Monday Stanley Cup Coffee - Victim Is Your Name And You Shall Fall
There's been a stunning amount of rhetoric, garbage and lies hurled at the Canucks and their fans in these playoffs, and here they are one win from glory. This is OUR moment!
| Final - 6.10.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vancouver Canucks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
There's been a stunning amount of rhetoric, garbage and lies hurled at the Canucks and their fans in these playoffs, and here they are one win from glory. This is OUR moment!
Forget the rhetoric. If you don't, you're gonna miss one incredible experience.
The Canucks get a beauty of a game from their defense and keep the Bruins away from the net for an entire game.
Another tight defensive battle. Another Canucks player steps forward into the role of hero...
Hey you guys....WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! The most hated guy in Boston buries the Bruins in Game 5! Suddenly the 2 day layoff isn't so bad! Wow..I couldn't even sit down for the duration of the 3rd...
Roberto Luongo (31 saves) shutout the Bruins to help the Canucks en route to 1-0 win in Game 5.
20 minutes to go, 20 minutes to glory. Step up and earn this.
A few links before Game 5
After two games, this series looked like a walk in Stanley Park for Vancouver. Now, the Canucks limp back to home ice looking like they've been mauled by a bear, which is pretty much what happened during Games 3 & 4 in Boston. How will the story turn tonight?
Rats abound both on and off the ice. The Canucks are no angels here, but there's a serious need to get the Orkin man to deal with all things black and yellow...
TV Schedule 6/10: NHL Stanley Cup Finals: Bruins - Canucks, NCAA Super Regionals, Rockies - Dodgers
Team stats, injury updates, rosters, video
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vancouver | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - No scoring. Penalties - Raffi Torres, Vancouver (Tripping), 1:39; Henrik Sedin, Vancouver (Interference), 6:54; Andrew Alberts, Vancouver (Roughing), 14:13; Milan Lucic, Boston (Tripping), 19:27; Alexandre Burrows, Vancouver (Unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:27. |
| Second Period |
| - No scoring. Penalties - Ryan Kesler, Vancouver (Interference on goalkeeper), 4:18; Adam McQuaid, Boston (Holding), 7:22; Patrice Bergeron, Boston (Holding), 15:56. |
| Third Period |
| - 1, Vancouver Goal - Maxim Lapierre (2), from Kevin Bieksa and Raffi Torres at 4:35. Penalties - Rich Peverley, Boston (Tripping), 12:09. |