Game 1: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Roberto Luongo for Vancouver. The game went scoreless through the first two periods and most of the third until just nineteen seconds left in regulation, where Vancouver got a go-ahead goal from Raffi Torres, his third of the postseason. Assists came from Jannik Hansen and Ryan Kesler. The Canucks held on to this 1-0 lead for the rest of the game to win. Luongo (36 save shutout), Thomas (33 for 34 saves), and Torres were the three stars. Vancouver's win puts them on top 1-0 in the series.
Game 2: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Roberto Luongo for Vancouver. Vancouver led off in the first period with a power play goal from Alexandre Burrows, his eighth of the postseason, coming from Chris Higgins and Sami Salo. Boston replied in the second with Milan Lucic's fourth of the playoffs, courtesy of Johnny Boychuk and David Krejci. The Bruins took the lead with a power play goal by Mark Recchi, his third of the postseason powered by Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron. The Canucks tied it in the third with a Daniel Sedin goal, his ninth of the playoffs made possible by Burrows and Alexander Edler. The game went into overtime, and it only took Burrows eleven seconds to sink his second of the game and ninth of the postseason, with Daniel and Edler's help, to win the game 3-2 for Vancouver. Burrows, Luongo (28 for 30 saves), and Thomas (30 for 33 saves) were the three stars. Vancouver heads east with a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Roberto Luongo for Vancouver and Tim Thomas for Boston. The scoring started in the second period with an Andrew Ference goal, his third of the postseason coming off of Rich Peverley and David Krejci. The Bruins extended the lead with a power play goal by Mark Recchi, his fourth of the playoffs powered by Michael Ryder and Ference. Boston kept it up with a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, his seventh of the postseason, an unassisted goal. The Bruins tacked on another with Krejci notching his eleventh of the playoffs, assisted by Ryder and Zdeno Chara. Boston did more damage in the third period with a shorthanded Daniel Paille goal, his third of the postseason, with help from Johnny Boychuk. Vancouver got on the board with Jannik Hansen netting his third of the playoffs, thanks to Raffi Torres and Maxim Lapierre. Recchi got the goal back for the Bruins with his second of the game and fifth of the postseason, fueled by Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Boston tacked on another with Chris Kelly recording his fifth of the playoffs, courtesy of Paille and Chara. The Bruins capped it off 8-1 with a Ryder power play goal, his sixth of the postseason, made possible by Tomas Kaberle. Thomas (40 of 41 saves), Marchand, and Recchi were the three stars. Vancouver's series lead shrinks to 2-1.
Game 4: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Roberto Luongo for Vancouver and Tim Thomas for Boston. Boston opened the scoring with a Rich Peverley marker, his third of the postseason, assisted by David Krejci and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins extended the lead in the second period with a Michael Ryder goal, his seventh of the playoffs fueled by Tyler Seguin and Chris Kelly. Boston added on again with the eighth of the postseason by Brad Marchand, with help from Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins wrapped up the game 4-0 on a third period Peverley goal, his second of the game and fourth of the playoffs, made possible by Milan Lucic and Krejci, and chasing Luongo from the crease to be replaced by Cory Schneider. This would be a final, with Thomas (38 save shutout), Peverley, and Chara getting the three stars. The series now stands at 2-2.
Game 5: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Roberto Luongo for Vancouver. The game went scoreless into the third period, where Vancouver took a 1-0 lead on a Maxim Lapierre goal, his second of the postseason. Getting the assists were Kevin Bieksa and Raffi Torres. This would be a final score, with Luongo (31 save shutout), Thomas (24 for 25 saves), and Lapierre getting the three stars. Vancouver retakes a series lead by a 3-2 margin.
Game 6: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In net: Roberto Luongo for Vancouver and Tim Thomas for Boston. Boston led off with a Brad Marchand goal, his ninth of the postseason, courtesy of Mark Recchi and Dennis Seidenberg. The Bruins added on just thirty-five seconds later on a Milan Lucic goal, his fifth of the playoffs made possible by Rich Peverley and Johnny Boychuk. Boston kept it up with an Andrew Ference power play goal, his fourth of the postseason powered by Michael Ryder and Recchi. This prompted Luongo to be pulled for Cory Schneider. Ryder added on another goal for the Bruins later in the period, his eighth of the playoffs coming off of Tomas Kaberle. The scoring was silenced until a Henrik Sedin power play goal, his third of the postseason, helped in by Daniel Sedin and Christian Ehrhoff. Boston answered on the power play with David Krejci netting his 12th of the playoffs, thanks to Recchi and Kaberle, the former completing a sock trick. The Canucks made it 5-2 with a Maxim Lapierre goal, his third of the postseason, fueled by Daniel and Jannik Hansen. Thomas (36 for 38 saves), Recchi, and Ryder were the three stars for the game. This tied the series at 3, sending it to game 7 back west.
Game 7: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia. In net: Tim Thomas for Boston and Roberto Luongo for Vancouver. Boston led off with a first period goal by Patrice Bergeron, his fifth of the postseason made possible by Brad Marchand. The Bruins tacked on another in the second, with Marchand sinking his tenth of the playoffs, courtesy of Dennis Seidenberg and Mark Recchi. Boston kept it up with a shorthanded Bergeron goal, his second of the game and sixth of the postseason, assisted by Seidenberg and Gregory Campbell. Marchand iced it off 4-0 with his unassisted second of the game and eleventh of the playoffs into the empty net. Thomas (37 save shutout), Bergeron, and Marchand were the three stars. The Bruins got to lift the Stanley Cup with the win, taking the final series 4-3.
I'd like to thank everyone who has jumped on to read for this season since November. I have covered every game since the Thanksgiving weekend in hockey, and I hope to be able to do that and more next season. Until then, check out the other features and the occasional baseball post. Thanks again!
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