{"id":27535,"date":"2018-04-20T16:43:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T20:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=27535"},"modified":"2018-04-20T16:43:13","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T20:43:13","slug":"boston-bruins-patrice-bergeron-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/04\/20\/boston-bruins-patrice-bergeron-game-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron Back on the Ice, Questionable for Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Bruins<\/a>\u00a0won Game 4 of their first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>\u00a03-1 last night and did so without arguably their best player. Centre Patrice Bergeron<\/a><\/strong> was a surprising last-minute scratch<\/a> for the Bruins. Looking ahead to Game 5 in Boston on Saturday night, the Bruins got some good news. Bergeron skated this morning, and head coach Bruce Cassidy<\/a><\/strong> indicated that it was possible that he could play on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Bruce Cassidy on Patrice Bergeron: \u201cSkated this morning, that\u2019s a positive. Not ruling him out\u201d for Game 5. Will see how he is tomorrow. #NHLBruins<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) April 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Patrice Bergeron Back on the Ice, Could Return to Boston Bruins Lineup for Game 5<\/h1>\n

This year Bergeron had 30 goals and 33 assists for 63 points in 64 games. He also added 26 penalty minutes. His possession\u00a0numbers were 57.3 percent Corsi with a relative Corsi of 5.6 percent. He has five assists in three games so far this year during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n

Bergeron has spent his\u00a0entire 11-year NHL career with the Boston Bruins. He has 289 goals and 445 assists for 734 points in 963 career games. He was originally\u00a0drafted in the 2nd round, 45th overall of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Bruins.<\/p>\n

The Bruins hold a three-games-to-one series lead and look to close things out against the Leafs on Saturday. The Leafs will see Nazem Kadri<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0make his\u00a0return\u00a0to their lineup after he missed the last three games of the series due to suspension<\/a>. If the Bruins get Bergeron back, it will help them to maintain the advantage they have held in this series.\u00a0 The Bruins are a much better team with Bergeron on the ice.<\/p>\n

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The Bruins-Leafs series has been dramatically different depending on if Patrice Bergeron is on the ice or not. That’s both good and bad news for Toronto in Game 4: https:\/\/t.co\/nDK4imBIx8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/booh8VveJp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 James Mirtle (@mirtle) April 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n