Tampa Evens Series

Right about now the Bruins are kicking themselves for blowing a first period 3 goal lead in Game 4. The loss of the 3 goal lead was crucial for Tampa's comeback to force Game 7. The Bruins, however, are staying calm because of their home ice advantage. Coach Claude Julien said, "That's one of the key things that if you can get home-ice advantage this time of year, you need to take advantage of it. We did against Montreal, and now we need to do the same thing against Tampa."(ESPN) Game 6 was filled with offensive fire power with both top lines contributing in big ways. The first line point tally went as follows:

Boston
1. David Krejci- 3 goals
2. Milan Lucic- 1 goal, 1 assist
3. Nathan Horton: 2 assists

Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis- 2 goals, 1 assist
2. Vincent Lecavalier- 2 assists
3. Steve Stamkos- 1 goal, 2 assists

The game was opened up by the Lightning once again in the first minute. After David Krejci was kicked out of the face off, Purcell shifted from the right wing to directly behind Lecavalier after he recognized Chris Kelly's weakness. Lecavalier won the draw back and Purcell beat Thomas through a screen to make it 1-0. The Bruins headed into the locker room after goals by Lucic and Krejci. It took 13 minutes for the Lighting to even things up when St. Louis converted on a powerplay opportunity. After a slew of goals in the second and third, Martin St. Louis put the Lightning up 5-3 with just9:45 remaining. Krejci evened things up a few minutes later on a flukey goal that found its way passed the sprawled Roloson after redirecting off of a Tampa defenseman. The Bruins poured it on towards the end of the third but could not solve Roloson. One game will decide who advances to the Stanley Cup and who heads to the beach. Lucic put it perfectly when he said, "For all of us, it's the biggest game of our careers. We've got to go out there and have no regrets. You've got to be confident. You've got to believe. Everything is on the line here. It's a chance to move on and play for something that you've been dreaming about your whole life."(ESPN)

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