![]() – Teams that start a Stanley Cup Final with two home wins have won the Cup 38 times in 41 past instances.īut by now, Florida’s penchant for pulling off the improbable is well-known. – Vegas hasn’t dropped four out of five games since going 1-2-2 to start a six-game road swing that began in late January. – Former Panthers Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith have as many goals so far in the series (four) as all the current Panthers do in the series, combined. – Matthew Tkachuk has two more misconduct penalties (three) than he has points (one, a goal) in the series. – They’ve been outscored 10-2 in the last four periods against Vegas. ![]() And now they’ve got to beat them in four of the next five games to win the Cup. – They’ve beaten Vegas in four of 12 all-time meetings between the franchises. To say the odds are stacked high against the Panthers is a bit of an understatement. We’re going to go out and give our best effort and play our best game tomorrow and go from there.” But our backs are against the wall, obviously. We just try to take it – like everyone says – one at a time. “We’ve approached every game in the playoffs the same way. ![]() “Desperation and winning a game,” Florida veteran Marc Staal said. Down 2-0 in the title series to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Panthers return to home ice on Thursday night looking to spark one more epic turnaround and get right back in the hunt for hockey’s biggest prize. The Panthers needed a furious late-season push just to get into the playoffs as the lowest seed, then needed to win three consecutive elimination games to oust a record-setting Boston team in Round 1.Īnd now, another huge challenge awaits. Such is the story of Florida’s season, and it makes all the sense in the world that the plot has reappeared in the Stanley Cup Final. Liam McHugh anchors studio coverage with Mike Milbury, Keith Jones and NHL insider Bob McKenzie. Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk and Brian Boucher will call Blackhawks-Bruins game from United Center in Chicago, Ill. Sean Kuraly – Charlie Coyle – Anders BjorkĪnton Blidh – Par Lindholm – Chris Wagnerĭominik Kubalik – Jonathan Toews – Patrick KaneĪlex DeBrincat – Kirby Dach – Dylan Stromeīrandon Saad – David Kampf – Drake CaggiulaĪlex Nylander – Ryan Carpenter – Zack Smith Jake DeBrusk – David Krejci – Karson Kuhlman LIVE STREAM: You can watch the Bruins-Blackhawks stream on NBC Sports’ live stream page and the NBC Sports app.īrad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – David Pastrnak WHAT: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks After tonight’s game against the Bruins, Chicago has a five- game Western Canada road trip, facing all teams in the playoff race. This is Chicago’s first home game since the All-Star break, as 11 of their first 14 games following the break are on the road. ![]() Pastrnak had nine more goals than Ovechkin this season through Jan 12, but has since seen his lead slip away over the past few weeks. Ovechkin reached 40 goals with a hat trick last night in his 53rd game of the season. This is Boston’s 55th game of the season (Pastrnak has played every game), and since 1998-99, only three players have reached 40 goals in their first 55 games ( Alex Ovechkin: five times, Steven Stamkos: 2010-11, Pavel Bure: 1999-00). The Hawks have just one regulation loss in their last eight games (6-1-1).ĭavid Pastrnak is second in the league with 38 goals this season and third in the league with 75 points. The Blackhawks scored twice in the 3rd period to come back from two goals down before losing in OT. Vancouver last night behind 25 saves from Tuukka Rask, who earned his third shutout of the season.Īfter beating Arizona in a shootout on Saturday in their first game back from the All-Star break, Chicago lost 3-2 in overtime at Minnesota last night. Chicago led 3-0 before giving up three goals in the third period, but went on to win behind an overtime winner from captain Jonathan Toews.īoston has won four straight games, outscoring their opponents 15-4. In their first meeting in Boston on December 5, the Blackhawks won 4-3 in OT. This is the second and final meeting between these teams this season. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. NBCSN’s coverage of the 2019-20 NHL season continues with the Wednesday Night Hockey matchup between the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. ![]()
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