Gritty guys who work hard. Tough guys who can out-muscle their opponents in the corner.
Those things describe the Boston Bruins. If they are going to win a game, they are going to play brute hockey. They'll leave the artistic game to the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Blackhawks and the (ahem) Pittsburgh Penguins.
Yeah, right.
The Bruins have dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins through the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals. They have outscored the Pens 9-1 in two games at the Consol Energy Center, and they haven't done it by beating up the Penguins.
The Penguins have been credited with 71 hits in the first two games, while the Bruins have 38.
The Bruins have out-skated, outsmarted and out-skilled the Penguins. David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Nathan Horton have gotten the best of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jarome Iginla.
Boston has handled the puck as if it were a yo-yo. Pittsburgh has been dumbfounded by the ease the Bruins have had when making plays in the offensive zone.
In the Game 2 6-1 shellacking, the Bruins took advantage of an early gift as Brad Marchand&n ...
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