Boston Bruins

Tuukka Rask showed he’s ready for a fight

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask watches the puck during the second period of the team's game against the Maple Leafs on Monday, March 20, 2017, in Toronto. Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press via AP

By The Boston Globe

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In Tuesday’s third period, the cigarette that usually dangles from the side of Tuukka Rask’s mouth was trampled under Nashville’s pressure.

Rask, usually smooth and gliding around his crease, was in full battle mode, scrambling and diving and fighting his way through bodies and sticks. The Predators, dormant in the first period, roared to life in the third to send pucks and people at the Boston net.

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