Bruins Sweep Hurricanes To Reach Stanley Cup Final
May 16, 2019, 8:56 PM
(Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
(Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Rask made 24 saves in his second straight series-clinching shutout. Patrice Bergeron scored two goals, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Brad Marchand added an empty-netter. Both Bergeron and Pastrnak scored on second-period power plays.
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— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 17, 2019
The Bruins won their seventh straight postseason game — their longest playoff winning streak in nearly half a century — to return to the Cup final after winning it in 2011 and losing to Chicago two years later.
On its longest postseason win streak since reeling off nine straight in 1972, Boston earned a break before taking on the West winner. San Jose leads its series with St. Louis 2-1 heading into Game 4 Friday night.
