2013 Stanley Cup Finals: The hits keep coming in the Stanley Cup, but the Hawks aren’t paying much attention
BOSTON – As the NHL playoffs wind down and referees put away their whistles, the hit parade is in full gear.
The Chicago Blackhawks led the battle of hits in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, edging the Boston Bruins 61 to 59 in a thrilling matchup that went to triple overtime. In Game 2, the Bruins outhit the Hawks 50-34 in single OT en route to tying the series at one game apiece...
Zdeno Chara and Milan Lucic collide in warm ups before Game 3
Two of the biggest players in the NHL collided on Monday night during warm ups. Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara was skating around in warm ups when he lost an edge and took out Milan Lucic from behind. Chara went right off the ice, presumably to get his skate resharpened. Luckily for Boston both players were fine.
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It’s Starting to Look a Lot Like Pittsburgh
Watching the ineptness of the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final was eerily and scarily familiar to the flaccid performance by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. No sustained offensive zone time, physically outworked, inability to get to the net, seasoned stars making uncharacteristic mistakes and a completely impotent power play – sound...
Zdeno Chara Gets Stiches After Colliding w/ Milan Lucic Before Game 3
ESPN BOSTON:
Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara received stitches over his left eye after catching an edge and colliding with teammate Milan Lucic before Monday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The injury was initially believed to be to the back of his head.
The two collided on the ice in front of the Bruins’ bench with just more than three minutes remaining in pregame warmups...
Zdeno Chara Gets Stiches After Colliding w/ Milan Lucic Before Game 3
ESPN BOSTON:
Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara received stitches over his left eye after catching an edge and colliding with teammate Milan Lucic before Monday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The injury was initially believed to be to the back of his head.
The two collided on the ice in front of the Bruins’ bench with just more than three minutes remaining in pregame warmups...
Zdeno Chara Gets Stiches After Colliding w/ Milan Lucic Before Game 3
ESPN BOSTON:
Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara received stitches over his left eye after catching an edge and colliding with teammate Milan Lucic before Monday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The injury was initially believed to be to the back of his head.
The two collided on the ice in front of the Bruins’ bench with just more than three minutes remaining in pregame warmups...
Zdeno Chara Gets Stiches After Colliding w/ Milan Lucic Before Game 3
ESPN BOSTON:
Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara received stitches over his left eye after catching an edge and colliding with teammate Milan Lucic before Monday’s Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.
The injury was initially believed to be to the back of his head.
The two collided on the ice in front of the Bruins’ bench with just more than three minutes remaining in pregame warmups...
Bruins Suffocate 'Hawks to Take 2-1 Series Lead
It's called Boston Bruins hockey.It's a different style than what other NHL teams play. It's different than what other teams try to play.29 other teams try to match the perfect blend of physicality, toughness, heart, determination and skill that the Bruins roll with.And 29 other teams fail.The Vancouver Canucks were stifled in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final, their star players...
Warm-ups more painful than the game
The big news from the start of Monday's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final was the absence of Marian Hossa, one of the Chicago Blackhawks' most productive players, who was listed as an unexpected scratch minutes before the puck dropped in Boston.
According to the Blackhawks' official Twitter account, Hossa's unspecified injury apparently happened during warm-ups:
Marian...
Stanley Cup Finals: Game 3. Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins. WELCOME TO THE BRU-AGE
This is still pretty surreal and pretty ******* awesome, especially with the series now being tied and coming back to Boston. There was nothing better than hearing the city of Shhhhicago shutting the **** up when Dan Paille scored that goal. I mean, you can say Boston stole that game, if you think dominating every period that is played after period 1 is stealing a game.
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Game Day: Game two 2013 Stanley Cup Finals Boston versus Chicago
The Boston Bruins have gotten some good news, Nathan Horton will play in game two, so the Hulk Line will "start" the game in tact. It will be interesting to see how long Horton can go, his shoulder has been messed up during the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Hawks have won 8 of 9, including 3 in OT and 6 straight at home. Bruins have not lost in regulation since Game...
Milan Lucic runs into Jaromir Jagr during game one of Stanley Cup Finals
In terms of the best blooper from game one of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, you need to check out this clip of Bruins stars Milan Lucic and Jaromir Jagr.
Watch as Lucic accidentally runs into Jagr and sends both of them to the ice:
(Courtesy of CBS Sports)
Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Recap: Chicago Blackhawks edge Boston Bruins in Triple OT, 4-3
Going into this series, I always thought that there would be a couple of thrilling overtime games. Little did I know that game one would be a daunting 112 minutes of tough ice time before a winner would prevail. This game was the fifth-longest game in Stanley Cup history, which is mind-boggling to think about. Game one of this series was exactly what most thought it would be, a...
Milan Lucic lands nasty hit…on Jaromir Jagr
Milan Lucic arguably had one of the biggest hits of Game 1 against Chicago but, unfortunately for Lucic and the Bruins, that hit was landed on his own teammate, Jaromir Jagr. The accidental collision happened along the Bruins’ defensive blue line and wound up taking out Chicago’s Brandon Saad, who couldn’t avoid the traffic jam, for good measure.
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Bruins-Blackhawks: Looch Destroys The Jagr & His Beautiful Playoff Beard (GIF)
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The Bruins endured a tough loss to the Chicago in triple overtime in Game One of the Stanley Cup Final. Milan Lucic did have a great game however. He netted two goals and destroyed a Jagr.
Looch collided with Jaromir Jagr and destroyed the Jagr’s beautifully dyed playoff beard.
But the Jagr goes down like no one else, just ask the ladies.
Pot Of Baked...
ICYMI: Blackhawks Win Game 1 in Triple OT (Yes, 3 Overtimes)
And folks, if there was ever a question about how great Stanley Cup Playoff hockey is, it should be answered after this game.
Many people had already gone to sleep when Andrew Shaw scored late in the 3rd (yes, 3rd) Overtime Period, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
The game ended early Thursday morning and is the 5th longest Stanley...
Blackhawks Take Game One In Triple Overtime Thriller
The Chicago Blakchawks took game one, and it took three extra overtimes to do it
As I sit here writing this recap, you can probably assume that I exhausted after watching game one, and I would say that you were correct. In what was possibly one of the best Stanley Cup finals games ever (and longest), The Blackhawks took a one game lead over the Boston Bruins with a heartbreaking...
Milan Lucic and Jaromir Jagr collide for huge hit in 2nd OT
Boston Bruins forward Milan Lucic checks in at 6’4″ 220 lbs and Jaromir Jagr checks in at 6’4″ 240 lbs. That is a pair of big men and early in the 2nd overtime of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals they were both caught looking at something other than the ice in front of them and collided in this major collision. Lucky for the Bruins, neither player was injured on the play...
GIF: Jagr and Lucic have a huge collision
The biggest hit from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals was an accident. Milan Lucic skated across the blue line, completely unaware that Jaromir Jagr was about to cut and head his direction. The two Bruins had a huge collision which sent both men sprawling. To make matters worse, Chicago's Brandon Saad was unable to avoid the traffic jam and ran into the back of Lucic. The result...
Boston Bruins score first goal on Game 1 on sick tic-tac-toe play
The Boston Bruins first line of David Krejci, Nathan Horton and Milan Lucic has been terrorizing opponents all postseason. With six minutes left in the first period, the line was back at it again with this fantastic tic-tac-toe play. It was absolutely textbook and the Chicago Blackhawks were caught running around after Hawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson went for the huge hit...
Bruins Lose Heartbreaker in Triple Overtime, Setting Stage for What Will Surely Be Epic Series (Video)
How do you follow up one of the greatest games of all time? Well, we’re about to find out.
After a triple-overtime thriller in which both teams squandered chance after chance and toyed with the emotions of their fans, the Blackhawks emerged victorious after a doubly deflected goal somehow found its way past Tuukka Rask and the Bruins.
This thrilling Game 1 certainly sets the stage...
Bruins Lose Heartbreaker in Triple Overtime, Setting Stage for What Will Surely Be Epic Series (Video)
How do you follow up one of the greatest games of all time? Well, we’re about to find out.
After a triple-overtime thriller in which both teams squandered chance after chance and toyed with the emotions of their fans, the Blackhawks emerged victorious after a doubly deflected goal somehow found its way past Tuukka Rask and the Bruins.
This thrilling Game 1 certainly sets the stage...
DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE
Bruins teammates have nasty collision
The biggest hit from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals was an accident. Milan Lucic skated across the blue line, completely unaware that Jaromir Jagr was about to cut and head his direction. The two Bruins had a huge collision which sent both men sprawling. To make matters worse, Chicago's Brandon Saad was unable to avoid the traffic jam and ran into the back of Lucic. The result...
Andrew Shaw’s 3OT goal gives the Blackhawks Game 1 win over the Bruins
The fifth longest game in Stanley Cup Final history ended with a double deflection by Andrew Shaw in the middle of the third overtime. The Blackhawks came back from a two-goal deficit in the third period to draw the game to overtime. Milan Lucic had two goals and an assist in the losing effort while Andrew Shaw and Dave Bolland had a goal and an assist each, both factoring into...
Lord Stanley Game One
Just a few things that caught my eye:
I almost went to bed after the third Boston goal. What a mistake that would have been, eh?! Cue the comeback.
Marian Hossa will do anything to win. He, Milan Lucic and Tuukka Rask were the best players on the ice through two OTs.
Zdeno Chara was working his suffocating magic on Jonathan Toews all night long. Funny...
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