Bruins go extra long, push Penguins to brink

Situation: The No. 4 Boston Bruins have a 2-0 lead on the No. 1 Pittsburgh Penguins in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals going into Wednesday's Game 3 in Boston (8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network). Goalies: The Penguins' Tomas Vokoun (6-3, 2.26Gregory Campbell, who centers the so-called Merlot Line for the Bruins, sustained a broken leg when he blocked an Evgeni Malkin shot in the second period Wednesday.Almost from the moment the Boston Bruins claimed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, they were trying to divorce themselves from it. "Two wins in a series really doesn't mean anything," Boston forward Brad Marchand said. ThePITTSBURGH — In Game 1, Boston center Brad Marchand delivered an illegal check from behind to Pittsburgh winger James Neal that sent him helmet first into the boards. In Game 2, Marchand delivered two blows that

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