Keeping The Faith: I'm talking about the Bruins

Greetings from New England here with some Bruins & Red Sox news!!

With game two of the Eastern Conference final a matter of hours away I know I'm not the only one hoping that some of the good fortune the Red Sox have been having could make its way across Boston from Fenway to the TD Garden. (I said some, not all.) The Bruins are coming off of a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in game one and leveling the series (1-1) would allow many New England sports fans to rest a bit easier. With forward Patrice Bergeron potentially out of the line-up again with a concussion, the Bean Town Bears have some compensating to do. It is no secret that the Bruin's power play has been lackluster with the B's capitalizing on just two of 41 opportunities this post season. The Bruins need to take an aggressive offensive stance early on so as to let the Lightning know that this is going to be a fight. Thomas will do his job in the net as he has all post-season, let's just hope the TB net sees some action on the opposite side of the ice. Game two faces off at 8:00PM and airs on the Versus network.

Gonzo after his epic walk off last night in the 9th vs. Baltimore

Another game of note tonight is game two of the Red Sox home-stand against the Baltimore Orioles. Last night, Daisuke pitched a dismal first few innings giving up six runs to the O's before the sixth inning. The Red Sox struck back, with a recently achieved .500 record to maintain the dirt dogs were not about the go down without a fight. By the time the bottom of the 9th rolled around the Red Sox were within one run. With the two lead-off men (Ellsbury and Pedroia) reaching base, Adrian Gonzalez was in the perfect position to be the hero of the night. Gonzo was behind 0-2 in the count when he blasted a two-run walk-off double off the left field wall to win the game 8-7. The Fenway Faithful who had stuck around despite the intermittent rain and cold temperatures got what they were hoping for - a win in true BoSox fashion, something I'll never get tired of seeing. First pitch from knuckle-baller Timmy Wakefield (my personal favorite, filling in for an injured Lackey) is at 7:10PM on NESN.

Good Luck to the Bruins & Sox!!