Jokinen Powers Hurricanes to Game 3 Win
May 7, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Playoffs, Scores
Jussi Jokinen continues to be an instrumental part of the Carolina Hurricanes’ surprising postseason success and last night’s game was no exception. Just like the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference, the Canes are playing surprisingly well in the playoffs and now lead the series 2-1 against the Boston Bruins, the east’s best team this season.
Hurricanes goaltender, Cam Ward, was coming off his fourth career playoff shutout and it seemed like the team was on a mission to prove that their first win was not a fluke. It was definitely an intensely played game and the little feud between Zdeno Chara (Boston) and Eric Staal (Carolina) continued to mount.
The teams were tied 2-2 when the third period ended. Although Carolina had a good momentum going, Boston netminder, Tim Thomas, really did try his best and made a spectacular save on Matt Cullen and had to reach behind himself and guess where that puck was to stop it from going in. Thomas hasn’t allowed a goal in third period during the postseason so I wasn’t surprised when they went to overtime.
Jussi Jokinen received a pass and did a really smooth rotation in front of the net before putting it behind Thomas to win in overtime. I wanted Boston to win but I can’t deny that it was just a really sweet goal.
image: TSN
