Early in the second period of Game 6, nursing a one-goal lead and fighting to keep their season afloat, the Bruins benefited from multiple favorable bounces on the same play.
The puck ricocheted off the post, hit Tuukka Rask’s back, and momentarily soared through midair. Charlie McAvoy intervened and sent it toward Rask’s back once more, at which point Rask spun and deposited it away from the net. The sequence kept the St. Louis Blues from scoring and ultimately helped the Bruins cement a 5-1 win and force a Game 7.
While McAvoy bailed out his goaltender on that particular play, it was a microcosm of the entire evening for Rask, who could do no wrong in a sterling performance Sunday.