Rask infuriated after being scored on while dealing with broken skate

“I’ve loved playing for them and living in this city”.

Two when Rick Nash scored and one when Patrice Bergeron scored.

“It was a tight game, especially early on”, Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara said.

“I think it starts with the leaders in the room”.

It’s hard to imagine San Jose recovering from the 7-0 drubbing at the hands of the Golden Knights to put together a winning performance in Game 2. Charlie McAvoy wound up for a slap shot, and Marchand redirected it past Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for his fourth goal of the playoffs.

Neither the Lightning nor the less-rested Bruins expect that to mean anything when their second-round playoff series begins Saturday.

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was thrown into a tizzy after a freaky equipment malfunction led to the Lightning’s second goal during Saturday’s Game 1. Whoever is going to be tasked if we change next game or Pointer’s line, you know those guys are going to be a lot better.

“I knew I was going to get hit … he crushed me. But it was a nice shot from [Pastrnak] to get through the lane”.

One NHL management source told me prior to Game 7 that there is already “some speculation” that the Bruins will entertain, maybe even shop Rask at the NHL Entry Draft (June 22-23). Girardi cut it to 2-1 at 2:31 with a snap shot from the right point.

The Bruins went up 3-1 on Nash’s second of the game at 12:33.

As expected, Rask was furious after the play – showing off the detached blade to the officials before throwing it towards the boards.

To the dismay of many a Bruins fan, the NHL’s rules do not account for circumstances in which a goaltender loses the blade of his skate.

“Of course they would, but then you trade Rask there and you become Philly and don’t have a goalie forever”, he said. He was trying to get the Refs attention but the Ref wasn’t paying attention and the Lightning scored.

“In a ideal world, everyone would like as many goals as they can … but I understand (how playoffs usually work)”, he said. “… So sometimes it bounces your way, sometimes it doesn’t. We just got a couple lucky ones today”.

Bergeron extended the lead to 5-2 at 10:11. Bruce Cassidy said yesterday when they arrived in Tampa.

Overall the Bruins match up well with the Lightning. The Bruins killed the penalty, and Jake DeBrusk scored an empty netter to make it 6-2 at 13:41.

“I don’t think I can sit here on any one of those goals and point to (Point) on that”, Cooper said. We have seen this countless time from Anderson with the “did he just save that” saves. Marchand added his goal with 51 seconds left in the third.

“I was yelling at the ref for like 10 seconds – he didn’t hear me”, Rask said. I think he’s won every Game 7 he’s been a part of. Here is the schedule for the Lightning and Bruins series, with national television information. Is there stuff we can build off this game?

Despite having their season end at the same stage, the Leafs will see a number of positives as they head into summer.

The Boston Bruins were able to make it past the Toronto Maple Leafs but have another challenge ahead.

The Bruins forwards do a good job of clogging the neutral zone, it will be up to the speed and skillset of the Lightning’s forwards to create and execute on their chances.

Throughout the regular season, the Bruins defense was one of their biggest bright spots.