TAMPA, Fla. Tim Thomas built 31 preserves pertaining to their very first playoff shutout this period along with subsequent overall, Andrew Ference along with David Krejci have scored as well as the Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 within Game 3 involving that Eastern Conference finals Thursday night.
Thomas, the most desired in order to acquire that Vezina Trophy since the top regular-season goalie, quit nine goals throughout the initial two games of the series that the Bruins steer 2-1.
Ference made it 2-0 using a chance from stage at 8:12 on the third since the puck trickled somewhere between the actual legs of Lightning goalie Dwayne Roloson and also on the net.
Game five is actually Saturday around Tampa.
Patrice Bergeron arrived to be able to Boston 's lineup following absent not one but two mmorpgs because of a concussion suffered when he appeared to be strike by way of Philadelphia's Claude Giroux in your ultimate sport from the minute round.
Krejci had been only in the low slot in addition to exposed the particular scoring on the backhander simply just 1:09 in to the first. Boston can be 7-0 through the postseason whenever scoring the earliest goal in the game.
Krejci was temporarily shaken up late while in the first when he was hit within your neutral zone through Tampa Bay defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron, exactly who acquired your trivial fees pertaining to elbowing.
Both teams were being seeking to perform more restrictive safety once mingling to get 18 goals within the primary a couple of games.
Tampa Bay facility Steven Stamkos reported before the game that this Lightning planned to keep away from "run along with marker hockey." Boston middle Brad Marchand added that will each groups hoped that will "buckle down" upon defense.
Stamkos have some shot as your Lightning outshot Boston 10-8 during the first. Bruins captain Zdeno Chara made a great preserving play throughout the period in order to bad break up a Tampa Bay 2-on-1.
Thomas produced a substantial save in the primary on Martin St. Louis' opportunity from the lower suitable circle. The goalie quit fifteen photos within the third.
NOTES: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman i went to your game. . Tampa Bay D Pavel Kubina don't play and hasn't resumed practicing. Kubina continues to be released because very first adventure from the conference semifinals next to Washington when his or her head gone towards the glass on the hit. . Bruins LW Milan Lucic gamed which includes a blister right foot or so as well as had an assist. . Krejci has six goals and 11 factors over his last seven games.
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