Share this: Tuukka Rask receives a lot of undue criticism, but the Boston Bruins goaltender stepped up in the clutch and saved his team Friday night at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. It took more than four hours, but the B’s won Game 5 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Ottawa Senators in double overtime on a Sean Kuraly goal to force a Game 6 on Sunday. Kuraly’s two goals obviously played a huge part in the 3-2 Bruins win, but Rask deserves an equal amount of credit for his performance. Rask made many tremendous saves, and two of best came after regulation. One robbed Senators forward Viktor Stalberg in the first overtime period. Rask extended his pad to make a great
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Bruins Extend Winning Streak To Four Games With Win Over Panthers
The Boston Bruins continued their recent hot streak with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday at TD Garden. The Bruins have responded nicely from their four-game losing streak in mid-March by putting together a four-game winning streak to vault them back into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston didn’t play their best hockey Saturday, but it will take the two points and head to Chicago for a Sunday afternoon tilt with the Blackhawks. Hear NESN’s Andy Brickley break down the Bruins’ victory over the Panthers in the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. < ... NESN.com
Gianluigi Buffon plays 1,000th game of his career
Italy's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Albania on Friday was doubly special for goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon: not only did he set a new European record by winning his 168th international cap, the Azzurri's 2-0 Group G victory was also the 1,000th competitive match of his career."As far as I am concerned, it will be a huge honour," he had said at the pre-match press conference. "The only thing I can say for sure is that I will not be playing another 1,000 games." So far, the 39-year-old has played 612 games for Juventus in all competitions (winning seven Scudettos, two
Athletes Congratulate Tom Brady, Patriots For Super Bowl LI Win On Twitter
Share this: The New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI in historic fashion. After trailing the Atlanta Falcons 28-3, the Patriots pulled off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, winning 34-28 in overtime. Quarterback Tom Brady also made history, becoming the only NFL player to ever win five Super Bowls. Several athletes took to Twitter after the game to show their respects to Brady and the Patriots. Former Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce, who ironically enough played his last ever game in Boston on Sunday, believes TB12 stands alone. Brady’s incredible second half didn’t go unnoticed by Celtics All-Star Isaiah Thomas, who has built a reputation for his late-game heroics this season. You know what time it is!!! ⌚️⌚️⌚️4th qtr killa!!! Damn that was amazing —
Roger Federer Wins Australian Open Over Rafael Nadal In Epic Five-Set Final
Share this: It took nearly four hours, but Roger Federer is a champion once more. The 35-year-old tennis star met his rival Rafael Nadal in Monday’s Australian Open final, and it was a nail-biter to the very end. And despite the fact Nadal entered the match with a 23-11 lead over Federer in 13 years of head-to-head matchups, the Switzerland native was able to hold Nadal off in a five-set thriller, winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. Nadal played Federer to a 3-1 lead to begin the fifth set, but Federer, who was playing through a right quad injury that required on-court treatment, came roaring back to beat the 30-year-old Spaniard for his 18th Grand Slam title. Federer saved two break points before Nadal sent a
History makes Porto wary for Juventus test
FC Porto have not beaten Juventus in three attempts so will have to break new ground if they are to realise their ambition of winning a place in the quarter-finals.Previous meetings• Juventus beat Porto 2-1 in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Basel, and recorded an away draw (0-0) and a home win (3-1) when the teams met in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League first group stage. • The line-ups in Portugal on 10 October 2001 were:Porto: Ovchinnikov, Carvalho, Andrade, Ibarra, Silva, Paredes (Söderström
Catalunya: VR46's "perfect Sunday"
There was a dark grey cloud over the Catalan GP after tragedy struck on the Friday and the paddock mourned the loss of Moto2™ rider Luis Salom. Racing on at the express wish of the Mallorcan’s family, the weekend was pivotal because of the tragedy – and because of the events in parc ferme following the race. With an adjusted layout after track safety was discussed following Friday’s events, it was – surprisingly to some – the Hondas who gained the most from the change. In the race however, it was Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) who struck back once the light went out, finally winning a duel with Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) on the penultimate lap – for