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Bruins dismantle listless Penguins 6-1 to take 2-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals

Bruins dismantle listless Penguins 6-1 to take 2-0 lead in Eastern Conference finals | iNFOnews.ca
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Brad Marchand scored twice during a four-goal first period and the Boston Bruins routedthe Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night.

David Krejci, Nathan Horton, Patrice Bergeron and Johnny Boychuk also scored for Boston, which hardly broke a sweat while going up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series. Tuukka Rask kept Sidney Crosby and the rest of the NHL’s top offence in check once again, stopping 26 shots.

Game 3 is Wednesday night in Boston.

Brandon Sutter netted Pittsburgh’s lone goal. Tomas Vokoun gave up three first-period goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Marc-Andre Fleury.

The move did little to blunt the momentum in what has quickly become a one-sided series. Boston held Pittsburgh’s top-ranked power play scoreless for the second straight game, and the Bruins looked like the team marked as the Stanley Cup favourites, not the star-laden Penguins.

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