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| 3.00 (T-7) | GOALS-FOR | 3.00 (T-7) |
| 2.62 (3rd) | GOALS-AGAINST | 2.43 (2nd) |
| 23.3 % (6th) | POWER PLAY | 26.3% (4th) |
| 92.9% (1st) | PENALTY KILL | 87.5% (4th) |
| 34.8 (3rd) | SHOTS ON GOAL/GAME | 26.9 (14th) |
| 32.0 (10th) | SHOTS-AGAINST/GAME | 29.7 (7th) |
| 123 (15th) | PENALTY MINUTES | 102 (10th) |
The Bruins take a 2-0 series lead into the Wachovia Center tonight, as they battle the Flyers in Game 3 of this best-of-seven Semifinals series. Puck drops at 7:00 p.m. as live action can be seen on Versus (HD) and heard on 98.5 FM The Sports Hub.
- The Bruins won their fifth-straight game at home inside the TD Garden on Monday night. It is their longest such home-winning streak since they won eight straight at home from Apr. 7 - May 5, 1990.
- Boston is 30-12 all time when winning the second game of a best-of-seven series, and Philly is 7-20 all-time when losing game two of such series'.
- The B's went 0-for-5 on the power play in Game 2 and are 7-for-30 overall with the man-advantage in the playoffs. (23.3%)
- The Bruins have killed off 26-of-28 times short (92.9%) during this post-season
Miroslav Satan extended his post season hot-streak to five games with a goal and an assist in Monday's 3-2 win at the TD Garden. Satan has posted 4-4-8 totals over that span, and 4-5-9 totals in six of his last seven playoff games. Defenseman Dennis Wideman has 0-6-6 in his last four-straight contests, and Patrice Bergeron (1-3-4), David Krejci (3-2-5), and Milan Lucic (1-3-4) are riding three-game point-streaks.
Playing in the City of Brotherly Love, the Bruins needs to remain focused at the task at hand, and not let fans inside the Wachovia Center take over. This physical series -- which has totaled 125 hits and 42 penalty minutes through two games -- is only going to get more chippy, especially being in Philadelphia.
"There's a always scrum its about being smart and disciplined knowing when to push back and knowing when to walk away," coach Julien said to the media after yesterday's optional skate at Ristuccia Arena. "Its all about discipline but at the same time you have to understand that you can't let them push you around."
The Bite heard around the world has received much attention, as Daniel Carcillo was bit -- or embellished it -- by Marc Savard in the second period of Game 2. However, that's all behind the Bruins now. Remaining focused and preparing for a tough game ahead is what's important.
"The one thing is for me is that we're up 2-0 in this series. We won two big home game. We've got to stay focused here and stay focused on our game and not be distracted by what's being said. To me it's pretty obvious the guy yesterday when you watch replays everybody's seen how he embellishes." the coach Julien said. "It's hard to believe a guy when you see stuff that he does. We really don't pay attention to that. We're focused staying staying the course here and doing our job, and that's the main thing."
Tuukka Rask has been solid throughout this post season with a .922 save-percentage and a 2.32 goals-against average through eight games (6-2). The 23-year-old has remained poised and focused between the pipes for Boston in this series, stopping 56-of-62 shots-against in the semifinals (.903 SV%).
For Philly, Brian Boucher backstopped the Flyers past the New Jersey Devils in round one, but has started to show signs of his true colors -- a 33-year-old journeyman back-up net-minder. Although posting a 4-3 record through seven post season games thus far, with a 2.21 goals-against average and .923 save-percentage, Boucher's numbers have dropped dramatically against the Bruins -- allowing eight goals-against on 65 shots for a .877 save-percentage in two games.
Most underrated player-stat of the series: Patrice Bergeron has won 30-of-47 face-offs for a 63.8 winning-percentage.

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Would be nice to see them come back home 3-1
May not even make it back to Boston now.
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