Both teams face each other after going the distance in Round 1, and in the end, it was Boston who had more gas in their tank. Game 1 saw the Bruins put up a series-high 48 shots on goal, but needed 3/4ths of an overtime period to win. The Bruins and Rangers exchanged goals for the first 2 periods in Game 2, then Boston ended up pulling away in the third, adding 2 insurance goals in the 5-2 win.
The Rangers did open the scoring in Game 3, but the result was much of the same, as the Bruins scored 2 unanswered goals in the third to increase their series lead to 3-0. New York was able to avoid elimination for one game, as they were able to force overtime in Game 4. Chris Kreider tipped home a pass to give the Rangers the victory. In the end, the Bruins weren't interested in repeating their failure from 2010. After giving up the first goal of the game in Game 5, the Bruins came back with 2 of there own in the second. An empty net goal by Gregory Campbell (of all people) sealed it for the Bruins. The Boston Bruins defeat the New York Rangers in 5 games, and move on to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Games
New York Rangers 2
Boston Bruins 3 (OT)
New York Rangers 2
Boston Bruins 5
Boston Bruins 2
New York Rangers 1
Boston Bruins 3
New York Rangers 4 (OT)
New York Rangers 1
Boston Bruins 3
Three Thoughts On The Series
- This series felt like the Bruins should have swept it.
- Brad Richards...what the hell happened?
- Henrik Lundqvist will probably need a backiotomy after doing a lot of the Rangers heavy lifting during this series.
This was the last of John Tortorella behind the Rangers bench.
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Play Of The Series
A great play in general. Nash threading the pass through and Kreider with the deflection.
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