EAST FINAL: CAR vs. BOS WEST FINAL: STL vs. SJ (BOS leads 2-0) (SJ leads 1-0) A Game 2 – Tonight 9 ET on NBCSN Game 3 – Tuesday 8 ET on NBCSN 2019 PLAYOFFS UPDATE May 13, 2019

Since the conference format was adopted during the 1981-82 season, teams that take a 2-0 lead in the Conference Finals own a series record of 30-2 (93.8%).

Yesterday: Bruins 6 Hurricanes 2 Game 3: Tuesday 8pm ET on NBCSN

The Bruins continued to roll at home in Game 2, scoring 5+ goals for the 2nd straight game while winning their 5th straight game in these playoffs. Charlestown, MA native Matt Grzelcyk scored 2 goals for the Bruins and Tuukka Rask made 21 saves on 23 shots. Charlie Coyle and Torey Krug each had 3 assists.

Grzelcyk: “I think, again, it was just kind of the importance of taking advantage of home ice… Going into the game, I think we were a little lackadaisical with the puck in Game 1 in the 2nd period. They were able to capitalize on a few chances, so it's something we talked about. We wanted a full 60-minute effort and I thought we played really well in the second period as well… kind of just didn't allow them to get momentum.”

Carolina captain Justin Williams: “I think just all in all we've got to rediscover who we are. You spend all this time off leading up [to the series] and everyone writing articles about how great we are and then you come out and sometimes you've got to eat a poop sandwich. It doesn't taste good, and you have to chew on it for a little bit, and we'll have to do it for a couple days and get the taste out of our mouths next game.”

• has outscored Carolina 11-4 in this series… Boston is now 6-3 at home in these playoffs

• Rask over last 10 games: 8-2, 1.72 GAA & .944 SV% During Boston’s 5-game winning streak: 5-0, 1.60 GAA, .953 SV%, 1 SO o • Carolina is 5-0 at home in these playoffs – the only team without a home loss

• Will Petr Mrazek start in Game 3? He’s allowed 10 goals thru 2 games this series (.808 SV%) since returning from injury. Remember, Curtis McElhinney is 3-0 this postseason w/ 1.56 GAA & .947 SV%

Today: Blues vs Sharks – Game 2 – 9pm ET on NBCSN Will the home success seen in the East Final continue tonight out Sharks This Postseason west? The Sharks are 7-2 at home this postseason, but both losses have Round Game 1 Game 2 come in Game 2 of each of their first 2 series (see chart): FR vs VGK Won 5-2 Lost 5-3

• San Jose is looking to go up 2-0 in a series for the first time SR vs COL Won 5-2 Lost 4-3 WCF vs STL Won 6-3 ?? this postseason

• Logan Couture, talking about their previous Game 2s: “We didn't play well. Both series, we came out, we had a solid first game and then just didn't play well in the second game. I don't know if guys were relaxed or what happened, but we need to play well. It's a big game. We want to win in front of our home crowd, we've been very good at home this postseason and we want to continue that.”

• SJ is 1 win shy of matching a franchise record for most home wins in a single postseason (8-4 in 2016)

While San Jose is getting production from its top stars in Couture, Joe Pavelski and Erik Karlsson, the same can’t be said for St. Louis. Vladimir Tarasenko has just 2 points (1G-1A) in the last 7 games and Ryan O’Reilly – who scored in Game 1 – has just 1 in the last 9 games.

• Blues coach Craig Berube on Tarasenko: “We definitely need him to do more offensively, for sure, and create more opportunities in scoring. But not just him. We need our top lines, our top guys, to create changes, to get chances and produce. That's the way the game is in the league. He definitely has to do more, along with other guys.”

By The Numbers (73 GP) Leaders

• 41 home wins; 32 road wins Goals: 11 – (SJ) Logan Couture • 34 one-goal games Assists: 13 – (SJ) Erik Karlsson • 7 shutouts Points: 17 – Couture (SJ)

• 15 OT games (10 last year)