Both the Bruins and the Lightning have experienced extremes in their 2011 playoff series'.
After each team found itself on the ropes in the opening round, each came back to triumph in Game 7.
In the second round, on the other hand, both Boston and Tampa dispatched opponents in four games, although much longer, more difficult series were expected.
Boston won three out of their four regular-season battles with the Lightning, including an 8-1 romp in December, but against a team with as many elite scorers as Tampa, nobody is expecting it to be that easy again. In fact, with 25 home wins, no team in the East had more than Tampa this season, meaning the Bruins will have their work cut out for them.
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