technical details
  1. is_video => true
  2. alias => "boston\/\/bruins\/bruins-tuukka-rask-has-perfect-response-question-being-big-game-goalie"
  3. nid => "870631"
  4. title => "Bruins' Tuukka Rask has perfect response to question on being big-game goalie"
  5. is_chrome_page => false
  6. article_body => "<p>Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask made 39 saves in a Game 6 shutout Monday night to propel his team past the Columbus Blue Jackets and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/bruins\/bruins-play-hurricanes-dougie-hamilton-eastern-conference-final?b\" target=\"_blank\">into the Eastern Conference final<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He was Boston's best player in its second-round matchup versus Columbus, and the netminder's performance in the series-clincher was among the best in his playoff career.<\/p>\n<p>Rask was asked in his postgame media scrum&nbsp;about being a big-game goaltender, and he gave a perfect response:<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rask, asked if he thinks it\u2019s important to be known as a Big Game Goalie: <br><br>\u201cYeah, well. It\u2019s better than sucking.\u201d<\/p>&mdash; Matt Porter (@mattyports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattyports\/status\/1125586237849468929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>He's not wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Rask now has two series-clinching shutouts in his career, which is tied with Gerry Cheevers and Tim Thomas for the most such wins in Bruins playoff history. His 39 saves also are tied for the fourth-most in a series-clinching shutout since 1954-55.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Bruins will be favored in their conference final series with the Carolina Hurricanes, and the advantage Rask gives Boston in net is among the reasons why.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/bruins\/zdeno-chara-david-pastrnak-celebrate-bruins-win-awesome-instagram-video?int\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chara, Pastrnak celebrate series-clinching win with Instagram video&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em><a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb76e2c06579?site_id%3DDig_RSN_Bos%26creative_id%3Dnbcsbos1075%26cp_4%3Dwww.nbcsports.com%26cp_1%3Dwashington%26cp_2%3Dmyteams-nbc-sports%26cp_3%3Dnbcsbos1075&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1557258433809000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGUFB2YLZzrOF-zkfAaMYMU6qiVmA\" href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb76e2c06579?site_id=Dig_RSN_Bos&amp;creative_id=nbcsbos1075&amp;cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&amp;cp_1=washington&amp;cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&amp;cp_3=nbcsbos1075\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Celtics easily on your device.<\/em><\/p>\n"
  7. author => "Nick Goss"
  8. mps => {"author":"Nick Goss","league":"","sport":"","sponsor":""}
  9. published => "1557200040"
  10. created => "1557201224"
  11. changed => "1557201372"
  12. status => "1"
  13. hero_image_credit => "USA TODAY Sports"
  14. tags => [{"tid":"8156","name":"NHL","url":"tags\/nhl"},{"tid":"8481","name":"Tuukka Rask","url":"tags\/tuukka-rask"},{"tid":"2691","name":"Boston Bruins","url":"tags\/boston-bruins"}]
  15. section => "Bruins"
  16. team => "Boston Bruins"
  17. image => {"uri":"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2019\/05\/07\/bruins_jackets_gm6_highlights_0506191557199362402_7000k_1920x1080_1518231107996.jpg","alt":"bruins_jackets_gm6_highlights_0506191557199362402_7000k_1920x1080_1518231107996.jpg","title":"Highlights: Bruins move on to Eastern Conference Final"}
  18. video_url => "https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/boston\/video\/highlights-bruins-move-eastern-conference-final"
  19. is_mediaid => true
  20. mediaid => "TPwYTH13TRPM"
  21. video_autoplay => true
  22. video_automute => true
  23. mpx_account_id => "BxmELC"
  24. player_id => "boston_article"
  25. chrome_data => "{\"league\":\"\",\"sport\":\"\",\"sponsor\":\"\"}"
  26. sponsor => ""
  27. region => "boston"
  28. fb_url => "https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=318214485357680&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fbruins-tuukka-rask-has-perfect-response-question-being-big-game-goalie&display=popup"
  29. tw_url => "https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Bruins%27%20Tuukka%20Rask%20has%20perfect%20response%20to%20question%20on%20being%20big-game%20goalie&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fbruins-tuukka-rask-has-perfect-response-question-being-big-game-goalie&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fbruins-tuukka-rask-has-perfect-response-question-being-big-game-goalie"
  30. mailto => "mailto:?subject=Bruins%27%20Tuukka%20Rask%20has%20perfect%20response%20to%20question%20on%20being%20big-game%20goalie&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fboston%2Fbruins%2Fbruins-tuukka-rask-has-perfect-response-question-being-big-game-goalie"
  31. tags_hide => []
  32. type => "article"
  33. meta => {"file":"\/mnt\/gfs\/rsnunited\/sites\/default\/files\/archive\/article\/boston\/bruins\/bruins-tuukka-rask-has-perfect-response-question-being-big-game-goalie.json","assets":["public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/boston\/2019\/05\/07\/bruins_jackets_gm6_highlights_0506191557199362402_7000k_1920x1080_1518231107996.jpg"]}
  34. orig_image => {"uri":"public:\/\/2019\/05\/07\/bruins_jackets_gm6_highlights_0506191557199362402_7000k_1920x1080_1518231107996.jpg","alt":"bruins_jackets_gm6_highlights_0506191557199362402_7000k_1920x1080_1518231107996.jpg","title":"Highlights: Bruins move on to Eastern Conference Final"}
  35. article_type => "article"
Bruins

Bruins

Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask made 39 saves in a Game 6 shutout Monday night to propel his team past the Columbus Blue Jackets and into the Eastern Conference final. 

He was Boston's best player in its second-round matchup versus Columbus, and the netminder's performance in the series-clincher was among the best in his playoff career.

Rask was asked in his postgame media scrum about being a big-game goaltender, and he gave a perfect response:

He's not wrong.

Rask now has two series-clinching shutouts in his career, which is tied with Gerry Cheevers and Tim Thomas for the most such wins in Bruins playoff history. His 39 saves also are tied for the fourth-most in a series-clinching shutout since 1954-55. 

The Bruins will be favored in their conference final series with the Carolina Hurricanes, and the advantage Rask gives Boston in net is among the reasons why.

Chara, Pastrnak celebrate series-clinching win with Instagram video>>>

Click here to download the new MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Celtics easily on your device.