Stanley Cup Final: Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks

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  vs.
  
  Schedule:
  

  Wednesday, June 1
  Stanley Cup finals Game 1: Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
  
  Saturday, June 4
  Stanley Cup finals Game 2: Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
  
  Monday, June 6
  Stanley Cup finals Game 3: Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. ET (Versus)
  
  Wednesday, June 8
  Stanley Cup finals Game 4: Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. ET (Versus)
  
  Friday, June 10
  Stanley Cup finals Game 5 (if necessary): Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
  
  Monday, June 13
  Stanley Cup finals Game 6 (if necessary): Vancouver at Boston or Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)
  
  Wednesday, June 15
  Stanley Cup finals Game 7 (if necessary): Boston or Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 8 p.m. ET (NBC)

  Leading scorers:
  

  Boston:
  
  1. David Krejci 17 points
  2. Nathan Horton 17 points
  3. Patrice Bergeron 15 points
  4. Brad Marchand 12 points
  5. Michael Ryder 11 points
  6. Chris Kelly 11 points
  7. Milan Lucic 9 points
  8. Rich Peverley 8 points
  9. Dennis Seidenberg 8 points
  10. Tomas Kaberle 8 points

  Vancouver:
  
  1. Henrik Sedin 21 points
  2. Ryan Kesler 18 points
  3. Daniel Sedin 16 points
  4. Alex Burrows 14 points
  5. Christian Ehrhoff 11 points
  6. Kevin Bieska 9 points
  7. Alex Edler 9 points
  8. Mason Raymond 8 points
  9. Chris Higgins 7 points
  10. Jannik Hansen 6 points

  
  Players to watch:
  
  Boston:
  
  Patrice Bergeron
  
  
  Vancouver:
  
  Keith Ballard
  
  
  Should be a great series
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  Game 1 tonight on NBC.
• gorocks99

  

  Go B's.
• gerb131

  

  I hate to say it but I think the Nucks take it rather easily....
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  gerb131;787552 wrote:I hate to say it but I think the Nucks take it rather easily....

  
  How?
• gerb131

  

  I think it'll be 4 games to 2. The way Vancouver was playing at the end of the SJ series I don't think anyone could beat them in a best of 7 game series. I don't know if it carries over to this series but I'm thinking it does and Van skates the cup. I think the key for the B's is Lucic.
  I'd rather see the B's win it though.
• gorocks99

  

  I think the key is Thomas for Boston. Well, Thomas and the power play. Timmy has let in some softies during this playoffs, but seems to bounce back in the next game. He needs to cut down on those and string together back-to-back stellar performances - preferably earlier in the series - to give Boston some momentum. The power play needs to win Boston a game as well, or at least not lose them a game, but that's asking a whole whole lot at this point. I think it'll be a very good series, 6 or 7 games.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  gerb131;787563 wrote:I think it'll be 4 games to 2. The way Vancouver was playing at the end of the SJ series I don't think anyone could beat them in a best of 7 game series. I don't know if it carries over to this series but I'm thinking it does and Van skates the cup. I think the key for the B's is Lucic.
  I'd rather see the B's win it though.

  
  With the way Chara and Sidenberg played against St. Louis, Lecavellier and Stamkos, I see no reason why they can't hold down Sedin twins and kesler. Nashville did and boston is a better defensive team. I think it'll go 7 games. Throw in the Luongo choke factor and I definitely think boston can win it in 6 or 7
• like_that

  

  That schedule is ridiculous.
• gorocks99

  

  like_that;787628 wrote:That schedule is ridiculous.

  
  It's basically meant to offset the NBA finals, which are scheduled for:
  Tuesday May 31
  Thursday June 2
  Sunday June 5
  Tuesday June 7
  Thursday June 9
  Sunday June 12
  Tuesday June 14
• GoPens

  

  Lots of coast to coast travel if this goes 7...which it might.
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  This sucks for people who live on the west coast.
  
  5PM starts.
• gorocks99

  

  Screw Hollywood.
  
  
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  gorocks99;787782 wrote:Screw Hollywood.
  
  

  
  Indeed.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  The travel will easily affect boston more than vancouver. Van travels more than any other team in the league so i think when fatigue sets in, it'll be boston who feels it more.
• GoPens

  

  I'm not sure what sport it is or if they still do it, but I recall that if there was a huge distance between the 2 teams they went to a 2-3-2 format. Would help with the travel in this case.
• Leonardo

  

  Vancouver in 5
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  Leonardo;787927 wrote:Vancouver in 5

  
  Jim Rome, is that you? lol.
• gorocks99

  

  0-0 after one. Burrows bit Bergeron's finger at the end of the period, he'll be suspended for at least the next game once the NHL reviews the tape.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Whoa, missed the bite.
  Great, great defensive, hard hitting game.
  Great goaltending as well.
  0-0 through 2.
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  Good game so far.
  
  The hit Hamhuis had was beautiful.
  
  Burrows went full retard and bit Bergeron smh...
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  The fact that he tries the hide it, 1 game suspension.
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Wow.
  Kesler (former Buckeye) feeds to Torres and Vancouver gets the goal late.
  Wins 1-0.
  Awesome game.
  I wanted OT though.
  I hope the rest of the series is like this and it goes deep.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Couver wins it with 18 seconds left, 1-0
  
  Craziness
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  Kesler was very, very close to being offsides.
  
  Crazy ending though.
  
  I hope the entire series is like this game.