For 58 minutes and 44 seconds, the Boston Bruins displayed their authority over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Trailing 3-2 in the series, the Bruins left it all on the ice, outplaying, outhitting and outshooting the Blackhawks for the majority of the game. Following a timely Milan Lucic score with just under eight minutes remaining, Boston jumped in front 2-1. With a little more than a minute left in the third, a Game 7 looked inevitable.
Then, the Bruins blinked for a second—17 to be exact.
Next thing you know, Chicago netted not one, but two goals to capture an improbable 3-2 advantage with just 59 seconds remaining. Stunned and in disbelief, Boston couldn’t even manage to get one shot on goal during the final onslaught on netminder Corey Crawford.
Sure, the Blackhawks may have been the team that got to raise the cup above their heads. However, their counterparts should feel just as accomplished.
You see, the Bruins were not only playing for themselves, they were also playing for an entire city.
A city—known as one of the toughest in the U ...
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