Sunday, May 15, 2011

NHL Eastern Conference Finals - Game 1

TAMPA BAY 5 BOSTON 2

Goals:

TAM- Sean Bergenheim (8), Brett Clark (1), Teddy Purcell (2), Marc-Andre Bergeron (2), Simon Gagne (3)
BOS- Tyler Seguin (1), Johnny Boychuk (3)

Note:

Tampa Bay scored their first 3 goals in an 85 second span during the first period... Bergenheim leads the NHL with 8 goals this postseason... 19 year old Tyler Seguin, the 2nd overall pick in the 2010 draft, made his playoff debut for Boston in place of the injured Patrice Bergeron. Seguin finished with a goal and an assist... Bergeron, who leads the Bruins with 10 assists this postseason missed the game due to a concussion he suffered in Game 4 of the Flyers series... Tampa Bay's 5 goals were the most Boston has given up in a game this postseason. The Canadiens scored 4 goals against them in Game 4 of their series, a game Boston won in overtime... Tampa Bay's top 4 goal scorers, Steven Stamkos (45), Martin St. Louis (31), Vincent Lecavalier (25) and Dominic Moore (18) all failed to score in Game 1 and combined for 2 assists... Brett Clark had 0 points through Tampa Bay's first 11 playoff games before scoring a goal and adding an assist in Game 1... Boston won 3 of 4 games against Tampa Bay during the regular season, however Dwayne Roloson did not start any of those games. Roloson leads the NHL with a 2.01 goals against average and 94.1% save percentage in the postseason. Boston's goalie Tim Thomas is third in both categories... Game 2 will be Tuesday night in Boston.

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