The Boston Bruins lost home ice advantage in their first-round playoff series against the Florida Panthers with a 6-3 loss in Game 2, but it didn't take long for them to get it back.
In addition to his goal, Coyle tallied eight shot attempts, five scoring chances, five shots on net and played 1:36 for a Bruins penalty kill that went a perfect 2-for-2.
Coyle's performance is even more impressive when you consider the Panthers clearly made a point to target him on almost every shift. It wasn't a surprising strategy from Florida given Boston's issues at center without Bergeron and Krejci. Coyle was hit and cross-checked a bunch of times by Panthers players. Sam Bennett took a run at Coyle in the second period and was penalized for interference.
Ullmark's bounce-back performance wasn't a surprise because he has responded like this all season. He gave up three or more goals 13 times during the regular season, and in his next start after those games he posted a .941 save percentage and a 1.76 GAA. Ullmark gave up five goals in Game 2 on Wednesday night, and then he stepped up in Game 3 by allowing just two goals with a .933 save percentage. He very rarely has two lackluster performances in a row.
Ullmark appeared to be in some discomfort after making a save late in the second period. He was a game-time decision Friday morning but felt good enough to play. It'll be interesting to see if the B's start backup in Game 4 on Sunday to give Ullmark some rest. There's an extra off day between Game 4 on Sunday and Game 5 on Wednesday. Boston had a league-leading 43-1-3 record when scoring first during the regular season. They are 2-0-0 in this series when scoring first, and in Game 3 it was Taylor Hall who got the B's on the board at 2:26 of the opening period.
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