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Under Pressure: goaltenders Tomas Vokoun, Tuukka Rask in spotlight as Bruins-Penguins begin
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Pittsburgh’s Tomas Vokoun and Boston’s Tuukka Rask have never played this deep into a hockey season. Whichever goaltender does a better job handling the pressure will help propel his team into the Stanley Cup finals.
The 36-year-old Vokoun has been lights out since taking over for struggling Marc-Andre Fleury in the first round. Vokoun is 6-1 in the post-season and has turned aside 94 per cent of the shots he has faced heading into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night.
Rask needed a little help from his teammates to get out of the opening round but was dominant in the second round against the New York Rangers. The 26-year-old watched the Bruins win it all behind Tim Thomas two years ago. He says he hopes to be a bigger part of this Cup run.
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