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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins face off in Round 2
Published August 23, 2020
The Boston Bruins are looking to keep up the momentum from their win over the Carolina Hurricanes when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, beginning on Sunday night.
The Bruins entered the qualifying round of the playoffs as the top team in the NHL but quickly fell to the No. 4 seed after losing all three round robin games. Despite losing veteran goalie Tuukka Rask, the Bruins managed to change the pace of the series winning 2-1 in Game 5 Wednesday night to advance over the Canes.
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The Lightning, who beat the Bruins 3-2 in the qualifying round, bested the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 5 to advance to Round 2, even without star forward Steven Stamkos.
This series is poised to be a heated matchup which will boil down to the Bruins Defense vs. the Lightning’s offense - both of which are lacking key players.
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WHAT TO KNOW
WHEN:
Game 1: Aug. 23, 8 p.m. ET
Game 2: Aug. 25, 7 p.m. ET
Game 3: Aug. 26, 8 p.m. ET
Game 4: Aug. 28, 7:30 p.m. ET
Game 5 (if necessary): Aug. 30, TBD
Game 6 (if necessary): Sept. 1, TBD
Game 7 (if necessary): Sept. 2, TBD
WHERE: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
WHO’S MISSING? (via NHL.com)
LIGHTNING
Scratched: Mathieu Joseph, Braydon Coburn, Luke Schenn, Mitchell Stevens, Scott Wedgewood
Unfit to play: Steven Stamkos, Jan Rutta
BRUINS
Scratched: Anders Bjork, Trent Frederic, Karson Kuhlman, Nick Ritchie, Zach Senyshyn, Jeremy Lauzon, John Moore, Urho Vaakanainen, Jakub Zboril, Maxime Lagace
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