NEW YORK -- It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs.
[b]Discount Vans Shoes Online[/b] . Beantowns Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period -- after defenceman Johnny Boychuk got the Bruins even earlier in the frame -- and Boston put the Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. Boston leads the series 3-0 and can advance to the conference finals as early as Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Only three NHL teams have rallied from an 0-3 hole to advance. However, the Philadelphia Flyers did it to the Bruins in 2010 in this round. "We can talk about it all we want, but thats in the past," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "We had to live with that and we still have to live with that." Boston also nearly blew a 3-1 series edge in the opening round this year against Toronto, before rallying from a three-goal deficit in the third period and capturing Game 7 in overtime. "The Toronto series, I didnt think our team was in the zone the way it is right now," Julien said. "I anticipate -- knowing my team -- that were going to come out the same next game and certainly not be the Jekyll and Hyde team that we were in the first round." The Bruins trailed 1-0 heading into the third, but Boychuk tied it with his fourth of the playoffs after he netted just one in 44 regular-season games. The Rangers hadnt lost in regulation when leading after two periods since Feb. 4, 2010. Boston thought it had grabbed the lead seconds before Paille scored when a shot deflected off the mask of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, popped up in the air and landed on the goal line. Lundqvist couldnt find it before Paille swooped in from behind the net and poked in the puck. "I thought we played a pretty strong game," Lundqvist said, "but we came up short again and it definitely hurts." Taylor Pyatt had made it 1-0 in the second period for the Rangers, who were outscored 8-4 in two losses at Boston to begin the series. New York had won nine straight at home, including three in the playoffs against Washington in the first round. Lundqvist was sharp until the third period and finished with 32 saves. He bounced back well after an uncharacteristic performance in which he allowed five goals in the Game 2 loss. "You have to be pretty happy with the situation right now," said Tuukka Rask, who made 23 saves for Boston. "We were really happy with our effort, I think this was our best defensive effort in a long, long time. So we just have to stay calm, keep playing our style of hockey and good things will happen." New Yorks task is now most difficult. The Rangers were already trying to become the first NHL team to ever rebound from 0-2 holes to win consecutive series. "You cant look at it as you have to win four games," Lundqvist said. "You just have to focus on the next one. The season is on the line, so you have to leave everything out there. "We definitely have to give everything right now, mentally and physically, and put it out there on Thursday." The Rangers again couldnt get their power play untracked, failing in both of their chances and dropping to 0-for-10 in the series. New York has only two power-play goals in 38 opportunities during these playoffs. Boychuk was credited with the tying goal after the puck appeared to deflect into the net off Rangers defenceman John Moore. The game turned rougher moments later when New York forward Chris Kreider was struck under his visor by the stick of Bostons Tyler Seguin, who was following through on a shot just inside the blue line. Seguin was then clipped in the exchange by the stick of Rangers defenceman Steve Eminger. Shortly after, Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron had a cut over his eye that left his white jersey bloodstained. No penalties were called on any of the plays. New York took just its second lead of the series 3:53 into the second period when Pyatt deflected in a shot by defenceman Ryan McDonagh that was fired from the blue line. Lundqvist shined in the second, making a pad stop on Seguin 6 1-2 minutes in, stretching across to knock away a drive by rookie defenceman Torey Krug -- who scored in each of the first two games of the series -- and then bringing the crowd to its feet with a lunging glove snare of Gregory Campbells slap shot from the left circle with 8:24 remaining. That got the Bruins even in shots (15-15) before they outshot New York 8-1 the rest of the second. The Rangers got off to a sluggish start after losing the opening faceoff, and didnt mount any kind of early surge fueled by the excited home crowd. New York didnt carry the puck into the Boston end until 1:35 had elapsed. "You have to be proud of your team," Julien said. "The Rangers hadnt lost here in a long time and they were extremely confident. You saw them come out with that confidence. I thought they were a much better team than they had been in Boston. "We had to face that and we had to be better." The Rangers picked up their play and built a 6-1 edge in shots, including scoring opportunities on Rask. New York earned the first power play of the night, however it was as ineffective as it has been throughout the post-season. The tide turned back to the Bruins favour just before the midway point in the period, starting with a partial breakaway after New York turned over the puck at the Boston blue line. Chris Kelly raced ahead with the puck and was stopped in tight by Lundqvist when he tried a backhanded shot. Shawn Thornton was also denied when he came in alone on Lundqvist with 8:46 left in the period, and Jaromir Jagr couldnt score, either, when he got a pair of whacks at the puck that the New York goalie turned aside. The Bruins surge gave them an 8-7 edge in shots, but Boston finished the period trailing 11-9. "We were down but we werent playing that poorly," Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said of the teams third-period mindset. "We needed to stay aggressive, try to tie the game. We just wanted to get pucks to the net. We did that and we were rewarded." NOTES: The Rangers didnt yield a power-play chance for the second straight home game. ... New York D Anton Stralman was injured in the second period and didnt return. ... Since Boston trailed 4-1 in Game 7 against Toronto, Rask has allowed five goals in four-plus games.
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NEW YORK -- It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. [b]Discount Vans Shoes Online[/b] . Beantowns Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period -- after defenceman Johnny Boychuk got the Bruins even earlier in the frame -- and Boston put the Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night. Boston leads the series 3-0 and can advance to the conference finals as early as Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Only three NHL teams have rallied from an 0-3 hole to advance. However, the Philadelphia Flyers did it to the Bruins in 2010 in this round. "We can talk about it all we want, but thats in the past," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "We had to live with that and we still have to live with that." Boston also nearly blew a 3-1 series edge in the opening round this year against Toronto, before rallying from a three-goal deficit in the third period and capturing Game 7 in overtime. "The Toronto series, I didnt think our team was in the zone the way it is right now," Julien said. "I anticipate -- knowing my team -- that were going to come out the same next game and certainly not be the Jekyll and Hyde team that we were in the first round." The Bruins trailed 1-0 heading into the third, but Boychuk tied it with his fourth of the playoffs after he netted just one in 44 regular-season games. The Rangers hadnt lost in regulation when leading after two periods since Feb. 4, 2010. Boston thought it had grabbed the lead seconds before Paille scored when a shot deflected off the mask of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, popped up in the air and landed on the goal line. Lundqvist couldnt find it before Paille swooped in from behind the net and poked in the puck. "I thought we played a pretty strong game," Lundqvist said, "but we came up short again and it definitely hurts." Taylor Pyatt had made it 1-0 in the second period for the Rangers, who were outscored 8-4 in two losses at Boston to begin the series. New York had won nine straight at home, including three in the playoffs against Washington in the first round. Lundqvist was sharp until the third period and finished with 32 saves. He bounced back well after an uncharacteristic performance in which he allowed five goals in the Game 2 loss. "You have to be pretty happy with the situation right now," said Tuukka Rask, who made 23 saves for Boston. "We were really happy with our effort, I think this was our best defensive effort in a long, long time. So we just have to stay calm, keep playing our style of hockey and good things will happen." New Yorks task is now most difficult. The Rangers were already trying to become the first NHL team to ever rebound from 0-2 holes to win consecutive series. "You cant look at it as you have to win four games," Lundqvist said. "You just have to focus on the next one. The season is on the line, so you have to leave everything out there. "We definitely have to give everything right now, mentally and physically, and put it out there on Thursday." The Rangers again couldnt get their power play untracked, failing in both of their chances and dropping to 0-for-10 in the series. New York has only two power-play goals in 38 opportunities during these playoffs. Boychuk was credited with the tying goal after the puck appeared to deflect into the net off Rangers defenceman John Moore. The game turned rougher moments later when New York forward Chris Kreider was struck under his visor by the stick of Bostons Tyler Seguin, who was following through on a shot just inside the blue line. Seguin was then clipped in the exchange by the stick of Rangers defenceman Steve Eminger. Shortly after, Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron had a cut over his eye that left his white jersey bloodstained. No penalties were called on any of the plays. New York took just its second lead of the series 3:53 into the second period when Pyatt deflected in a shot by defenceman Ryan McDonagh that was fired from the blue line. Lundqvist shined in the second, making a pad stop on Seguin 6 1-2 minutes in, stretching across to knock away a drive by rookie defenceman Torey Krug -- who scored in each of the first two games of the series -- and then bringing the crowd to its feet with a lunging glove snare of Gregory Campbells slap shot from the left circle with 8:24 remaining. That got the Bruins even in shots (15-15) before they outshot New York 8-1 the rest of the second. The Rangers got off to a sluggish start after losing the opening faceoff, and didnt mount any kind of early surge fueled by the excited home crowd. New York didnt carry the puck into the Boston end until 1:35 had elapsed. "You have to be proud of your team," Julien said. "The Rangers hadnt lost here in a long time and they were extremely confident. You saw them come out with that confidence. I thought they were a much better team than they had been in Boston. "We had to face that and we had to be better." The Rangers picked up their play and built a 6-1 edge in shots, including scoring opportunities on Rask. New York earned the first power play of the night, however it was as ineffective as it has been throughout the post-season. The tide turned back to the Bruins favour just before the midway point in the period, starting with a partial breakaway after New York turned over the puck at the Boston blue line. Chris Kelly raced ahead with the puck and was stopped in tight by Lundqvist when he tried a backhanded shot. Shawn Thornton was also denied when he came in alone on Lundqvist with 8:46 left in the period, and Jaromir Jagr couldnt score, either, when he got a pair of whacks at the puck that the New York goalie turned aside. The Bruins surge gave them an 8-7 edge in shots, but Boston finished the period trailing 11-9. "We were down but we werent playing that poorly," Bruins captain Zdeno Chara said of the teams third-period mindset. "We needed to stay aggressive, try to tie the game. We just wanted to get pucks to the net. We did that and we were rewarded." NOTES: The Rangers didnt yield a power-play chance for the second straight home game. ... New York D Anton Stralman was injured in the second period and didnt return. ... Since Boston trailed 4-1 in Game 7 against Toronto, Rask has allowed five goals in four-plus games. 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He hasnt contended in any of the majors and is closer to No. 5 in the world than No. 1. Hes not doing much better publicly for his unprompted criticism of golf in the Olympics. One victory changes everything.---JORDAN SPIETHAge: 23.Country: United States.World ranking: 3.Worldwide wins: 10.Majors: Masters (2015), U.S. Open (2015).2016 Majors: Masters-T2, US Open-T37, British Open-T30.Best of the year: Winning his first tournament of 2016 by eight shots at Kapalua.Backspin: He has two victories and nearly won a major, which is a good year for just about anyone who didnt win two majors and nearly won them all last year. A year ago, Spieth was going for the American Slam and was 37-under par in the majors. This year he is 9-over par.---DUSTIN JOHNSONAge: 32.Country: United States.World ranking: 2.Worldwide wins: 11.Majors: U.S. Open (2016).2016 Majors: Masters-T4, US Open-Won, British Open-T9.Best of the year: Winning his first major in the U.S. Open at Oakmont.Backspin: No other player has finished in the top 10 at all three majors this year, and Baltusrol is a big golf course that should be right up his power alley. In the last 100 years, only four players have won the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in the same year -- Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen.---ADAM SCOTTAge: 35 (turns 36 on Saturday of the PGA).Country: Australia.World ranking: 8.Worldwide wins: 27.Majors: Masters (2013).2016 Majors: Masters-T42, US Open-T18, British Open-T43Best of the year: Winning back-to-back to start the Florida Swing.Backspin: The majors have been nothing short of a disappointment for Scott, who has finished a combined 51 shots out of the lead in them. He might have peaked early with his back-to-back victories in Florida. Winning the PGA Championship, however, could set up as a strong candidate for PGA Tour player of the year.---JASON DAYAge: 28.Country: Australia.World ranking: 1.Worldwide wins: 12.Majors: PGA Championship (2015).2016 Majors: Masters-T10, US Open-T8, British Open-T22.Best of the year: A victory in The Players Championship, his third in a stretch of six tournaments.Backspin: Day has played his best golf in the majors on the weekend, but only after he is too far behind. He has failed to break par in the opening round of all three majors. As much time as he spends texting Tiger Woods, this would be a good time to join him as the only back-to-back PGA champions in stroke play. 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Tiger Woods did it twice, along with Nick Price, Padraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy. Thats what Stenson will try to achieve. The way he played Sunday at Royal Troon, it looks as though he doesnt miss ever miss a shot with his irons.---TONY FINAUAge: 26.Country: United States.World ranking: 77.Worldwide wins: 1.Majors: None.2016 Majors: Masters-DNP, US Open-Cut, British Open-T18.Best of the year: Winning the Puerto Rico Open for his first PGA Tour title.Backspin: Every now and again, the PGA Championship delivers a champion no one expected. Keegan Bradley in 2011. Jason Dufner in 2003. Finau fits that mold. He is powerful and is quickly learning the other aspects of scoring. Baltusrol should be a good course for him.---BUBBA WATSONAge: 37.Country: United States.World ranking: 6.Worldwide wins: 10.Majors: Masters (2012, 2014).2016 Majors: Masters-T37, US Open-T51, British Open-T39.Best of the year: Winning at Riviera, his third straight year with a PGA Tour victory.Backspin: This is his last chance to salvage a poor year in the majors. He has only one sub-70 round in the majors and has yet to crack the top 35. He still has the Olympics, where he will be the highest-ranked American.---RICKIE FOWLERAge: 27.Country: United States.World ranking: 7.Worldwide wins: 6.Majors: None.2016 Majors: Masters-Cut, US Open-Cut.Best of the year: His spring break trip to the Bahamas.Backspin: Recent history would not seem to favor Fowler because only one player since 2004 has won the PGA Championship without having previously won that year. On the other hand, he could finally deliver when no one expects it. 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