Vancouver Blogger Sriseth

Both Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins were a single mistake away from crashing out of these playoffs against their first round opponents. Canucks' first round was more dramatic as they lost their composure after gaining a 3-0 lead in the series against Chicago Blackhawks. They were fortunate that Alex Borrows scored an unassisted goal in game 7 overtime. Bruins' fortunes tuned out differently as they came back 0-2 down against Montreal Canadians and won in game 7 overtime. Those hard fought wins strengthened them and pushed them through relatively easy second and third rounds. Now with Canucks 2-0 up in the series, both teams find themselves in familiar situations. Canucks haven't forgotten that things could go wrong from this position and Bruins know they still have a chance to come out of this hole and win the cup.

Game 3 is more critical for Bruins. They know that coming back from 3-0 down is near impossible. Although 2-0 down, the fact that they are yet to be beaten on home ice should relieve them. Bruins know that their fans will be as raucous as the Canucks fans. Despite Canucks been touted the heavy favourites at the beginning of the series, both games has been close contests. Both teams were virtually a single goal away from snatching the win. Canucks found a way to score at the right moment, allowing Bruins no time retaliate. This should encourage Boston to be optimistic about game 3. 

I hope Canucks achieve their cup triumph at home in Vancouver in front of their beloved fans. They need to lose at least one game at Boston to do that. Let's see whether Bruins will find a way to stop Canucks tonight.