2019 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 Pregame

GAME 2 TRENDS

* Teams winning Game 2 have gone on to hoist the Stanley Cup 74.7 percent of the time since the Final went to the best-of-seven format in 1939 (59-of-79 series).

* The Bruins are 2-1 in Game 2s during the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs (all at home) and 53-48-1 in the franchise’s 102 total Game 2s in best-of-seven series (37‑22 at home).

* The Blues also are 2-1 in Game 2s this postseason (2-0 on the road) and own a 28-34 record in the franchise’s 62 total Game 2s in best-of-seven series (9-22 as visitors).

* The team winning Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final also has won Game 2 in 10 of the past 13 years. The only splits in that span: 2013 (Chicago won Game 1, Boston won Game 2), 2015 (Chicago won Game 1, Tampa Bay won Game 2) and 2018 (Vegas won Game 1, Washington won Game 2).

* Fifty-one teams have taken a 2-0 series lead since the Final went to the best-of-seven format in 1939. Of those, 46 (90.2%) have gone on to win the Stanley Cup.

* The all-time record of home teams sweeping Games 1 and 2 in best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals is 35-3 (.921). Two of those losses have come in the past decade: the Red Wings won the first two games at home in 2009 before ultimately losing to the Penguins in seven games, while the Canucks won the opening two games at home in 2011 before eventually falling to the Bruins in seven contests.

BRUINS SEEK 9TH CONSECUTIVE WIN, FIRST 2-0 SCF LEAD SINCE 1972

The Bruins, who have outscored opponents 32-11 during their eight-game winning streak, are aiming to string together nine straight wins in a playoff year for the third time in franchise history. The only two prior instances came in 1970 (10-0) and 1972 (9-0), both en route to Stanley Cup victories.

There have been nine total instances in NHL history of a team winning at least nine consecutive games within a single playoff year, with the most recent coming in 2008 (DET: 9-0). The League record is 11, achieved three times, which Boston can match with a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final.

Boston is seeking its fifth 2-0 lead in 20 all-time Stanley Cup Final appearances – and first since 1972 (vs. NYR). The others: 1970 (vs. STL), 1941 (vs. DET) and 1929 (vs. NYR) – all series wins.

Tuukka Rask has started all eight games for the Bruins during their current winning streak (1.38 GAA, .956 SV%, 2 SO), equaling the longest such run by any goaltender over the past 10 years. Only Gerry Cheevers has posted a longer playoff winning streak for Boston, reeling together 10 straight victories in 1970 (including four vs. STL).

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