Through 16 playoff games, the Boston Bruins have run through the competition. After grinding out a Game 7 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Round 1, the Bruins took out the New York Rangers in five before sweeping the Penguins in the Eastern Conference Final.
Now the Chicago Blackhawks are all that stand in the way of the Bruins and the seventh Stanley Cup in team history, and their second in the last three seasons. Both of these teams, and head coaches Claude Julien of Boston and Joel Quenneville of Chicago, know what it takes to get to the top of the mountain, as each have hoisted Lord Stanley within the last four seasons.
But while the Blackhawks were the early season darlings of the National Hockey League, starting the lockout-shortened campaign with a league record 24-game unbeaten streak, they have now drawn the unenviable task of trying to stop a Boston team that has been building momentum ever since its epic 5-4 come-from-behind, overtime victory in Game 7 against the Maple Leafs.
Goaltending
The biggest advantage the Bruins have is in goal. Tuukka Rask has ha ...
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Why Boston Bruins Will Maul the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup Finals
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