BRUINS GDT ECQF GAME 3 7:09 PM - Carolina (2) @ BRUINS (0) - NESN, TNT, SN360, TVAS2, 98.5 WBZ-FM

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GDT by @Alicat

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Game 3 ECQF
Carolina Leads Series 2-0
Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes
7:00 pm ET

Canadian TV: TVAS2, SN360
National TV: TNT
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Carolina TV/Radio: 99.9 The Fan

Referees Francois St. Laurent (8), Gord Dwyer (19), Kendrick Nicholson (30)*
Linesmen Jonny Murray (95), Shandor Alphonso (52)

TD Garden, Boston, MA

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TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Hurricanes tonight in game 3 of their best-of-7 Round One series with Boston trailing 0-2 in the series ... It is Boston’s 1st home game of the series. - Boston is in the post-season for the 6th straight season and 75th all-time in their history ... Their 75 post-season berths are 2nd all-time in NHL history to MTL’s 85. - This is the 7th Round One series for Boston since the NHL adopted the format in 2013-14 and they are 5-1 in those series ... Overall, they are playing their 36th first round series (preliminary series, division semifinals, conference quarterfinals and round one series) with a 19-16 record entering this postseason ... They are 16-11 in those series which have been best-of-7 formats. - The Bruins enter tonight’s game with a 2-22 record in best-of-7 series in which they have lost the 1st 2 games ... They have a 13-15 record in game 3s in best-of-7 series when they trail 0-2 ... Boston’s 2 series wins when they have trailed 0-2 in a series both came in 2011 with wins vs. Montreal in the Conference Quarterfinal and in the Stanley Cup Final vs. Vancouver.

2022 ROUND ONE SERIES - Gm 1, May 2: Bos 1 at Car 5 - The Bruins scored their lone goal by Taylor Hall from Erik Haula and Charlie McAvoy ... Linus Ullmark took the loss in net ... SOG: Bos 36, Car 25 ... PP: 0/3 ... PK: 0/3 ... Trent Frederic and Linus Ullmark both played their 1st NHL playoff games 5/2 in game 1. - Gm 2, May 4: Bos 2 at Car 5 - Patrice Bergeron scored both Boston with single assists each by Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy ... Linus Ullmark suffered the loss in goal ... SOG: Bos 38, Car 34 ... PP: 1/5 ... PK: 2/9 ... Bergeron’s 2 goals moved him past Phil Esposito into sole possession of 2nd place on the team’s all-time playoff goals list. - Gm 3, May 6: Car 0 at Bos 0 - - Gm 4, May 8: Car 0 at Bos 0 - - Gm 5, May 10: Bos 0 at Car 0 - if necessary - Gm 6, May 12: Car 0 at Bos 0 - if necessary - Gm 7, May 14: Bos 0 at Car 0 - if necessary

MILESTONES APPROACHING - Two Bruins - Anton Blidh and Kyle Keyser - are looking to play their first NHL playoff games. - Charlie Coyle is six games shy of his 100th NHL playoff game.

MAN-GAMES LOST TO INJURY – 230 Regular Season - 4 Playoff - Hampus Lindholm: Upper body - Jesper Froden: Lower body - Jakub Zboril: Right knee surgery; Expected to miss remainder of the season

BOSTON vs CAROLINA, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Hurricanes are playing their 7th lifetime playoff series with CAR holding a 5-1 series advantage ... They have played 36 games with BOS holding a 23-14 advantage in games and a 115-90 goals for/against advantage. - Their previous series was the 2020 Round One series which BOS won 4-1 . - Their 1st 2 series were played as the Hartford Whalers with a 4-3 Adams Division Semifinal win in 1990 and a 4-2 Adams Division Semifinal victory in 1991 - The previous 4 series have been played vs. the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-2 series win in the 1999 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal, a 4-3 loss in the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinal, a 4-0 sweep in the 2019 Eastern Conference Final, and a 4-1 Round One victory. - 11 Bruins - Patrice Bergeron, Brandon Carlo, Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Matt Grzelcyk, Erik Haula, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, and Chris Wagner - played in a full series vs. CAR prior to this year. - FYI: BOS tied a league record with four power play goals in the third period of a 6-1 win over HFD on 4/11/1991 ... HFD had taken a 1-0 lead into the 3rd period with BOS setting a club record with the six-goal outburst overall in the 3rd ... BOS has come back from a 3-or-more goal deficit to win a playoff game on 7 occasions, including on 4/11/1990 when HFD had carried a 5-2 lead into the 3rd period before BOS scored 4 unanswered regulation goals by Dave Poulin (1:28), Bob Beers (7:00), Dave Christian (8:10) and Poulin again with the game-winner (18:16) ... BOS won game 6 of their 2009 Conference Semi-Final series in CAR to force a game 7 for just the 2nd time in their history when they had trailed in a series 1 game to 3 ... Bos and CAR played their 2020 Round One series in a bubble atmosphere at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario with virus prevention measures in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic ... Patrice Bergeron became the Bruins’ all-time leader in postseason overtime goals with his 4th career playoff overtime score at 21:13 of OT for a 4-3 win in CAR on 8/12/2020.


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[Shooksie]

LFG! like the lineup changes but just wish they sat foligno down

 

[missingchicklet]

Score early to get the 3rd string goalie thinking about things. Shoot an errant slapper at Brind'Amour to get him extra salty. Tell Pasta and Marchy the playoffs have started. Result will be a win.

 

[mar2kbos]

This has disaster in the making. Wags hasn’t played a meaningful game in over a year. Mark McLaughlin should have been the guy just to get him experience and he has popped a few goals where Wags again has done nothing. Blidh should be in as w. That just screams Cassidy scared and using a binky.

No practice yesterday which would be fine if you weren’t switching goalies. Kind of want to give him a hard competitive practice to get ready for what he’ll face. Instead he’ll go in cold.

And watch me bail from a check Reilly is in.

Hoping for the best, but cards against are stack multiplying before our eyes.

 

[PB37]

I'd love to see a Blidh, Lazar, Wagner 4th line. Foligno just isn't getting it done along the boards.

 

[Shoebottom88]

Brind’amour crying to the press about big bad bruins hunting his goalies (lol), meanwhile Bruce is all silent about Lindholm. Coach is getting out coached. Just like the st.Louis series.

 

[Bruin]

This is a must win game if there ever was one. Let's f***ing go boys!! Just win!! Go Bruins!!

 

[mar2kbos]

Brind’amour crying to the press about big bad bruins hunting his goalies (lol), meanwhile Bruce is all silent about Lindholm. Coach is getting out coached. Just like the st.Louis series.

Even worse, he could have reversed it onto Rod by saying, he’s just playing games to get calls. He doesn’t believe that. Instead he defended Pasta which is exactly what Rod was looking for as the “victim”

 

[Alicat]

 

[BruinsFanMike82]

Regarding the lines...

The Good

• In the small amount of time (10:31) that Taylor Hall, Erik Haula and Jake DeBrusk played together at Even Strength this season, the line produced an Expected Goals For % of 90.26.
• In almost 400 mins of ES time in the regular season, the Mike Reilly/Charlie McAvoy pairing had a 58.62 GF%.

The Bad

• So far in this series, Hall-Haula-DeBrusk have played 4:31 together at ES and have an xGF% of just 23.22.
• The Bruins are playing the Hurricanes.

 

[DangleCity]

Brind’amour crying to the press about big bad bruins hunting his goalies (lol), meanwhile Bruce is all silent about Lindholm. Coach is getting out coached. Just like the st.Louis series.

I feel like coaching is very low on the list of concerns for the Bruins

 

[Alicat]

I feel like coaching is very low on the list of concerns for the Bruins

It is the same people who would be all over Cassidy if he cried as much as Brind'amour

 

[KnightofBoston]

Brind’amour crying to the press about big bad bruins hunting his goalies (lol), meanwhile Bruce is all silent about Lindholm. Coach is getting out coached. Just like the st.Louis series.

Yea, I’ve had serious concerns with Cassidy since the blues series. I think he’s a good coach, not a great one. For all his flaws, Claude julien *never* let the bruins lose a series in less than 7 games.

Cassidy is missing that extra edge that could make him a great coach, he’s mentally not tough enough to out fox when the going gets tough.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

Nosek & his zero goals since Jan 2nd on the 3rd line.
Should be fun

 

[Sheppy]

It is the same people who would be all over Cassidy if he cried as much as Brind'amour

My issue is that he doesn't have much fire. He's just kind of like "whatever" and even comes across that way in media scrums. It's like he's more sarcastic instead of to the point.

I just want to see him explode. Even the other night during the penalty parade he was kind of just "meh"

 

[Ladyfan]

Let's win this one PLEASE.

Hey Steve, I hope the Bruins win tonight.

HERE WE GO BRUINS..HERE WE GO

 

[bme44]

This has disaster in the making. Wags hasn’t played a meaningful game in over a year. Mark McLaughlin should have been the guy just to get him experience and he has popped a few goals where Wags again has done nothing. Blidh should be in as w. That just screams Cassidy scared and using a binky.

No practice yesterday which would be fine if you weren’t switching goalies. Kind of want to give him a hard competitive practice to get ready for what he’ll face. Instead he’ll go in cold.

And watch me bail from a check Reilly is in.

Hoping for the best, but cards against are stack multiplying before our eyes.

Well when you look at the LD does it really matter who is playing forward . It was the deepest hole on the team before #27 was injured. For the the Bruins to ever be a playoff team, that contends you need drastic changes on LD

 

[SwayHeyKid]

My issue is that he doesn't have much fire. He's just kind of like "whatever" and even comes across that way in media scrums. It's like he's more sarcastic instead of to the point.

I just want to see him explode. Even the other night during the penalty parade he was kind of just "meh"

He only gets emotional ripping his own players

Like backes says, he coaches like a finesse defenseman

 

[Alicat]

My issue is that he doesn't have much fire. He's just kind of like "whatever" and even comes across that way in media scrums. It's like he's more sarcastic instead of to the point.

I just want to see him explode. Even the other night during the penalty parade he was kind of just "meh"

He's never shown that side in the media since he got to town and he's not going to start now.

Bottom line, if he started crying and complaining it would just give the refs more of an excuse to call shit on the team especially Marchand.

Focusing in on Bruce's emotions is plain stupid.

 

[Dizzay]

5-2 Bruins
Marchy, Pasta x2, Smith, Carlo

 

[Sheppy]

He's never shown that side in the media since he got to town and he's not going to start now.

Bottom line, if he started crying and complaining it would just give the refs more of an excuse to call shit on the team especially Marchand.

Focusing in on Bruce's emotions is plain stupid.

I don't think it is, really. He's been completely outcoached before and rarely ever does anything to try to tip momentum or sway anything the Bruins way.

There's a huge difference between "crying" about calls and going off. The guy needs to flat out go off, and the other night was a prime example of a time he needed to do that.

 

[McGarnagle]

Mike Reilly on the top pair?

 

[Forester65]

Francois St. Laurent looks serious.

I hope his vendetta is with Brind'Amour !

 

[NDiesel]

Id certainly prefer the coach didn't complain to the media, to me it's a bit embarrassing

 

[Shoebottom88]

I feel like coaching is very low on the list of concerns for the Bruins

Maybe. But it shows how Carolina & it’s coach are outmaneuvering the bruins. They are the hammer, they are the victim, they are just more savvy. Bruins are playing nice, being chivalrous, always reacting & getting penalties. They gotta get in there, muck it up, get greasy. DESPERATE!