Isles take Game 4 to tie it up, 4-1 with 2 empty netters. Each team with a 3 goal win and an OT win. To say this series is close is an understatement.
Barzal with a great game. Goal and assist, penalty, multiple penalties drawn... Took a hard cup check after crosschecking Krejci a few times, and scored the game winner on a weird bounce that he one timed, possibly out of the air. I couldn't tell on the replay.
A few fights, just overall fun hockey to watch.
Strange one- Clutterbuck got slew footed by a Bruin (accidentally, the guy was going for the puck) but as the guy tried to pull his stick out from under Clutterbuck, Clutterbuck grabbed onto the stick and the Bruin unwillingly lifted him back up. Weirdest shit I've seen. Miss18.1 and I both kinda freaked out about it.
Back to Boston with a tie. At least one more game for the Coliseum!
EDIT- a few other things this game had: When Krejci cup checked/speared Barzal it was originally called a major but the refs reviewed and dropped it to a 2 minute slashing call.
Also, on the Bruins' lone goal Marchand's stick was between the post and Varlamov, preventing the goalie from getting over to block the shot. Isles challenged and the review upheld the goal call. I knew the Isles were losing the challenge when both Pierre and Micheletti said it would be overturned. Those 2 have the combined IQ of a turnip.
Isles got the penalty for botching a challenge and Eberle served it. He nearly had a full breakaway when he got out of the box, but was caught by a well aware Bruin D player. Nice job by them. It would have been awesome if Eberle scored there.
Pastrnak missed a fully fucking wide fucking open fucking net. He hit the far post. I mean, fucking wide fucking open. When the play stopped he fell on his face and hid in shame. Went to the bench shaking his head, looking skyward.
The NY Jets were at the game again. It's like watching a frat party in the stands. Bunch of dildos wearing Isles jersey fouls with their names/numbers. One big dork from the offensive line has a mullet and keeps chugging beers and smashing the empty can on his head while the other guys stand around him cheering him on. Yawwwwwwwwn. Apparently Clark Gillies found it either annoying that a Jet was getting the attention for this, or was inspired, because the cameras panned to him and he did the same, sending the crowd into a roar. Yawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn. The most interesting part of that is that he was sitting a row or two in front of Ledecky, most likely as his guest. Not something you'd expect to see from a guest of the owner.