Bruins force game 7

The Bruins had one hope entering Monday night’s game. Get to Game 7. They did it with a 5-2 win over the Canucks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and now this series makes one more trip across the continent for its final game 7 in Vancouver on Wednesday.

The Bruins scored four goals in all during the first period, and they came in a span of just 4:14 -- a Stanley Cup Finals record that stood since March 31, 1956 when the Canadians scored four on the Red Wings in 5:29.

Vancouver Canucks forward Mason Raymond left TD Garden on a stretcher and was taken to the hospital after an awkward hit into the boards 20 seconds into the first period Monday. No word on his condition was released after the game.

Win or lose Tim Thomas, goalie for the Bruins, will most likely take the Conn Smythe Trophy. Along with only eight goals scored, no one else has really stood out to be a candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy. Also the Bruins goalie has 36 saves and an amazing .965 save percentage, the third-best figure in Stanley Cup Finals history.