Bruins Won't Go Away Just Yet

GAME 3

After splitting the first two road games at Pittsburgh, the Bruins had some momentum going into their own building. But the Penguins brought their A game in their defensive zone and only allowed the Bruins 20 shots at Jonas Hiller while putting 29 on Mathieu Garon. The Bruins kept it close though as the score was tied 1-1 after two periods. Simon Gagne, netting his second goal of the series, made it 1-0 for the Pens before Andrej Meszaros tied it up with just 17 seconds to go in the second. But on this day the Pens wore down the Bruins and eventually got the game winner a little over three minutes into the third period after Garon gave the puck away behind the net to Brad Richards who made no mistake with the empty net. Final score 2-1 Pens.

CHANGING THINGS UP... AGAIN

After not getting enough offense in game 3, the Bruins decided to mix things up, splitting the top line to try and get more lines and players involved. Zach Parise was moved to the second line which was centered by Logan Couture and with Justin Williams on the right wing, who was moved up from the third line. Patrice Bergeron and Rick Nash stayed on the top line, but got Shane Doan on the left side to give them a bit more space with Doan going to the net more. The defense was kept intact from the previous game.

GAME 4

The Bruins got the result they were seeking with the line juggling, getting a 5-3 win to pull even at 2-2 in the series with the Pens. The Bruins went up 3-1 early in the second period after goals by the big three - Bergeron, Nash and Parise. But the Pens wouldn't go away that easily after goals by Antti Miettinen (with his second of the game) and Simon Gagne tied it to make it 3-3 midway through the second period.

With the Pens on the power play with Justin Williams in the penalty box, the Pens looked for the go ahead goal for the first time in the game. Instead Nash and Bergeron came 2-on-1 and after some nice passing, that saw Chris Pronger loose his footing, Bergeron slammed the puck into the net for the shorthanded goal and eventual game winner. With just over five-and-a-half minutes to go in the third, Logan Couture put the game away with his third of the series on the power play. With two power play goals and one shorthanded, the Bruins had elevated their special teams at the right time. Outshooting the Pens 30-22 was evidence enough that the Bruins were on top of their game. Bergeron, Parise and Nash all had three points each to lead the way.