This Date In Bruins History: B's score six goals to top Lightning in 2011 ECF Game 2

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The Boston Bruins did not have the easiest road to the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.

Before their unforgettable series vs. the Vancouver Canucks, the B's were taken to seven games in the Eastern Conference Final by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Boston fell in Game 1, then let up a Tampa Bay goal 13 seconds into Game 2.

Nonetheless, the Bruins fought back to beat the Lightning, 6-5. They'd go on to win the series in seven games.

Relive the game below:

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Tyler Seguin and Michael Ryder netted two goals apiece for Boston in Game 2. Nathan Horton and David Krejci notched the other two goals.

After finishing off the Lightning in a thrilling seven-game series, the Bruins did the same to the Canucks and took home their first Stanley Cup since 1972.

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