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Tag: Boston Bruins

  • TXHT Stanley Cup Finals Previews

    TXHT Stanley Cup Finals Previews

    #TXHT‘s coverage of the #StanleyCup Finals begins tonight, but first here are some previews to read before the start of Game 1.

    #NHLBruins Preview by @TheLindenbaum75 https://txhthockey.com/2019/05/27/stanley-cup-finals-preview-the-boston-bruins/ …

    #STLBlues Preview by @aweisen123 https://txhthockey.com/2019/05/27/stanley-cup-finals-preview-the-st-louis-blues/ …

    May 27, 2019
  • Stanley Cup Finals Preview – The St. Louis Blues

    Stanley Cup Finals Preview – The St. Louis Blues

    Well, I never thought I would be saying this, but tonight begins the first Stanley Cup Finals game in 49 years for the St. Louis Blues. In fact, I’d argue that this is the first meaningful Stanley Cup finals game in team history – though the Blues did make it to the finals each of their first three years, those don’t really count because they grouped all of the original six teams (i.e. the good teams) in one conference, so there was no chance the Blues would beat any team that made the finals.

    This time, it should at least be more even. The Blues made it to the final round by dispatching of Winnipeg in 6, and Dallas in 7, while coming back from a 2-1 deficit with inexorable effort against San Jose to take that series in 6 as well.

    The Blues are led offensively by Jaden Schwartz who, somewhat inexplicably, has 12 goals in 19 games after scoring only 11 during the regular season. Ryan O’Reilly is next with 14 points, followed by Vladimir Tarasenko, David Perron, and Alex Pietrangelo with 13 points. Though others are not quite putting up the points that those guys have been, the Blues have been receiving meaningful, timely, contributions by the likes of Pat Maroon, Robert Thomas, and Tyler Bozak. The team, as a whole, is scoring a rather respectable 3 goals per game (though I’d definitely like to see more).

    Defensively, the Blues have allowed an average of 2.52 goals per game (including a couple of empty netters). This is pretty fantastic, and quite honestly happening during a time when Pietrangelo has not really been at his defensive best. The key for the Blues this postseason defensively has been Colton Parayko – who was integral in tempering the production of Logan Couture (which says a lot about just how good Couture is that scoring ‘only’ 5 goals last series was shutting him down).

    As far as goaltending, Jordan Binnington has given the Blues what they have not had for years (…forever?) – consistency. Binnington has a .914 save percentage, allowing 2.36 goals per game, but with a quality start percentage of less than 70% and a Goals Saved Above Average of -1.36 (thank you hockey-reference.com). These are generally pretty good, but nothing mind-blowing, and overall a bit worse than what Brian Elliot gave us a few years back, but the evenness of his play – the knowledge that he is not going to go through a multi-game stretch of just being outright awful, is something all Cup contending teams need. It doesn’t matter much if a goalie shuts out a team all four games one round, and can’t stop a beach ball the next.

    All this is nice, and it all also probably means nothing because you just can’t apply large-sample statistics to a small-sample series. So my final thoughts are best served not by proffering some hackneyed predictions, but a plea to the Blues: Just win. Please win. Do it for Doug Wickenheiser, who got us all too close. Do it for Brett Hull and Bernie Federko and Al MacInnis and Chris Pronger who spent careers here trying to win one for this city, and came back for a second career when their playing days were done. Do it for Scott Stevens who was unjustly taken away and so badly wanted to come back. Do it for Martin Brodeur and Wayne Gretzky who played a couple games here and decided to make St. Louis their home.

    And most importantly – and I can’t stress this enough – unquestionably, undeniably most importantly, do it for me.

    Blues in 6.

     

    Thank you for following TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

     

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    May 27, 2019
  • Stanley Cup Finals Preview – The Boston Bruins

    Stanley Cup Finals Preview – The Boston Bruins

    It has finally come, the rematch of 49 years ago has arrived. the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals is etched in history of Bobby Orr flying through the sky after scoring the game winning goal for the Boston Bruins over the St. Louis Blues. Now it is time for these two to face eachother again.

     

    For the Boston Bruins this will be their third appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals this decade as they won the Stanley Cup in 2011 over the Vancouver Canucks, and then lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013. The Bruins will look to close the decade with their second Stanley Cup victory over the Blues.

     

    How Did They Get Here?

    The Bruins in the first round went to a full seven game series with their long time rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs. Then in the second round the Bruins were able to best the Columbus Blue Jackets in six games, and in the Conference Finals they would sweep the Carolina Hurricanes in four games.

     

    Offense:

    In the regular season the Bruins averaged 3.134 Goals Forward, while in the playoffs they have been lead by their top offensive players with Brad Marchand has been leading the way with 7 goals, 11 assists for 18 points. Plus the Bruins have been getting contributions from David Pastrnak (7g, 8a, 15p), David Krejci (4g, 10a, 14p), Patrice Bergeron (8g, 5a, 13p), and trade deadline pickup Charlie Coyle (6g, 6a, 12p). The Bruins top guys have been shut down in the first two rounds of the playoffs, but once they got heated up or found a way to break through the system the other teams utilized, there was nothing that could stop them.

     

    Defense:

    On defense the Bruins allowed 2.585 Goals Against per game, and are lead by their captain Zdeno Chara (1g, 2a, 3p) with a +11. Also the Bruins defense has been contributing offensively this postseason led by Torey Krug with 1 goal, and 11 assists for 12 points. Plus the Bruins have been getting contributions from their young defenders in Charlie McAvoy (1g, 6a, 7p +9), and Matt Grzelcyk (3g, 4a, 7p -2), and from their top forwards as well as both Bergeron and Coyle are +8 and +9 respectively.

     

    Goaltending:

    For the Bruins they have been getting solid goaltending from Tuukka Rask in all 17 games that they have played this postseason. Rask is 12-5 with a 1.84 GAA and a .942 Save Percentage. Rask has also recorded two shutouts this postseason.

     

    Special Teams:

    Powerplay – 50.7% (10th in Regular Season)

    Penalty Kill – 79.9% (16th in Regular Season)

    The Bruins are atop the league this postseason scoring on 34% of their powerplay opportunities. Also the Bruins are third during the postseason with a 86.3% on the penalty kill.

     

    Final Thoughts:

    It’s going to be interesting to see how the Bruins come out of the gate in Game 1 as they will have been off for 11 days at that point. While they have been doing scrimmages to stay fresh, it’s not the same as the real deal. Also there is the storyline now of the sweeps. Starting with the New York Islanders sweeping the Pittsburgh Penguins, then getting swept by the Hurricanes, and then the Bruins sweeping Carolina. Does that mean St. Louis is going to sweep the Bruins? Probably not, but there’s still a chance for it to happen.

     

    Prediction: Blues in 6

     

    Thank you for following TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

     

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    May 27, 2019
  • ECF Game 4 – Boston Bruins v. Carolina Hurricanes

    ECF Game 4 – Boston Bruins v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Boston Bruins v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Game 4 – BOS Leads 3-0

     

    Game Recap:

    Heading into Game 4 with the potential to clinch the series in Carolina, the Boston Bruins will have to do it without their captain and veteran defenseman Zdeno Chara who is listed as “day to day”.

    UPDATE: Zdeno Chara (day-to-day) will not play in tonight’s game.

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 16, 2019

    In the first period both teams would trade chances, and both teams would get at least one powerplay opportunity each, but neither would capitalize on their opportunities.

    Twenty minutes in the books! pic.twitter.com/uVwJWg5rW2

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 17, 2019

     

    Going into the second period the Carolina Hurricanes would shoot themselves in the foot when they would take a too many men on the ice penalty, and the Bruins would take advantage as David Pastrnak would get the puck past Curtis McElhinney to make it 1-0 less than five minutes into the period. Then much later in the second period, Carolina would get themselves into penalty trouble again as Patrice Bergeron would score from the slot area as McElhinney did not have a chance on the shot.

    Two on the PP in the second.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/5InuYYeo79

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 17, 2019

     

    Going into the third period it would be do or die for the Hurricanes, and despite their best efforts a turnover in their own zone midway through the period would push the game more out of reach as David Pastrnak would exhibit great patience to feed Patrice Bergeron for his second goal of the game to make it 3-0.

    EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!!! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/HCapuk77Bl

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 17, 2019

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — David Backes

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari

    Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    John Moore — Connor Clifton

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer, Karson Kuhlman

    Injured: Chris Wagner (right arm), Kevan Miller (lower body), Zdeno Chara (day to day)

    John Moore is in for Big Zee. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/0soywvtfqT

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 17, 2019

     

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Nino Niederreiter — Jordan Staal — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele – Lucas Wallmark — Brock McGinn

    Micheal Ferland — Greg McKegg — Saku Maenalanen

    Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton

    Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk

    Haydn Fleury — Calvin de Haan

    Curtis McElhinney

    Petr Mrazek

    Scratched: Jake Bean, Patrick Brown

    Injured: Jordan Martinook (lower body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (left shoulder)

    TONIGHT'S
    LINEUP
    IS
    IN pic.twitter.com/XLOYpFW4et

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 16, 2019

    Grit and Grind.

    Keys 👉 https://t.co/Inb8Z8fpc3 pic.twitter.com/BvNSg0lRfo

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 16, 2019

     

    First Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 1:18 – Matt Grzelcyk 2 minutes fot Tripping

    Hurricanes Penalty – 10:35 – Nino Niederreiter 2 minutes for Slashing

    Bruins Penalty – 12:19 – Charlie Coyle 2 minutes for Interference

    WOWOWOWOW 😱 pic.twitter.com/ob6ZAnTJHF

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 17, 2019

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 0       CAR – 0

    Shots              10                13

    Faceoffs         12                10

    Hits               08                  07

    PP                 0/1                 0/2

     

    Second Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 4:26 – Bench (Justin Williams) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Bruins PPG – 4:46 – David Pastrnak (7) from Brad Marchand (11) and Torey Krug (11)

    Speed kills.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/7L4ZLUA5ZP

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 17, 2019

    Hurricanes Penalty – 18:10 – Greg McKegg 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

    Bruins PPG – 18:34 – Patrice Bergeron (7) from David Pastrnak (7)

    That's six power-play goals for Bergy this postseason.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/1hzQBio4BW

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 17, 2019

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 2        CAR – 0

    Shots               18                 18

    Faceoffs          25                 23

    Hits                 15                  19

    PP                   2/3                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Bruins Goal – 10:32 – Patrice Bergeron (8) from David Pastrnak (8)

    These two are having a night.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/RD9EbGcKWi

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 17, 2019

    Bruins ENG – 17:43 – Brad Marchand (7) from Patrice Bergeron (5) and David Krejci (10)

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 4         CAR – 0

    Shots              23                   24

    Faceoffs        35                    31

    Hits               17                     33

    PP                 2/3                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Stanley Cup Finals – Boston v. STL/SJ

    The @NHLBruins are off to the #StanleyCup Final for the 20th time in franchise history and third in the last eight years (also 2011 and 2013). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/qRpiFLjZob

    — NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) May 17, 2019

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

    May 17, 2019
  • 2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 3 Game 3: Bruins Win In Raleigh; Take Commanding Lead In The Series

    2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 3 Game 3: Bruins Win In Raleigh; Take Commanding Lead In The Series

    The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Boston Bruins in Raleigh tonight. The Bruins came into the game with a 2-0 lead in the series, and both victories were in convincing fashion. The Hurricanes came to tonight’s game to try and take advantage of their home ice; as coming into tonight, they are undefeated at PNC Arena.

    GAME 3 LINES 👇 pic.twitter.com/hCVGx9XpTg

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 14, 2019

    Starting out like this for Game 3.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/YYtv5j8Syk

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 15, 2019

     

    In the first period, the Hurricanes came out flying, trying to capitalize on the momentum of home ice, but the Bruins weathered the storm. The first period would have no scoring, but the Hurricanes out-shot the Bruins 20-6. The period also featured a ton of penalties between the two teams. The Bruins took six penalties and the Hurricanes took four penalties, with both team’s PK units taking care of business.

    A big first for Tuukka and the PK.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/mVY6eJrolh

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 15, 2019

     

    All the scoring in this game happened in the second period. The Bruins would quickly strike first in the period, at a little over a minute in. It would be Chris Wagner, who would notch his second goal of the playoffs.

    #HesFromWalpole@chriswags23 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/jOfuiqqKdS

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 15, 2019

     

    The Bruins would proceed to take a 2-0 lead in the game about five minutes later, when everyone’s favorite hockey player Brad Marchand would notch his sixth goal of the playoffs. A back hand shot in the slot, beating McElhinney.

    Silky.@Bmarch63 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/eEAxSD83dB

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 15, 2019

     

    The Hurricanes would get one back, as seven minutes later Calvin de Haan would notch his first goal of the playoffs with a nice slap shot goal from the circle, beating Rask five hole. The goal would be de Haan’s first career playoff goal. The period would end 2-1 in favor of the Bruins.

    Let 'er rip! pic.twitter.com/sEoRxegrpL

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 15, 2019

     

    In the third period the Bruins held on as the Hurricanes would throw 10 more shots at Rask, who stopped them all. As Boston’s defense again made the difference in seeing out the 2-1 victory and the win would give the Bruins a commanding 3-0 series lead. For the Hurricanes this loss represents the first loss at home for them in the playoffs.

    Check out the @CDWCorp postgame infographic from tonight's #NHLBruins win. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/O2gMm8rMje

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 15, 2019

    It was a battle.

    Game 4 Thursday. pic.twitter.com/lQeYqhxn9o

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 15, 2019

     

    Game 4 will be on Thursday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, where the Hurricanes will look to avoid the sweep.

     

    Boxscore

    https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-car/2019/05/14/2018030313#game=2018030313,game_state=final

     

    3 Stars of the Game

    Tuukka Rask

    Chris Wagner

    Calvin de Haan

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

    May 15, 2019
  • ECF Game 2 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Boston Bruins

    ECF Game 2 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Boston Bruins

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Boston Bruins

    Game 2 – BOS Leads 1-0

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming into Game 2 this afternoon the Carolina Hurricanes look to tie the series at one and take away the home ice advantage from the Boston Bruins. The first half of the period saw the tempo change hands between the two teams, and we alao saw a Hurricanes powerplay that did not generate much offense. Then in the last five minutes of the period Matt Grzelcyk would get one through Petr Mrazek and just over the goal line to score the first goal of the game. The Bruins would not be done there as they would get a late powerplay opportunity and would need only six seconds as Jake DeBrusk would knock in her own rebound and give the Bruins a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission.

    Lots of hockey left! pic.twitter.com/iHoFYT4dpy

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 12, 2019

     

    Going into the second period the Bruins would get themselves into penalty trouble as Patrice Bergeron would take a tripping penalty, but the Hurricanes would squander their opportunity and moments later the Bruins would capitalize as Marcus Johansson would exhibit great patience as he feeds Connor Clifton with the pass for Clifton to bury the puck into a wide open net for his first career playoff goal. Then late in the second period Matt Grzelcyk would strike again, this time on the powerplay to give the Bruins a 4-0 lead going into the second intermission.

    Gonna need a big third period. pic.twitter.com/o2zwmaDjUJ

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 12, 2019

     

    Going into the third period the Hurricanes would stick with Petr Mrazek between the pipes, but the Bruins would continue their assault as David Backes would score 70 seconds into the period. Then after killing off their second Patrice Bergeron tripping penalty of the game, it would be Bergeron out of the box and setting up Danton Heinen to make it a commanding 6-0 lead. The Hurricanes would eventually end Tuukka Rask’s shutout bid when Justin Williams would deflect a Justin Faulk poimt shot to make it 6-1. Then the Hurricanes would build on that as they would catch Tuukka Rask cheating to play the puck as he would accidently shoot the puck into Teuvo Teravainen who would shoot it into the wide open net to make it 6-2, but it would be to little too late as the Bruins take Game 2 and the 2-0 series lead.

    #NHLBRUINS WIN GAME 2!!! 🙌

    6-2 over Carolina to take a 2-0 series lead! pic.twitter.com/PMOeiaeV4o

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

     

    Lineups:

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho – Teuvo Teravainen

    Nino Niederreiter — Jordan Staal — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele – Lucas Wallmark — Brock McGinn

    Jordan Martinook — Greg McKegg — Micheal Ferland

    Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton

    Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk

    Haydn Fleury — Calvin de Haan

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Jake Bean, Patrick Brown

    Injured: Saku Maenalanen (upper body), Trevor van Riemsdyk (left shoulder)

    THE LINES 👇 pic.twitter.com/StNxCOSkMH

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 12, 2019

    It's going to take a team effort today in Boston.

    Keys: https://t.co/ctMqVLqjqW pic.twitter.com/uFUlRvUD9a

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 12, 2019

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — David Backes

    Marcus Johansson — Charlie Coyle — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — Sean Kuraly — Chris Wagner

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Clifton

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer, Karson Kuhlman, John Moore

    Injured: Kevan Miller (lower body), Noel Acciari (upper body)

    Lining it up like this for Game 2.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/IkeH1cdS5Y

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

     

    First Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 11:56 – Zdeno Chara 2 minutes for Tripping

    Bruins Goal – 15:22 – Matt Grzelcyk (2) from Marcus Johansson (5) and Charlie Coyle (4)

    Squeaking it through.

    @Matt_Grzelcyk5 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/DfXNs8iIAJ

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

    Hurricanes Penalty – 18:26 – Justin Williams 2 minutes for Tripping

    Bruins PPG – 18:32 – Jake DeBrusk (3) from David Pastrnak (6) and Torey Krug (8)

    Get to the dirty area.@JDebrusk | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/KoGhXPhmvu

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

     

    End of 1st – CAR – 0       BOS – 2

    Shots              06                11

    Faceoffs         08                13

    Hits               14                  20

    PP                 0/1                 1/1

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 1:09 – Patric Bergeron 2 minutes for Tripping

    Bruins Goal – 3:46 – Connor Clifton (1) from Marcus Johansson (6) and Danton Heinen (5)

    Not a bad time for your first.@connorcliff28 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/MN82wIVBVR

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

    Bruins Penalty – 13:36 – Chris Wagner 2 minutes for Holding

    Hurricanes Penalty – 16:07 – Justin Williams 2 minutes for Holding

    Bruins PPG – 17:56 – Matt Grzelcyk (3) from Charlie Coyle (5) and Torey Krug (9)

    He's from around here.

    @Matt_Grzelcyk5 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/clIus5F4La

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

     

    End of 2nd – CAR – 0        BOS – 4

    Shots               17                 21

    Faceoffs          18                 21

    Hits                 26                  27

    PP                   0/3                  2/2

     

    Third Period:

    Bruins Goal – 1:10 – David Backes (2) from David Krejci (8) and Torey Krug (10)

    .@ToreyKrug picked up his third assist of the day on @dbackes42's goal. That matches a career playoff high. #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/ekRmYM8pDx

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

    Bruins Penalty – 2:22 – Patrice Bergeron 2 minutes for Tripping

    Bruins Goal – 4:32 – Danton Heinen (2) from Patrice Bergeron (4) and Charlie Coyle (6)

    Out of the box and into the net.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/0bIy8HNJEe

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 12, 2019

    Hurricanes Goal – 11:17 – Justin Williams (4) from Justin Faulk (6) and Sebastian Aho (6)

    Something to build on. pic.twitter.com/ualsfQmIxD

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 12, 2019

    Hurricanes Goal – 17:32 – Teuvo Teravainen (7) from unassisted

    Take this energy into Game 3. pic.twitter.com/b4EKYm2eYN

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 12, 2019

     

    End of 3rd – CAR – 2         BOS – 6

    Shots              23                   25

    Faceoffs        22                    31

    Hits               27                     35

    PP                 0/4                    2/2

     

    Next Up:

    Game 3  – Boston Leads 2-0

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

    May 12, 2019
  • Eastern Conference Finals Preview – Carolina Hurricanes v. Boston Bruins

    Eastern Conference Finals Preview – Carolina Hurricanes v. Boston Bruins

    Eastern Conference Finals

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Boston Bruins

     

    Regular Season Series:

    CAR 1-0-1 (Playoffs 8-3)

    BOS 2-1-0 (Playoffs 8-5)

     

    How they got here:

    Carolina defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 in the first round, and then swept the New York Islanders 4-0 in the second round.

     

    Boston defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in the first round, and then defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 in the second round.

     

    A Deeper Look at the Series:

    Offense:

    For the Carolina Hurricanes this postseason they had a lot of players playing in the playoffs for the first time in their careers, and outside of the veteran leadership of Jordan Staal and Justin Williams they have also received contributions from their young stars of Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. The biggest surprise this season has been the rise of rookie forward Warren Foegele who has recorded 5 goals and 4 assists for 9 points in the postseason so far.

    Good vibes all around! 😀 pic.twitter.com/6VNXXBr60N

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 8, 2019

     

    For the veteran Boston Bruins they have received contributions from all of their top players including Brad Marchand who leads the way with 5 goals and 8 assists for 13 points this postseason. However, despite their contributions this postseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets last round showed how you can keep the top players of the Bruins quite for an extended amout of time throughout the series. Unfortunately for the Blue Jackets they faltered near the end and the likes of Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak would take over and lead the Bruins back to the Eastern Conference Finals.

     

    Defense:

    On defense for the Hurricanes they have been lead quietly by Jaccob Slavin who leads the team in points with 11 this postseason, but all 11 points have been assists for Slavin and it has shown as he has been a jolt for kick startig the Hurricanes offense. The Hurricanes have also gained contributions from Dougie Hamilton, Justin Faulk and Brett Pesce who combined have 19 points (4 goals and 15 assists) this postseason. With these four players firing on all cylinders, it makes the Hurricanes defense a dangerous one to contain in regards to moving the play up the ice and into the offensive zone.

     

    The Bruins major contributions offensively have come from Torey Krug (1 goal and 8 points) and Charlie McAvoy (1 goal and 6 points) from the blueline, but their overall core which is lead by captain Zdeno Chara has been solid throughout the majority of these playoffs. However, going into Game 1 the Bruins will be without McAvoy who will be serving a ome game suspension for his hit to the head of Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson in Game 7 last round, so the Bruins are going to need to step up in his absence for Game 1.

    #NHLBruins coach Bruce Cassidy confirms that Steven Kampfer will be in the lineup for Charlie McAvoy in Game 1. pic.twitter.com/wAmre3hC55

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 9, 2019

     

    Goaltending:

    For the Hurricanes they have relied on both of their horses from the regular season in Petr Mrazek and Curtis McElhinney. Mrazek, who is the team’s number one goaltender has a 5-3 record with a 2.22 GAA and a .913 save percentage, while McElhinney has a 3-0 record with a 1.56 GAA and a .947 save percentage since coming in when Mrazek went down with a lower body injury. The Hurricanes hope to have Mrazek between the pipes for Game 1, but McElhinney is ready to answer the call when needed.

    👀 @pmrazek34 pic.twitter.com/9frzOvEAsu

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 6, 2019

     

    For the Bruins they have their stalwart Tuukka Rask who in these playoffs have an 8-5 record with a 2.02 GAA and a .938 save percentage as he has been the backbone for the Bruins this postseason.

     

    Goaltending will be one of the biggest keys this series, and could also be the determining factor.

     

    Special Teams:

    CAR – PP 17.8%     PK 81.6%

    BOS – PP 25.9%     PK 79.9%

     

    For special teams this could be considered a wash as both teams are on the opposite end of the spectrum in regards to powerplay and penalty kill. During the regular season the Bruins had a better powerplay, but on the penalty kill the Hurricanes were the better team. One edge I would give to the Hurricanes would be their penalty kill as seeing it in person, against the Bruins for Hartford Whalers Night, they utilize their young, fast players along with their grizzled defenders to kill penalties, and with players like Teravainen and Aho on the kill that can score shorthanded, that can give the Hurricanes a slight edge.

     

    Prediction: CAR in 6

    The 2019 Conference Finals are locked in.

    The @NHLBruins and @NHLCanes will square off in Game 1 at TD Garden on Thursday. #NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/DDN4w54c8C

    — NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) May 9, 2019

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

    May 9, 2019
  • Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets – Round 2 – Game 6 Recap

    Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets – Round 2 – Game 6 Recap

    Lineups:

    Bruins 

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Marcus Johansson

    Danton Heinen — Charlie Coyle — Karson Kuhlman

    Sean Kuraly — Joakim Nordstrom — Noel Acciari

     

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Brandon Carlo — Torey Krug

    Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Clifton

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer, John Moore

    Injuries:

     

    Columbus

    Artemi Panarin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Olivier Bjorkstrand

    Ryan Dzingle — Matt Duchene — Cam Atkinson

    Alexandre Texier — Nick Foligno — Josh Anderson

    Riley Nash — Boone Jenner — Brandon Dubinsky

     

    Zach Werenski — Seth Jones

    Dean Kukan — David Savard

    Scott Harrington — Adam Clendening

     

    Sergei Bobrovsky

    Joonas Korpisalo

    Scratched: Alexander Wennberg,

    Injuries: Ryan Murray, Markus Nutivaara, Adam McQuaid

     

    GameDay:

    Lineup for Game 6!#CBJ | @BlueTech_Inc pic.twitter.com/kw55n1fzZB

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 6, 2019

    Our lineup looks like this for Game 6.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/WQRKwazMuP

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 6, 2019

     

    First Period:

    Columbus Penalty – 6:46 – Pierre – Luc Dubois, 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

    End of 1st – BOS – 0      CBJ – 0

    Shots              12               10

    Faceoffs         9/15          6/15

    Hits                7                  17

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

    Zilch to Zip#CBJ pic.twitter.com/6TA8RmWse9

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 6, 2019

    Krech's goal has us up by a goal.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/019WI8sNL4

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 7, 2019

    Pepper the net this period.

    📺 @NBCSN
    📻 @971thefan
    📱 https://t.co/1tSc7v0N2F pic.twitter.com/Jm4Lb5uo3G

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 7, 2019

    Ready for the second.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/S8ILbuPa6n

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 7, 2019

     

    Second Period:

    Boston Penalty – 2:42 – David Pastrnak, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Boston Goal – 12:13 – David Krejci (2) assisted by Jake DeBrusk (3) and Connor Clifton (2)

    Boston Penalty – 9:22 – Brad Marchand, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Boston Penalty – 19:40 – Charlie McAvoy, 2 minutes for Illegal Check to the Head

    End of 2nd – BOS – 1      CBJ – 0

    Shots               26                 17

    Faceoffs        21/39           18/39

    Hits                17                  36

    PP                   0/1                  0/2

    It's not how we wanted this to end.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/j7CYOdSy0n

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 7, 2019

    Krech with the lone goal after two.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/vWU8yua5gG

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 5, 2019

    1:41 left on the kill to start the third.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/1M06SD5Ru0

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 7, 2019

    Starting the period on the power play!

    📺 @NBCSN
    📻 @971thefan
    📱 https://t.co/1tSc7uJcb7 pic.twitter.com/JCPEI6GU8F

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 7, 2019

     

    Third Period:

    Boston Penalty – 4:58 – Joakim Nordstrom, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Boston Goal – 8:58 – Marcus Johansson (2) assisted by Charlie Coyle (3) and Danton Heinen (4)

    Boston Goal – 10:39- David Backes (1) assisted by Torey Krug (7) and Krejci (6)

    Boston Goal – 18:32 – David Pastrnak (6) assisted by Brad Marchand (8) and Brandon Carlo (1)

    End of 3rd – BOS – 3         CBJ- 0

    Shots              29                29

    Faceoffs      31/63         32/63

    Hits              19                  43

    PP                 0/1                0/4

    Wild game, but came up short.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/4VMKkIejA5

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 5, 2019

     

    #NHLBruins advance to the Eastern Conference Final! See you at TD Garden for Game 1 vs. the Carolina Hurricanes. Get tickets now for the 2019 Boston Bruins Playoffs presented by @bethisraellahey: https://t.co/jvD0DWsO89 pic.twitter.com/bUx3Mg5riB

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 7, 2019

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

    May 7, 2019
  • Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins  – Round 2 – Game 5 Recap

    Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins – Round 2 – Game 5 Recap

    Game Recap:

    Columbus came to play at the beginning of the game settling into their physical puck possession style of game and Bruce Jenner seemed to be in the middle of it all. No goals here but a few failed powerplays.

    Bruins elevated their game and scored a quick one just over a minute into period 2 and Columbus held their own but couldn’t seemingly get their offense to click at all. Frustrating period for the Blue Jackets. But they’re still in it.

    the Third period would begin with Boston looking like they were gonna put the game away with chance after chance and would even score to make it 2-0. But a strange goal that was ruled a goal by a review as it did cross the line would change the makeup of this game. 2-1 nine minutes remaining Columbus pressing but a bad pinch would allow the Bruins to gain back the 3-1 lead. The game was far from over as the Jackets would fire back and get 2 goals in under 30 seconds to tie the game at three. But another bad turnover would lead to a brilliant goal by David Pastrnak to make it 4-3 with a minute remaining. Matt Duchene would hit the post in the dying seconds on a brilliant tip and Brandon Carlo would make a huge block on an Artemi Panarin bomb, to seal the 4-3 win.

    Lineups:

    Bruins 

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Marcus Johansson

    Danton Heinen — Charlie Coyle — Karson Kuhlman

    Sean Kuraly — Joakim Nordstrom — Noel Acciari

     

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Brandon Carlo — Torey Krug

    Matt Grzelcyk — John Moore

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steven Kampfer

    Injuries: Connor Clifton

     

    Columbus

    Artemi Panarin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Olivier Bjorkstrand

    Ryan Dzingle — Matt Duchene — Cam Atkinson

    Alexandre Texier — Nick Foligno — Josh Anderson

    Riley Nash — Boone Jenner — Brandon Dubinsky

     

    Zach Werenski — Seth Jones

    Dean Kukan — David Savard

    Scott Harrington — Adam Clendening

     

    Sergei Bobrovsky

    Joonas Korpisalo

    Scratched: Alexander Wennberg,

    Injuries: Ryan Murray, Markus Nutivaara, Adam McQuaid

     

    GameDay:

    Game 5's Lineup#CBJ | @BlueTech_Inc pic.twitter.com/2SqAkhVUrh

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 4, 2019

    We'll line it up like this for Game 5.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/wGpS5LF0Dx

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 4, 2019

     

    First Period:

    Columbus Penalty – 9:03 – Cam Atkinson, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Boston Penalty – 11:35 – Charlie McAvoy, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Columbus Penalty – 13:43 – Ryan Dzingel, 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    End of 1st – CBJ – 0       BOS – 0

    Shots              8               9

    Faceoffs         8/13          5/13

    Hits                13                  10

    PP                 0/1                 0/2

    Knotted at zero.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/0jg65Zvvgi

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 5, 2019

    Done with 20.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/MyFbge1yh1

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 5, 2019

    It starts with one.

    📺 @nbc
    📻 @971thefan
    📱 https://t.co/1tSc7uJcb7 pic.twitter.com/BjJH7GTFAi

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 5, 2019

    Back out for the second.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/MYM8B9Q9wZ

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 5, 2019

     

    Second Period:

    Boston Goal – 1:39 – David Krejci (2) assisted by Jake DeBrusk (2) and David Backes (3)

    Boston Penalty – 9:52 – Torey Krug, 2 minutes for Holding

    End of 2nd – CBJ – 0       BOS – 1

    Shots               23                 21

    Faceoffs        15/29           14/29

    Hits                31                  23

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

    Down, not out.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/sMDQMiWUlV

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 5, 2019

    Krech with the lone goal after two.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/vWU8yua5gG

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 5, 2019

    To the third we go.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/PHiVAKWYHn

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 5, 2019

    TIME FOR A COMEBACK.

    📺 @nbc
    📻 @971thefan
    📱 https://t.co/1tSc7uJcb7 pic.twitter.com/3hfO2pbFkn

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 5, 2019

     

    Third Period:

    Boston Goal – 4:51 – Brad Marchand (5) assisted by Connor Clifton (1) and Patrice Bergeron (3)

    Columbus Goal – 10:33 – Seth Jones (3) assisted by Zach Werenski (5) and Cam Atkinson (6)

    Boston Goal – 11:16 – David Pastrnak (5) assisted by Brad Marchand (7)

    Columbus Goal – 12:07 – Ryan Dzingle (1) assisted by Matt Duchene (5) and David Savard (2)

    Columbus Goal – 13:58 – Dean Kukan (1) assisted by Artemi Panarin (6) and Josh Anderson (2)

    Boston Goal – 18:32 – David Pastrnak (6) assisted by Brad Marchand (8) and Brandon Carlo (1)

    End of 3rd – CBJ – 3         BOS – 4

    Shots              36                36

    Faceoffs      29/54          25/54

    Hits              42                  32

    PP                 0/2                0/2

    Wild game, but came up short.#CBJ pic.twitter.com/4VMKkIejA5

    — Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) May 5, 2019

    Celebrate tonight's win with the #NHLBruins postgame infographic, presented by @CDWCorp. pic.twitter.com/1oIHPirfhv

    — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 5, 2019

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

    May 5, 2019
  • May 4th, 2019  —  News and Notes

    May 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, May 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two contests yesterday in Stanley Cup playoff action.

     

     

    CAROLINA 5, NY Islanders 2 (Carolina wins series 4-0)

     

    Round 2 - CARNYI - Game 3 - 4-0 CAR

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Islanders last night by the score of 5-2 and in doing so, the Hurricanes have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals and now await the winner of the Columbus Blue Jackets v. Boston Bruins series.

     

    Moving On!#TakeWarning pic.twitter.com/XAwYCIAg17

    — Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 4, 2019

     

    TXHT has your recap of that contest at the following page, which you can find here or at page below.

     

    Round 2 Game 4 Recap – @NYIslanders v. @NHLCanes#TakeWarning gets goals from five different players as they finish the sweep against the #Isles and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. #StanleyCuphttps://t.co/bePPqog8oO

    — TXHT Hockey (@TXHT_Hockey) May 4, 2019

     

    Dallas 2, ST. LOUIS 1 (Dallas leads the series 3-2)

     

    Round 2 - DALSTL - Game 5 -3-2 DAL

     

    The Dallas Stars are one win away from advancing to the Western Conference Finals after their 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues last night.

     

    TXHT has your coverage of the contest between the Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues here or at the link posted below.

     

    Round 2 Game 5 Recap – Dallas Stars v. St. Louis Blues
    The #GoStars hold off a 3rd period push from the #STLBlues to take a 3-2 series lead as they look to close it out Sunday in Game 6. #StanleyCup https://t.co/Z4lQZFjqLw pic.twitter.com/d8Elcuatmx

    — TXHT Hockey (@TXHT_Hockey) May 4, 2019

     

    Game 6 of this series takes place tomorrow (May 5th) afternoon at 3 p.m., ET.

     

    Today in Stanley Cup playoff action, there are two games taking place.

     

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Boston Bruins, with the series being tied at 2 games a piece.  The action starts at 7:15 p.m., ET.

     

     

    In the other contest tonight, the Colorado Avalanche visit the San Jose Sharks with this series also being tied at 2 games a piece.

     

     

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

     

     

     

     

    May 4, 2019
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