Rich Peverley News

For 43 minutes, Henrik Lundqvist had a sold-out Madison Square Garden believing that Tuesday was the day he would make his mark and change the course of the second-round Stanley Cup playoff series between the Bruins and the Rangers.

The Bruins' 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday afternoon might have been the best of both worlds for the coaching staff.

Final, 5-2 Bruins: It's all over in Boston, as the Bruins not only hold on to their 3-2 lead after two periods but extend it to 5-2 with a dominating surge in the third period.

One of the keys to the Bruins' success the last few years has been their ability to constantly roll out and consistently receive production from all four lines.

Wade Redden is on the ice to start practice. Redden didn't play in Game 1 because of an undisclosed injury.

As the 2013 NHL trade deadline neared, the Boston Bruins needed to make a move. They were in the middle of a midseason funk, and were struggling to score on a consistent basis.

On July 23, 2007, the Boston Bruins made a trade with the St. Louis Blues , swapping Finnish goalie Hannu Toivonen for Swedish winger Carl Soderberg .

It's an unwritten rule in hockey that for a referee to call a penalty in overtime, the transgression must be on the level of felony assault, or at the very least, it must unfairly prevent what would have been a bona fide scoring chance for the opposition.

Those were just a couple of the tweets I made with about six minutes left in the third period of Monday night's Game 7 between the Boston Bruins and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

May 12, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Bruins forward Rich Peverley and Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri before a face off during the first period iin game six of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Air Canada Centre.

The Bruins will enter Game 7 Monday night with 17 goals in their first six playoff games against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In an effort to avoid checking out of the playoffs, the Toronto Maple Leafs have decided to check in.

If the Leafs are going to come back in this series, they're going to have to make some major adjustments.

The Boston Bruins are in a pretty good place right now as they come home for game five of their quarterfinal Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Toronto Maple Leafs .

Boston Bruins forward Jaromir Jagr often looks like he's going slower than others, his six-foot-three 240-pound frame most often found controlling the puck along the boards.

Leafs Head Coach Randy Carlyle speaks to his team during the Toronto Maple Leafs skate at the ACC in Toronto on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 following their loss to the Boston Bruins in Game 3. Leafs Head Coach Randy Carlyle speaks to his team during the Toronto Maple Leafs skate at the ACC in Toronto on Tuesday, May 07, 2013 following their loss to the ... (more)

But that was the case last night as the Bruins took a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tuukka Rask made 46 stops and David Krejci posted a goal and two assists to lead the Boston Bruins in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 of this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

Good morning from the Air Canada Centre, where the Bruins will look to take a 2-1 series lead tonight against the Maple Leafs.

MAY 4: Joffrey Lupul #19 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his second goal with Tyler Bozak #42 and Matt Frattin #39 in the second period against the Boston Bruins during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 4, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts.