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Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday night.

The Boston Bruins took control of their series against the New York Rangers, while the Ottawa Senators' unlikely rally led to a double overtime win.

He is just the fourth player in Bruins history to score a goal in both of his first two playoff games.

During the regular season, the Bruins were savaged for blowing third-period leads so often one wondered if their game plan was only 40 minutes long.

Cam Neely may have had a bit more of a personal stake involved, but his reaction to the final game of the Bruins' first-round playoff series against Toronto was about the same as the most hard-core fan.

Brad Marchand didn't find the back of the net during Boston's seven-game series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but picked the perfect moment to get off the scoring schnide against the New York Rangers.

There were two second-round playoff matchups on the NHL schedule Thursday night and both of them provided hockey fans with thrilling late-game action.

It's one thing to shoot against the New York Rangers. It's quite another to actually get the puck through to goalie Henrik Lundquist.

Tyler Seguin, top, Patrice Bergeron and the Bruins refocused Monday night after falling behind Toronto 4-1 in Game 7. As a result, they'll begin the Eastern Conference semifinals Thursday against the New York Rangers.

Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli knew what the odds were. He knew the chances that his team could battle back from a three-goal deficit against the Maple Leafs in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal Monday night were slim.

Phunwin looks back at the Bruins' dramatic series win over Toronto, asks what's next, and offers a theory about Boston's phenomenal 6 on 5 play.

After the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers advanced to the second round with thrilling Game 7 victories, the 2013 NHL playoff are set.

The Toronto Maple Leafs won their second consecutive game over the Boston Bruins, tying the best-of-seven series and forcing a decisive Game 7. There's no longer any margin of error for either team.

May 8, 2013; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs left wing James van Riemsdyk skates with the puck against the Boston Bruins during game four of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs at the Air Canada Centre.

Claude Julien has put faith and trust in his forward lines, but he hasn't been rewarded for that loyalty.

Tuukka Rask didn't even want to talk about what happened to the Bruins in the playoffs three years ago.

It was a shift late in the second period that told you all you needed to know about the momentum of this Bruins playoff series against Toronto, and which team is working harder and playing more like it wants a second-round date with the Washington Capitals or New York Rangers.

Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien argues with officials late in the third period against the Toronto Maple Leafs during Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, in Boston on Friday, May 10, 2013.

If the budding trees and muggy air didn't tell you it was playoff time, then a conversation with Bruins defenseman Wade Redden yesterday certainly would have brought about postseason awareness.

It was a duo that combined for 34 goals and 34 assists during the 2013 regular season for the Boston Bruins.