Going into tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Boston Bruins hadn't played in eight days. There was the distinct possibility that they would come out rusty. On the other hand, the Hurricanes were coming off an emotional win in New Jersey on Tuesday night and might be a bit drained. As it turned out, both teams came out pretty hard and competed but the Hurricanes seemed to be a step behind tonight. Turnovers and poor play in their own zone led to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Bruins, despite a somewhat evenly played game. Well, as evenly played as a game decided by three goals can be.
Bruins 4, Hurricanes 1: Recap | Box Score | Friday's Scores
Boston leads series, 1-0 | Next Game: Sunday @ BOS, 7:30 PM ET
Boston leads series, 1-0 | Next Game: Sunday @ BOS, 7:30 PM ET
One of the big differences in the game was Cam Ward, who outplayed Martin Brodeur through their first round series against the Devils. The Hurricanes actually out shot the Bruins in this game, 27-24, but defensive breakdowns and some rebounds given up by Ward allowed the B's to capitalize on their chances.
More than Ward's play though, turnovers were the big difference in the game. Twice the Hurricanes turned the puck over in the neutral zone, leading to an odd-man rush back the other way. Both times, Marc Savard was on the other end of the play as he netted two goals this way including the eventual game winner in the second period.
One of the more interesting stats from this game is the score and how the Bruins have dominated their opponents on it during the playoffs. Through five games they have outscored their opponents 21-7 and have scored a minimum of four goals in each game and not surrendered more than two.
The Hurricanes will look to rebound in Game 2.
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5-02-2009 @ 5:10AM
Sweetie77az1 said...
boston bruins are the best team going rt now.our goalie is phenomanel,our veizna winner also.and our defense,with zdeno'lurch' chara back there,noone is going to stop us.we have the best coaching staff too,the adams winner to i might add.this is their year,it's been way too long for them.go bruins,11 more wins to go boys.
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5-03-2009 @ 9:08AM
cregco said...
The B's are the Team to Beat in the East,we really are playing on all cylinders,the Canes have no answer for Lucic as it was witnessed in game 1,maybe they will put together a game plan for game 2 tonight if not its going to be an early exit for the Canes,Sweep in 4 , if the Canes come out tonight and have a Plan for the B's then it may go 5 or 6 then off to play the always Tough Washington Caps,we beat them in 7 games and then the Match up of match ups,you heard it hear first the Boston Bruins vs The Chicago BlackHawks for the Stanley Cup and the B's beet them in 7 games at Home to Bring the Cup Home for the 1st time in 37 years.
Go B's!!!
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5-03-2009 @ 8:51PM
me said...
The Bruins are looking bad here in game 2. There is no hustle. Looks like they are waiting for the puck to come to them instead of going to it. Then their idiot coach calling a line change when they are on the attack ! It will be a wonder if they advance past this round !
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