Bruins take a 2-1 lead

If you told me before this series that through 3 games, that Patrice Bergeron, Milan Lucic, David Krejci, Tyler Seguin, and Brad Marchand would combine for 1 (ONE) point, and that the Bruins would still hold serve in the series....

It's the great thing about this Boston team. Unparalleled and unmatched depth. So what if the top 6 has been more quiet than Julie Carnes? It's the third and fourth lines that truly set the Bruins apart from other teams. For the second year in a row, PC has nailed the deadline by bringing in just what the team needed. We saw it with Peverley and Kelly last year (who have probably been the best two players for the B's this year so far); and we saw it again this year with Brian Rolston. Nothing wrong with going back to the future.

I'll give the Capitals credit where credit is due too; Braden Holtby must be wearing Olaf Kolzig's gear from the Capitals Hall of Fame. And they've been near impenetrable defensively so far; before tonight, they were keeping the Bruins out of the slot like Iran keeps out UN nuclear inspectors. Ovechkin's finally showed up tonight, which bodes well for them for the rest of the series.

But like I said, in spite of the Bruins serious lack of scoring from their "top 6" forwards, it's been the role players stepping up and giving them the all-important Game 3 victory. I'm pretty something like 85% of Game 3 winners go on to win the series when it had been tied at 1-1. We'll see ya Thursday.