Game 1: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. Tampa Bay led off with Sean Bergenheim potting his eighth of the postseason, courtesy of Dominic Moore and Victor Hedman. Nineteen seconds later, the Lightning got another goal, as Brett Clark notched his first of the playoffs, an unassisted goal. Tampa Bay kept going as Teddy Purcell netted his second of the postseason, also requiring no help. Boston got on the board with Tyler Seguin scoring his first of the playoffs, with helpers provided by Michael Ryder and Rich Peverley. After a scoreless second period, the Lightning got back to work with a power play goal by Marc-Andre Bergeron, his second of the postseason powered by Clark and Martin St. Louis. Tampa Bay added an empty netter by Simon Gagne, his third of the playoffs guided in by Teddy Purcell. The Bruins made it 5-2 with Johnny Boychuk registering his third of the postseason, with the lone assist by Seguin. Moore, Clark, and Roloson (31 for 33 saves) were the three stars. Tampa Bay got out to an early 1-0 series lead.
Game 2: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. Tampa Bay opened the scoring thirteen seconds into the game with Adam Hall netting his first of the postseason, with help from Vincent Lecavalier and Nate Thompson. Nathan Horton tied it for Boston on the power play with his sixth of the playoffs, thanks to Dennis Seidenberg and Tomas Kaberle. The Lightning took the lead back with seven seconds left in the first period as Martin St. Louis notched his seventh of the postseason, helped along by Steven Stamkos and Lecavalier. The Bruins tied it in the second period on Tyler Seguin's second of the playoffs, coming off of Michael Ryder. Boston took the lead with David Krejci potting his sixth of the postseason, courtesy of Seidenberg and Horton. Seguin tallied again later in the period for the Bruins, his third of the playoffs and second of the game guided in by Horton and Adam McQuaid. Tampa Bay got one back as Lecavalier put away his sixth of the postseason on the power play, powered by St. Louis and Stamkos. Ryder answered back with a pair of goals, his third and fourth of the playoffs, the first coming on the power play via Seguin and Kaberle and the latter aided by Chris Kelly and Seguin at even strength. Mike Smith relieved Roloson for the third period. The Lightning got back to work in the third with Stamkos registering his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Victor Hedman and Hall. Tampa Bay made it 6-5 with Dominic Moore sinking his third of the playoffs, made possible by Lecavalier, who completed a sock trick, and Sean Bergenheim. This was the final, with Seguin, Lecavalier, and Ryder taking the three stars. The series heads south tied at 1.
Game 3: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Boston led off with a David Krejci goal, his seventh of the postseason coming via Milan Lucic and Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins made it 2-0 in the third period with Andrew Ference potting his second of the playoffs, assisted by Michael Ryder and Chris Kelly. This was the final, with Thomas (31 save shutout), Krejci, and the returning-from-injury Patrice Bergeron getting the three stars. Boston took a 2-1 series lead.
Game 4: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Boston led off with the third of the postseason by Patrice Bergeron, an unassisted goal. Michael Ryder added on for the Bruins with his fifth of the playoffs, with Chris Kelly and Tomas Kaberle adding on assists. Bergeron soon struck again, his second of the game and fourth of the postseason coming shorthanded with no help. Mike Smith relieved Roloson after this goal. Teddy Purcell got two goals back for Tampa Bay, his third and fourth of the playoffs, with Simon Gagne taking the lone assist on the first, and Mattias Ohlund and Vincent Lecavalier helping out on the second. The Lightning tied it with Sean Bergenheim netting his ninth of the postseason, courtesy of Dominic Moore. Gagne put Tampa Bay in front with his fourth of the playoffs, coming off of Ryan Malone. Martin St. Louis solidified the win at 5-3 with an empty netter, his eighth of the postseason, guided in by Gagne and Victor Hedman. Malone, Purcell, and Smith (21 saves in relief) were the three stars. The series goes back north tied at 2.
Game 5: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Mike Smith for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. Tampa Bay led off with a Simon Gagne goal, his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Steven Stamkos. Boston tied it in the second period with a Nathan Horton tally, his seventh of the playoffs coming off of Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Bruins took the lead on a Brad Marchand marker, his sixth of the postseason, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara. Boston finished it off 3-1 with an empty net goal by Rich Peverley, his second of the playoffs, made possible by Chris Kelly. The three stars were awarded to Thomas (33 for 34 saves), Bergeron, and Dennis Seidenberg. Boston takes a 3-2 series lead with the win.
Game 6: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Teddy Purcell led off for Tampa Bay with his fifth of the postseason, coming via Vincent Lecavalier. Boston tied it with a Milan Lucic tally, his third of the playoffs, courtesy of Nathan Horton and Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins took the lead with David Krejci netting his eighth of the postseason, thanks to Daniel Paille. The Lightning retied it in the second period with a power play goal by Martin St. Louis, powered by Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos for his ninth of the playoffs. Tampa Bay took the lead on another power play goal, the sixth of the postseason by Purcell, also his second of the game, made possible by Steve Downie and Brett Clark. Stamkos added on for the Lightning in the third period with his sixth of the playoffs, fueled by Eric Brewer and St. Louis, once again on the power play. Boston answered with a power play goal of their own, the ninth of the postseason by Krejci, also his second of the game, helped in by Horton and Tomas Kaberle. St. Louis replied with his second of the game and tenth of the playoffs, assisted by Downie and Stamkos. Krejci finished his hat trick, making it 5-4 with his tenth of the postseason, with helpers provided by Lucic and Kaberle. The Bruins would fall short though, and they lost by that aforementioned score. St. Louis, Krejci, and Purcell were the three stars. This tied the series at 3, forcing a game 7.
Game 7: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Tim Thomas for Boston. The game went scoreless through two periods, until Nathan Horton redirected the puck home, his eighth of the postseason made possible by David Krejci and Andrew Ference. This would be the final score, putting Boston on top 1-0. Horton, Thomas (24 save shutout), and Roloson (37 for 38 saves) were the three stars. With the win, the Bruins take the series 4-3 and will represent the east in the Stanley Cup.
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