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David Pastrnak scored the game winner with 88 seconds left in a wild third period to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over Columbus in game five of their NHL second round playoff series on Saturday. Pastrnak, who struggled offensively early in the series, redirected a pass from Brad Marchand to just inside the post and out of the reach of Blue Jackets star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. It was the second goal of the period for the Czech forward and it capped a burst of five goals in an eight minute span by both teams. Continue to Article

May 04, 2019 11:03:pm EST

Tuukka Rask's amazing save helps seal Bruins' Game 5 win over Blue Jackets originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com The Blue Jackets made things interesting at the end of Game 5, but Tuukka Rask came up big when it mattered most. Highlights from the B's 4-3 win over Columbus With 15 seconds remaining in the third period, Rask preserved the Bruins' 4-3 lead with a phenomenal pad save on Columbus winger Cam Atkinson. Watch below: Rask and the B's will head to Columbus where they'll look to close out the series. Continue to Article

May 04, 2019 10:37:pm EST

David Pastrnak scored twice in a wild third period as the Boston Bruins defeated the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday night. David Krejci and Brad Marchand also scored for Boston and goaltender Tuukka Rask made 33 saves, including a sprawling stop of a shot by Cam Atkinson with 14.6 seconds remaining and the Blue Jackets with an extra attacker on the ice after pulling their goalie. The Bruins took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. Continue to Article

May 04, 2019 10:21:pm EST

The Stanley Cup playoffs were a showcase for Evgeny Kuznetsov in 2018. Kuznetsov had a goal and five assists in the first-round playoff loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. A player who arguably could have won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2018 after the Capitals won the Stanley Cup instead faced some heat that he hadn't done enough as their title defense came to an early end last week. Continue to Article

May 04, 2019 2:48:pm EST

The formerly last-place Carolina Hurricanes stormed back to knock out their division's best team in seven games. Carolina enters the conference final having won six straight games and eight of nine since dropping the first two of its first-round series with Washington. "To sit here and say I expected to be here, our goal wasn't to be one of the four teams remaining," first-year coach Rod Brind'Amour said. Continue to Article

May 04, 2019 2:58:am EST