Friday, May 17, 2013
Sometimes you can debate turning points in a game. This one was indisputable.
The Bruins went on the power play at 2:20 of overtime after Derek Dorsett interfered with Rich Peverley and, from there, the Rangers never had a chance.
The Bruins had six shots on the power play, plus Jaromir Jagr hit the crossbar, and Zdeno Chara's tip started a three-on-two break that culminated with Patrice Bergeron's cross-ice feed to the crease for Brad Marchand's winner at 15:40 of the extra period. That dropped Henrik Lundqvist's record in overtimes to 3-11, which really doesn't seem right.
'I thought it was pretty even going into the overtime,' coach John Tortorella said. 'But we got spanked in the overtime.'
Here's the game story from The Record and http://www.northjersey.com.sports.
'There was a two-on-one, I guess and I thought I made a bad decision,' Lundqvist said of the winner. 'I mean, it's a tough play but I could play it better. That was a tough overtime for us. We didn't really get going and they came out with a lot of energy and created a lot of chances. I thought we played a pretty good game. We did, but special teams were the difference (the Rangers were 0 for 3 on the power play, now 2 for 31 in the playoffs, while the Bruins, who came in 3 for 20 on the power play, were 1 for 4). The one at 1-0 and then, I mean, that's going to be the case these playoffs. I talked about it in the first round and we've got to get it done. We didn't.'
If you've clicked on the link to the game story, Lundqvist, while accepting the blame for giving up the winner, isn't necessarily ready to shoulder all the blame for his 3-11 OT record. 'Have I played bad in overtime? No. Can I score? No.'======================================================Follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/AGrossRecordFollow the Record Sports Staff at twitter.com/TheRecordSports
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