Tuukka Rask yielded six goals on 47 shots in Boston's 6-5 overtime loss to Chicago on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.
This is a game that the Blackhawks really needed to have and one in which the Bruins' netminder wish he'd been a little sharper. The netminder was beaten on a few second chances and seemed to be off positionally at times, a result of Chicago's net-front presence. Rask has been on such a tear in the playoffs that his goals-against average only rose to 1.83 and his save percentage slid to .941. Sportsnet's Daren Millard even pointed out that it was only the fifth time in Rask's entire career (regular season and playoffs) that he's given up at least five goals in a game. It was also a rare contest in which the Bruins' defense seemed a bit overwhelmed, too. We have a feeling Rask will bounce back in Game 5.

Patrice Bergeron notched two goals for the Bruins, but they fell 6-5 in overtime in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final versus the Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
With all things even right now and each team's goalie enduring an "off" night, the talented two-way center has emerged as a legitimate Conn Smythe contender. Bergeron now has four goals in the Final, and he's recorded nine goals and 15 points in 20 playoff games thus far. Boston never held a lead in this game, going down by two goals twice. Rich Peverley, Milan Lucic and Johnny Boychuk were the other goal scorers for the Bruins. Veterans Zdeno Chara and Jaromir Jagr each picked up two helpers apiece. Lucic had a game-high eight hits.

The Boston Bruins have been suffocating defensively in the Stanley Cup playoffs since their "Jekyll and Hyde" performance against Toronto in Round 1.
They have allowed just 1.84 goals per game which compares favorably to the Los Angeles Kings and their Cup-winning mark of 1.50 goals against per game from the 2012 postseason. "We're all perfectionists on the ice, and we want to be better," defenseman Dennis Seidenberg said. "Playing good defense is about playing the game the right way, and we've been doing that in the playoffs. The forwards are back-checking at every instance, guys are blocking as many shots as they possibly can and everyone is doing their job as well as they possibly can." The Bruins have killed off 27 straight opposition power plays and they have won 10 of their past 12 playoff contests.