Burrows takes a bite out of the Bruins

One of the storylines coming out of Game 1 was what should the NHL do with Alexandre Burrows.

Burrows was caught on tape biting the glove of Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron at the end of the 1st period and was given a double minor for roughing.

Other players in the past were suspended for doing what Burrows did. Yet the NHL decided against any additional discipline allowing Burrows to play in Game 2.

Turns out Burrows was the best player on the ice for Vancouver in Game 2.

Burrows scored two goals for the Canucks including the game winner 11 seconds into overtime giving Vancouver a 3-2 win and a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. 

The game winning goal came as a result of Tim Thomas being overly aggressive in net.

"As soon as I got the puck, I knew I was going to fake a shot and then try to beat him,'' Burrows said. "I lost the puck in front of Thomas, but I got it back, and I got it in.''

Burrows also got the scoring started for Vancouver in the 1st period when he scored a power play goal to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead.

The Bruins were finally able to breakthrough against Luongo in the 2nd period by getting traffic in front of the net. Milan Lucic put home a rebound to tie the game at 1-1.

The Bruins power play, which has been less than impressive in the playoffs, came through in the 2nd period when Zdeno Chara, back on the blueline instead of in front of the crease, threw the puck on net finding the stick of Mark Recchi to deflect it past Luongo giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead.

Vancouver would turn up the pressure on Thomas and the Bruins defense in the 3rd period. Daniel Sedin took a pass from Burrows firing it past Thomas to tie the game at 2-2 setting the stage for Burrows heroics in overtime.

After the game a friend tweeted and asked me if I thought this was a back-breaker for the Bruins?

At this point I don't believe that it is. Granted being down 2-0 is not the situation the Bruins want to be in but the next two games are in Boston. There is a belief that you aren't in trouble in a series until you lose a game on home ice.

The goal right now for Boston is to take care of business on home ice and make it a best of three. Remember the Bruins dropped their first two games against Montreal before rallying to win the series.

Boston played a lot better in Game 2 than they did in Game 1. They were able to get shots on net and traffic in front of Luongo. Plus the Bruins power play was able to convert with Chara on the blueline instead of in front of the net.

I expect the Bruins to come out in Game 3 and play their best game of this series. They better, otherwise Vancouver will be one step closer to the Cup.