Fun (And Not So Fun) Facts About The Boston Bruins & Their Stanley Cup Run
BOSTON (CBS)- For the Boston Bruins, heading to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 21 years. Here are a few fun (and not so fun) facts about the B's in the Stanley Cup.
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-The Bruins have won five Stanley Cup championships. The last time the Bruins won it was the 1971-72 season when they beat the New York Rangers four games to two. It was their second Stanley Cup in three seasons.
- This is the first time the Bruins have been in the Stanley Cup since 1989-90 when they lost to the Edmonton Oilers four games to one.
-The Bruins also lost to the Oilers in 1987-88 in a four game sweep. The original Game 4 of the series had to be canceled in the second period with the score tied 3-3 due to a power outage in the Boston Garden.
-The Bruins are 5-11 all-time in Stanley Cup Finals.
-Bruins forward Mark Recchi has been part of two teams that have won the Stanley Cup, first in 1990-91 with the Pittsburgh Penguins and then in 2005-06 with the Carolina Hurricanes. For comparisons sake, Bruins rookie Tyler Seguin was not born when Recchi won his first Cup.
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