TAMPA – The Bruins have come this far, so now they can’t let the psychological warfare that’s been staged against them since the start of the Eastern Conference Final by Tampa Bay head coach Guy Boucher get to them now that the series has turned into one winner-take-all showdown.

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Krejci/By S. Bradley

TAMPA — The game might’ve ended with Nathan Horton and Milan Lucic again doing their Road Warriors tag team impersonation on a couple Tampa Bay players, but for the previous 60 minutes of hockey that bulky duo teamed with David Krejci to dominate the Lightning.

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Here comes Game 7

TAMPA — And somehow you knew this Bruins team had to make things hard at least one more time before the curtain falls.

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Chara/By S. Bradley

TAMPA — As per the Bruins’ warm-up here at the St. Pete Times Forum, there are no lineup changes for tonight’s Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final against Tampa Bay.

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Roloson/By S. Bradley

TAMPA — As the story goes, Tampa Bay head coach Guy Boucher decided on the day of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final that he would go with Mike Smith for one game in net and return to Dwayne Roloson for Game 6.

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Boucher

TAMPA — It seems like the rivalry between the Tampa Bay Lightning and referee Eric Furlatt will continue tonight in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final at the St. Pete Times Forum against the Bruins.

And Lightning head coach Guy Boucher isn’t afraid to throw some fuel on the fire.

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Krejci/By S. Bradley

TAMPA — It could’ve been any player on Tampa Bay that Bruins center David Krejci decked in front of the Lightning net after a whistle late in the first period Monday night.

That it was defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron, however, was a fortunate turn of circumstance for Krejci.

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TAMPA — That the Vancouver Canucks are now the Western Conference champions and await the winner of the Bruins-Tampa Bay series might make the reality of Boston’s current situation a little more tangible to outsiders.

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Thomas

The NHL Network has put together a highlight reel of Tim Thomas’ best saves.

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Starting tonight here in Tampa, the Bruins have two chances to win one game to earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup final since 1990.

If they get there, they’ll face a franchise as desperate as they are to win the Cup.

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Smith/By S. Bradley

Throughout the Bruins-Lightning Eastern Conference Final, TheBruinsBlog.net will collaborate on Q&A features before every game with Jon Jordan 0f Beasts of the Southeast at Kukla’s Korner.

Here are Jon’s most recent answers with Game 6 looming tomorrow night.

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Thomas' miracle/By S. Bradley

Throughout the Bruins-Lightning Eastern Conference Final, TheBruinsBlog.net will collaborate on Q&A features before every game with Jon Jordan 0f Beasts of the Southeast at Kukla’s Korner. Here are my answers to Jon’s latest questions prior to tomorrow’s Game 6.

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Peverley/By S. Bradley

For some players, a demotion to the fourth line means something’s wrong and playing time will be scarce, especially when that player’s team is in the Eastern Conference Final.

But for Bruins forward Rich Peverley, his drop down the depth chart has only been sporadic because he’s been shifted throughout the lineup the last two games and continues to be a key contributor on special teams.

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Boychuk/By S. Bradley

TAMPA — Bruins defenseman Johnny Boychuk continued to feel fine today after he left the Bruins’ Game 5 victory over Tampa Bay a little early because of an apparent head injury last night.

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Roloson/By S. Bradley

TAMPA — Bruins players always say it doesn’t matter who’s playing in goal for the other team because their offensive approach is always the same.

Well, they’ve certainly had their share of practice against numerous goaltenders.

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