The Boston Bruins have the Pittsburgh Penguins exactly where they want them as Game 4 of the Eastern conference series gets underway at TD Garden on Friday night in Boston, as the team is up 3-0 in the series and can advance back to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time in a few years with a victory over Sidney Crosby and company.
The Bruins have been playing extremely well all playoffs and after taking both games on the road, they were able to get the Game 3 victory in overtime to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. The team has been dominant from the start and the play of captain Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin for the Penguins has been a disappointment and now the team must rally just to stay alive. The Bruins have been getting some amazing play from David Krejci and the team has showed how deep it is with its play this postseason.
Goaltender Tukka Rask has been a force in net for Boston and now the Penguins have no choice but to be aggressive as Game 4 gets underway at 8 Pm from TD Garden in Boston. The Penguins may have still been reeling in Game 3 from their Game 2 loss of 6-1 against Boston at home and now the team is on the ropes. The team got goals from five different players in the game, including another from Krejci, as well as scores from Brad Marchand, Nathan Horton, Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron.
The Bruins have been consistent all season in the playoffs and now they have the chance to sweep and get some time off for the Stanley Cup. On the other side out West are the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings and the Hawks have a commanding 3-1 lead over the defending champions after winning Game 4. The Blackhawks can close things out and that would put the number one team in the West against the number 4 seed in the Bruins if they can close out the Penguins.
The Game 3 loss on Wednesday was devastating for the Penguins, as it came in double overtime after they were able to tie the game in the second 1-1 on a goal from Brandon Sutter and now they have no choice but to try and win to stay alive. The team outshot the Bruins and still couldn't win, as Tukka Rask made 53 saves and kept the Penguins out of goal for enough time for Bergeron to score the game winning goal in the second OT. Tomas Vokoun was solid for the Penguins, but it didn't end up being enough to win after he made 38 saves through the two extra frames.
