John Tavares appears set to see some time on the penalty kill tonight. lukefoxjukebox has all your Game 7 notes:
Imagine where the Nashville Predators, eliminated by wild-card Dallas Monday night, and Boston might be if they could switch power plays.Boston is a sparkling 7 for 16 — including a perfect 5-for-5 in its past two victories, both at Scotiabank Arena.Toronto’s power play has been OK but has scored four fewer times that the Bruins’ PP and has yet to find the net 5-on-4 at TD Garden.
Bergeron says they have no time limit to operate, but they must be smart. It comes down to how frequently the Leafs are able to clear the zone.Boston’s ‘mushy’ ice is taking heat Game 5, held a day after the Celtics used the facility and on a particularly humid evening, was especially “mushy” . Regardless of the conditions — it’ll be 9 C with 79 per cent humidity at puck drop — both teams are playing on the same sheet.
“Every game that we won, there was a guy who took control of the situation at a key time in the game. That’s what I remember most.
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