions from the beat writers.
Asked how a goalie should play that 2nd goal, he replied “Don’t do what I did.”
I move Benson up with Thompson & Tuch, & put my Swiss Army Knife Krebs between Greenway & Malenstyn.
I’m going in the road for Games 3 & 4, tied 1-1 after losing Game 2 at home. I won’t have last line change. I’ve got the Ostlund card to play.
I’m putting Ostlund back with Norris & Doan. I’ve got to get Norris going.
One win is no win. Four wins is a win. One loss is no loss. Four losses is a loss. Maintain.
“We played to our identity. That was Bruins hockey.” -Sturm
Paul Hamilton suggests Malenstyn on the power play.
“You might be being silly.”
Ruff is playing psychological warfare. “Couple of bad bounces.” “Looking forward to going to Boston.” The power play is “Going to be a conversation in the coaches room, for sure.” “May play him (Lyon) next game. Wanted to get him in a game, he hasn’t played in awhile.”
Final damages on the goalies, Luukkonen gave up all four on 19 shots, in 40:16. Lyon stopped all seven he saw, in 14:10. The Sabres net was empty for 5:34.
Game. Tampa ties other Atlantic Division semifinal 1-1 going to Montreal for games 3 & 4.
Ugly.
Canadiens-Leading turning in OT 2-2.
Best-of-seven Atlantic Division semifinal tied 1-1. Game 3 is Thursday in Boston at 7PM
Bruins -4, Sabres -2 (F)
Shots: Sabres -34, Bruins -26
PP: Bruins 1/5, Sabres 0/5
94 total PIM between both teams
Sabres middle-six got run over tonight.
TV timeout with 2:20 left in regulation
Bruins -4, Sabres -2
Shots: Sabres -32, Bruins -26
PP: Bruins 1/5, Sabres 0/5
The Sabres have dumped some NOx into their fuel system. Too little too late, or do they still have time to shock Boston?
After the penalty expires, Byram gets the Sabres on the board at 13:54. Krebs bangs in a rebound at 15:08. Two goals in 1:14, the 2nd with Lyon on the bench.
Timeout Boston.
Bruins -4, Sabres -2, 4:42 to go in regulation.
OK. That fracas by the Bruins net:
Geekie -minor
Peeke - minor-10 misconduct
Zadorov -minor-10 misconduct
offset by:
Tuch -minor
Benson -minor-10 misconduct
Thompson -minor-10 misconduct
Sabres kill it off.
Three seconds after Krebs is paroled, Hagens goes off for Boston. Cover your eyes, the Sabres are going on their 5th power play try tonight.
Sure. No military in history has ever been horrifically affected by the impact of preventable disease. Just ask Thucydides.
Krebs for crosschecking. THAT’s Bostons 5th powerplay with 10:43 left in regulation.
Bruins -4, Sabres -0
Game summary now has THOMPSON with a 2+10. Zadorov with a 2+10. They’re still working through it.
The official scorer has had a stroke again tonight.
I’ve done that gig, it ain’t THAT hard. It does require scrap paper.
Somehow, no power play. Timmins get a misconduct?
Add Benson with a minor. That’d be power play Boston. Their 5th.
Rob Ray’s mic is picked up someone tight five for the next time they MC at the Chuckle Hut.
Timmins & Tuch and Geekie & Zadorov get minors.
We’re up to 46 PIMs for the game with 13:46 left.
Bruins -4, Sabres -0
