The Boston Bruins fought off elimination winning a tight 2-1 contest in Game 5 against the Panthers. After the game, Florida's head coach Paul Maurice justified his rant saying his team was short on profanity.
Whatever Maurice conveyed to the group seemed to work because on the very next shift, Sam Reinhart scored his fifth of the playoffs to even the score at 1-1. Four minutes later, Charlie McAvoy would score to put the Bruins ahead in the game for good.
With the Panthers failing to close out the series on home ice on Tuesday, things now shift back to TD Garden in Boston, where Maurice believes, will be quite a show for the fans.
Boston's captain Marchand has missed Game 4 and Game 5 with an upper-body injury, after taking a questionable hit from Panthers Bennett.
Game 6 will be played on Friday.
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15 MAI | 217 ANSWERS Panthers Head Coach Explains Colorful Language He Used On His Team Who is your favorite head coach in the NHL? | ||
Paul Maurice | 80 | 36.9 % |
Rod Brind'Amour | 58 | 26.7 % |
Jim Montgomery | 28 | 12.9 % |
Rick Tocchet | 51 | 23.5 % |
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