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Bruins' win in double OT puts Pens on brink
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June 7, 2013, Friday
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PATRICE Bergeron scored a dramatic double-overtime winner for Boston in a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday that puts the Bruins on the verge of an Eastern Conference finals sweep in the National Hockey League.
Goaltender Tuukka Rask made an astonishing 53 saves to keep the Bruins in the contest before Bergeron's tip-in at 15:19 in the second overtime period earned host Boston a third straight win in the series.
Boston now leads the best-of-seven affair 3-0 and has a first opportunity to book a Stanley Cup finals berth in Game 4 at home tomorrow.
The top-seeded Penguins have been second best in the series so far, scoring just two goals in three games with the threat of elimination looming large on the horizon. Pittsburgh has not been swept out of the playoffs since 1979.
Their latest disappointment was not the result of a lack of effort, with goaltender Tomas Vokoun stopping 38 shots one game after he was pulled early.
David Krejci put the Bruins ahead just 1:42 into the game, whipping the Boston crowd into a frenzy with his NHL-leading ninth goal of the post-season.
Chris Kunitz's snap-shot tied the game at 1-1 in the second and the teams remained deadlocked through the third period and opening overtime session.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby remains without a point in the series.
Goaltender Tuukka Rask made an astonishing 53 saves to keep the Bruins in the contest before Bergeron's tip-in at 15:19 in the second overtime period earned host Boston a third straight win in the series.
Boston now leads the best-of-seven affair 3-0 and has a first opportunity to book a Stanley Cup finals berth in Game 4 at home tomorrow.
The top-seeded Penguins have been second best in the series so far, scoring just two goals in three games with the threat of elimination looming large on the horizon. Pittsburgh has not been swept out of the playoffs since 1979.
Their latest disappointment was not the result of a lack of effort, with goaltender Tomas Vokoun stopping 38 shots one game after he was pulled early.
David Krejci put the Bruins ahead just 1:42 into the game, whipping the Boston crowd into a frenzy with his NHL-leading ninth goal of the post-season.
Chris Kunitz's snap-shot tied the game at 1-1 in the second and the teams remained deadlocked through the third period and opening overtime session.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby remains without a point in the series.
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