Savard Leads Bruins to Game 6 Victory
May 12, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, NHL Playoffs
The Boston Bruins were facing elimination tonight but they rallied and won Game 6 and have now pushed the series against the Carolina Hurricanes to Game 7.
image: TSN
They are the highest remaining seed in the playoffs at this point and, like the San Jose Sharks (the #1 seed was eliminated in the first round), the Bruins have been showing some weakness. They rebounded in a big way tonight and staved off elimination.
Barely five minutes into the game the Bruins were up 2-0 and managed to keep a two-goal lead in the end. Now they will get to play Game 7 at home in Boston.
“From the time we fell behind 3-1 in the series, our goal was to create a Game 7,” coach Claude Julien said. “We’re there now. … Getting to Game 7 is one thing. Now we’ve got to decide what we’re going to do with it.”
I don’t know what is going to happen in that final game. The Bruins are a great team and have had a great season but the Hurricanes continue to surprise so I really won’t discount them, home advantage or not.
