The Canucks are through to the Stanley Cup finals after their wild double overtime win last night in Vancouver. It now comes down to the Bruins and Lightning to see who will represent the East. The Bruins have a 3-2 series lead and travel to Tampa Bay tonight with the hopes of not allowing the series to go to 7 games.
Boston won last game 3-1 after blowing a 3-0 lead in game 4, losing 5-3. Tim Thomas has not been at his best in this series, but he was stellar in game 5 and will look to continue with that momentum into game 6 tonight. At the other end of the ice Mike Smith played game 5, allowing only 2 goals in the loss, but Roloson is the confirmed starter for tonights game. The Lightning have gotten to this point largely on the play of Dwayne Roloson and it makes sense for them to go back with him in this one, even though Smith has had a solid past 2 games. When Roloson is at the top of his game he is very difficult to beat.
This series has been back and forth with the majority of games being very tight and coming down to the wire. I expect tonights game to be no different. The Bruins are slight underdogs because the game is being played in Tampa Bay, but I think the Bruins have been a strong away team all season long and this has continued into the playoffs. I expect the Bruins to come out firing and their top players, should provide enough offense to send them through to the finals.
My Prediction: Boston Bruins +105
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