PITTSBURGH, PA - JUNE 3: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins is congratulated by Zdeno Chara #33 after a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Consol Energy Center on June 3, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images)
Quick game summary
In the first period, 28 seconds into the game, Bruins Brad Marchand scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs, on a breakaway after Sidney Crosby couldn't handle the puck at the blue line, making it 1-0 Bruins. Later in the period, Bruins Nathan Horton scored his 7th goal of the playoffs, making it 2-0 Bruins. Less than two minutes later, Bruins David Krejci scored his 8th goal of the playoffs, making it 3-0 Bruins. The Penguins then pulled goalie Tomas Vokoun and put in Marc-Andre Fleury. With 35 seconds left in the period, Penguins Brandon Sutter scored, making it 3-1. The Bruins though came right back with Brad Marchand scoring his 4th goal of the playoffs with 9 seconds left in the period, making it 4-1.
In the second period, no scoring happened.
In the third period, 27 seconds into the period, Bruins Patrice Bergeron scored his 4th goal of the playoffs, making it 5-1. With less than two minutes in the period, Bruins Johnny Boychuk scored his 5th goal of the playoffs, making it 6-1.
Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 26 saves on 27 shots. Rask is now 10-4-1 with a 1.99 GAA and a .935 save percentage in the playoffs.
The Bruins led the game in shots 29-27, faceoff wins 29-28 and blocked shots 16-9. The Penguins led the game in hits 37-19. The Bruins went 0-for-1 on the power-play while the Penguins went 0-for-2.
Brad Marchand led the Bruins with 4 shots. Daniel Paille led the Bruins with 4 hits. Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.
Onto the next one
The series is now 2-0 Bruins. Game 3 is on Wednesday at 8pm ET in Boston.
10 wins down, 6 more to bring the Cup back to Boston.
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