However, these Bs are less than 100 percent. They will continue to play without defenseman Matt Grzelcyk, who remains in the concussion protocol after sustaining a hard hit earlier in the series.<\/p>\n
And captain Zdeno Chara will try to play through a broken jaw he sustained after taking a puck to the face in Game 4. He came back to play more than 16 minutes in Game 5 on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Up until Saturday, Chara had not been able to speak with the media. Instead, he had to write answers to questions from reporters. The 42-year-old said in Saturday\u2019s press conference, he felt fine and had no limitations.<\/p>\n
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask said the entire team looks to their captain\u2019s play for inspiration.<\/p>\n
He doesn’t take any games off unless it’s impossible to play,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>Rask said.<\/span> \u201cIt’s an emotional lift for all of us. He’s the backbone of the defense, it’s a great help for us to have him back.”<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nOne thing going in Boston\u2019s favor tonight is that the Bruins are on the road. The Original Six franchise has won seven times on the road in 10 playoff games this year. That includes a 7-2 throttling the Bruins gave St. Louis in Game 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Game 6 of the NHL\u2019s Stanley Cup Final takes place Sunday night, and oddsmakers are betting that history will be made in St. Louis. The Blues, who currently hold a 3-2 series lead, are 1.5-goal favorites over the visiting Boston Bruins. With a win, St. Louis would win the first championship in the team\u2019s 52-year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":106531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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