{"id":46889,"date":"2019-05-12T17:59:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T21:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=46889"},"modified":"2019-05-12T18:07:41","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T22:07:41","slug":"boston-bruins-offence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/05\/12\/boston-bruins-offence\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Bruins Offence: Onslaught Continues in Game Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Boston Bruins<\/a>\u00a0offence handily beat down the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>, 6-2, in part due to monster performances from\u00a0Charlie Coyle<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Torey Krug<\/strong><\/a>, and goalie\u00a0Tuukka Rask<\/strong><\/a>. The Bruins now lead the Eastern Conference Final 2-0, and they can take a stranglehold on the series when Game 3 occurs in Carolina on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Coyle and Krug both finished the afternoon with three points, all assists. Boston also got offence from their defence, as\u00a0Matt Grzelcyk<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>had two goals and\u00a0Connor Clifton<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>potted his first career goal. All in all, Boston came out with an absolutely dominating effort at home and embarrassed the Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

Boston Bruins Offence Continues<\/h1>\n

Coyle and Johansson Maintain Pace<\/h2>\n

Bruins GM\u00a0Don Sweeney<\/strong><\/a> looks like an absolute genius now. He’s transformed what was the Bruins’ biggest weakness into a death sentence for the opposition. In addition to Coyle’s three-point outing,\u00a0Marcus Johansson<\/strong><\/a> was able to get two assists, as the duo combined for five points. For comparison, the top line of\u00a0Brad Marchand<\/strong><\/a>, Patrice Bergeron<\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0David Pastrnak<\/strong><\/a> only put up two points.<\/p>\n

Coyle and Johansson are being talked about extensively this postseason as crucial additions<\/a> to really make Boston’s offence a threat. This was proven handily in this game, as it has throughout the Bruins’ playoff run.<\/p>\n

Secondary scoring was a well-documented issue<\/a> for them last year. With the help of Coyle and Johansson, they’ve been able to turn it around.<\/p>\n

Goaltending Becoming Weak Spot for the ‘Canes<\/h2>\n

Petr Mrazek<\/strong><\/a> has now allowed 11 goals in his past two games in a return from an injury he sustained<\/a> in the Second Round against the New York Islanders<\/a>. He’s looked mediocre at best in this series, and his positioning has been an issue. This game was especially poor for him, as he was swimming in his crease at times and looked way more lost than we’ve grown accustomed to seeing him. One has to wonder if the Boston Bruins’ offence has worn him down mentally, or maybe he hasn’t fully healed from his injury.<\/p>\n

Coach\u00a0Rod Brind’Amour<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>has to be asking himself if it’s time to start\u00a0Curtis McElhinney<\/strong><\/a>. He is a more than a viable option, posting a 3-0 record these playoffs with a .947 SV% and 1.56 GAA.<\/p>\n

Bruins Scoring in Bunches<\/h2>\n

A hallmark of Boston’s play has become timely goals in quick succession. Grzelcyk and\u00a0Jake DeBrusk<\/strong><\/a> scored in the last 5 minutes of the 1st period to make it 2-0 going into the intermission.\u00a0David Backes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Danton Heinen<\/strong><\/a> created a 6-0 deficit within the first five minutes of the 3rd period.<\/p>\n

Not only does this create a literal deficit, but it also creates frustration for the opposition. The timing of these goals are excruciating, and giving up multiple so late or so early in a period absolutely killed Carolina’s momentum. It takes away the Hurricanes’ energy, something that they’ve relied on to get them here.<\/p>\n

Carolina has to regain that energy at home if they want to get back in this series.<\/p>\n

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