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Bruins batter Luongo's Canucks 5-2, force Game 7 2
Posted: June 14, 2011 10:59 AM ; Updated: June 14, 2011 10:59 AM
BOSTON (AP) -- When Brad Marchand whistled a shot over Roberto Luongo's shoulder early in Game 6, Vancouver's enigmatic goalie looked a bit surprised, a little shaky.
When Milan Lucic trickled another goal through Luongo's legs 35 seconds later, the Boston Bruins could tell Luongo was off - and they were on.
The tension of an elimination game eroded right along with Luongo's poise. With another goal by Andrew Ference moments later, Luongo was history and the Bruins were headed back to Vancouver for the Stanley Cup finals' grand finale.
The Canucks could have raised the Stanley Cup on Monday night, but the Bruins refused to allow a Garden party for the visitors. They even chased Luongo off their home ice in the first period, evening the series with a 5-2 victory.
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PrintCanucks edge Bruins, move to brink of NHL title 2
Posted: June 12, 2011 11:15 AM ; Updated: June 13, 2011 11:15 AM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Roberto Luongo went for another walk on the picturesque Vancouver seawall before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals, clearing his mind of criticism and failure while soaking in an anxious city's soothing beauty.
With a peaceful mind, Luongo achieved a small slice of perfection: a shutout in the biggest game of his NHL career.
And when Maxim Lapierre finally managed one goal against Tim Thomas, Luongo's brilliant Boston counterpart, Luongo carried Vancouver to the verge of its first championship Friday night, taking a 3-2 series lead with a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins.
Bruins rout Canucks, even Stanley Cup finals 4
Posted: June 09, 2011 10:42 AM ; Updated: June 09, 2011 10:43 AM
BOSTON (AP) -- The tattered, kitschy Bruins jacket has been moving around the Boston locker room for the past few months, going to the most valuable player in every victory.
It belonged to Nathan Horton when he went down with a serious concussion two days earlier in the Stanley Cup finals. He showed up in the Bruins' locker room Wednesday night, delighting his teammates by putting the jacket on Rich Peverley.
That strange, old jacket bought on eBay has become the Bruins' most valuable trophy.
After two dominant games in Boston, the Bruins are halfway to winning a bigger, shinier prize.
Tim Thomas made 38 saves in his third shutout of the playoffs, Peverley scored two goals after replacing Horton on Boston's top line, and the Bruins emphatically evened the finals at two games apiece with a 4-0 victory over the foundering Vancouver Canucks in Game 4.
Bruins rally after Horton's injury to beat Canucks 2
Posted: June 07, 2011 11:13 AM ; Updated: June 07, 2011 11:13 AM
BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Bruins gingerly tapped their sticks on the ice while medical personnel wheeled Nathan Horton out of the hushed arena through the Zamboni tunnel, his neck fixed in a brace after a late hit to the head from Vancouver's Aaron Rome.
Horton's teammates needed a few minutes to clear their minds after such a frightening injury. When they finally got their heads together, they created an offensive avalanche that got them right back in this series. Andrew Ference and David Krejci each had a goal and an assist during Boston's four-goal second period, Tim Thomas made 40 saves, and the Bruins beat the Canucks 8-1 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night, trimming Vancouver's series lead to 2-1.
Burrows scores fast in OT, Canucks lead Bruins 2-0 5
Posted: June 05, 2011 12:17 PM ; Updated: June 06, 2011 12:21 PM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- In a mere 11 seconds, Alex Burrows used the strengths of the Boston Bruins ' two best defensive players against them.
In one electric moment, the Vancouver Canucks ' scrappy forward made sure he'll be remembered for something other than his infamous bite in the Stanley Cup finals.
Everybody knew Burrows was fast. Just not this fast.
Burrows circled the net and scored a stunning goal right off the overtime faceoff, capping a three-point night and ending the Canucks' 3-2 win in Game 2 Saturday night with the second-speediest overtime goal in NHL playoff and finals history.
Torres' late goal puts Canucks past Bruins 1-0 4
Posted: June 02, 2011 10:25 AM ; Updated: June 02, 2011 10:25 AM
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Raffi Torres ended an ugly Stanley Cup finals opener with a dramatic flash of beauty for the Vancouver Canucks.
Torres scored on an exceptional pass from Jannik Hansen with 18.5 seconds to play, and the Canucks stunned the Boston Bruins 1-0 on Wednesday night.
Canucks beat Sharks 4-2 for 3-1 lead in West final 2
Posted: May 23, 2011 10:28 AM ; Updated: May 23, 2011 10:28 AM
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- After managing to stay even with San Jose despite playing short-handed for almost half of the game's first 24 minutes, the Vancouver Canucks proved to be no match for the Sharks when they got three straight chances with a two-man advantage.
Sami Salo scored twice and Ryan Kesler added another during a dizzying two-minute stretch of three straight five-on-three power plays that gave the Canucks a 4-2 victory in Game 4 on Sunday and a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference final.
