I'll be first to admit that many times I've been a bit critical Rask. Of course it usually was via text with my brother blaming him because in my eyes Rask struggled after my brother named his dog Tuukka.
With the Bruins heading to Toronto to hopefully finish off the Leafs with some more high-powered offense and great goaltending by Rask, here's a look at Bruins' recent playoff losses with Tuukka in net.
The following chart is a pretty good argument for not blaming Rask for the Bruins' playoff losses in recent years. With NHL teams averaging just under 3 goals per game, how in the world can you honestly expect to win games when you score 2 goals or fewer 15 times?
All totaled, the Bruins have only scored a total of 42 goals in Rask's 23 playoff losses. For those not wanting to do any math, that's 1.83 goals per game.
So far in his NHL playoff career, Rask has had 5 shutouts and only allowed 1 goal on 13 occasions.
So far in his NHL playoff career, Rask has had 5 shutouts and only allowed 1 goal on 13 occasions.
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