It's the type of hit hockey fans love.
And it's one that should make for a pretty fun Game 2 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and Blues.
A helmetless Torey Krug laid out Robert Thomas during the third period of the Bruins' 4-2 Game 1 win at TD Garden.
"That gave me some goosebumps," David Backes said of his Bruins teammate, via NBC Sports' Sean Leahy. "He thinks he's playing 30, 40 years ago."
How will it spill over into Game 2? We'll find out Wednesday night.
"I think it gave our team energy and that's all you're trying to do out there is make little plays throughout the game that pushes your team in the right direction and that was one of them." -Torey Krug
This is the #StanleyCup Final. pic.twitter.com/Qs2rB9T3la— #StanleyCup on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) May 28, 2019
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Nearly five years after some fist bumps turned him into a viral sensation, and six years after beating leukemia, Liam Fitzgerald and his family have continued to use that moment to help raise money and awareness for good causes.https://t.co/LbT4XvpOeJ— #StanleyCup on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) May 29, 2019
GAME 1: @NHLBruins
GAME 2: ????? pic.twitter.com/rE8kjqYrbu— #StanleyCup on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) May 29, 2019
We've been counted out before. Hey buddy, we're still here. #WeAllBleedBlue pic.twitter.com/z6Cbrr0pI4— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) May 29, 2019
.@1996_Carlo, @ToreyKrug, and @connorcliff28 meet with the media ahead of Game 2 of the #StanleyCup Final: pic.twitter.com/CW0LFhpDE6— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) May 29, 2019
Below is the schedule for Game 2 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final. You can watch the entire Final on the networks of NBC.
St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins
Game 2, Stanley Cup Final
8 p.m. ET | TV: NBCSN | Live stream here
