Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Bruins, Lightning providing unexpected offense

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Boston and Tampa Bay have played a pair of surprisingly high scoring games and the trend might continue the way the Eastern Conference finals is going.

The series is tied 1-1 and the teams have combined for 18 goals.

That kind of offense seemed unlikely heading into the matchup with the top two playoff goalies this season: the Lightning's Dwayne Roloson and the Bruins' Tim Thomas. Both allowed an average of two goals a game through the opening two playoff rounds.

"They're All-Star players, and they're players that are top-notch players in the league," Roloson said on Wednesday. "The guys we have on our team and the guys they have on their team, there's …

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