Bruins Fans Open Stanley Cup Series Against Canucks With Rousing Show of Support on Twitter

The Bruins lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to the Canucks in Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night. After playing the Canucks to a scoreless tie for the first 59 minutes, 41 seconds, the Bruins let their guard down just long enough  for Raffi Torres to sneak one into the back of the net.

Bruins fans and members of the NESN staff had a lot to say on Twitter throughout the course of the game, which included 70 shots and 12 power plays between the two teams. NESN.com’s Jeff Howe moderated the chat with the hashtag #NHLCup11. To see everyone’s reaction from the opening faceoff all the way to the final buzzer, check out the Twitter feed below.

BeersMorgan Derek Morgan
Awesome game, 2 in a row that my heart can’t handle. Series gonna be insane, Bs have game 2   

TomCaron Tom Caron
Andy Brickley, live in Vancouver, giving his take on Game 1 right now on @NESN 

L_Madd Lacey Maddalena
Thomas did well in the other 59:41 he played.   

RaiseTheKop moe
Great stuff. Vancouver wins it in the final moments because of a defensive mistake. Looks to be a close hard fought finals. 

TheRealBSB The Real BSB
Looked offsides from here…. Of course, I’m 2200 miles away. 

What do you think?  Leave a comment.

CoffeeBookChick Coffee & a BookChick
Tim Thomas is still a monster. One heck of a goalie and it IS ON for Game 2. ON.

TomCaron Tom Caron
#Bruins outplayed much of that third period. Thomas can’t do it alone. Will need to spend more time in offensive zone Sat night 

TheRickyDoyle Ricky Doyle
Nancy Kerrigan had it right.. whyyyyyyyyy?  

NESN NESN
The thunder has come to a halt in Boston. If the Bruins score, that’s going to change.  

luddiec Chris Luddie
TIm Thomas is a monster.  

nealgoswami Neal P. Goswami
I’m developing an ulcer. Come on Bruins! 

kristins4kids Kristin
Find the net #bruins  

sarahviz Sarahviz
WTH? Does Burrows think he’s Mike Tyson? 

TheRickyDoyle Ricky Doyle
I’m not even home but I know my dad’s screaming “They need a fight!” at the TV right now

CoffeeBookChick Coffee & a BookChick
I so miss the @VsFaceOff commentators. @NBC_Sports guys are kinda snobby

mikecole25 Mike Cole
Tim Thomas did his best Carey Price a few minutes ago. I’m just sayin’  

DWest12 David W. West, Jr.
What a change from Game 7 of last series. A lot of penalties so far in this  Game One.

DougJChin Doug Chin
Do people remember the last #Bruins game? You know the one when there were no penalties.

Ashleeplague Nano
4 on 3 osbsijsnjd  

Ashleeplague Nano
Torres just socked Kelly in the face. Wow.

NESN NESN
The Bruins have let some big-time chances go by the boards. Are you concerned, or optimistic they’ll capitalize eventually?  

seatspro SeatsPro.com
#Bruins Power Play is looking a lot better – but they need to get one past Luongo, who is on fire…  

ericbeard ericbeard
get a “B” they need to finish and clean up some sloppy turnovers

NESN NESN
B’s withstand Canucks’ initial surge, control chunk of period, fail to score on double minor. How would you grade B’s 1st period?  

seatspro SeatsPro.com
Andre the Giant mentioned during the Stanley Cup Playoff coverage = EPIC.

jeffphowe Jeff Howe
This just in: All of NESN’s Stanley Cup commercials feature the Bruins

erictortiz Eric Ortiz
Close. MT @NESN: NBC Creates Stanley Cup Final Commercial Featuring Lightning Taking on Canucks http://bit.ly/jlaJd0  

TheRealBSB The Real BSB
3 defensemen and 2 forwards out on the PP… And it seemed to work.  

seatspro SeatsPro.com
#Chara taking the face-off on the Power Play was awesome  

BetzC Betsy Caron
Yeah Canada, rocking #rancid in the arena. Still, go #bruins.  

sarahviz Sarahviz
Power play! #bruins

ddgonefishing David DeCola
#Thomas UNREAL to start this game.  

erictortiz Eric Ortiz
#Bruins are nearly 2-1 underdogs to win #StanleyCup. In other words, advantage, Boston. http://bit.ly/jMhIPf  

sarahviz Sarahviz
Let’s go B’s!!!

RachelllJonas Nicks Girl
Goooo Bruins   😀

DougJChin Doug Chin
Gotta say, Vancouver knows how to do an anthem. Love having the crowd singing without the anthem singer.

gigawell Maxwell
I’d much rather hear Rene Rancourt singing the anthems tonight.  

RichieB13 Richie B
#Bruins in the #StanleyCup Finals is still a little surreal and will probably remain so for a little even after the puck drops.  

megfuryinc Meg Black
Hey #bruins fans, think we should borrow from the sox with a little COWBOY UP and WHY NOT US?  

RNRRT Karen Wilber
It’s 8pm!!! Time for the Boston Bruins to make their run towards history!! GO GO GO Bruins!!!!!!!!!!!!

NESN NESN
Staying disciplined, containing the Sedins among the top-10 keys for the Bruins in this series http://bit.ly/j9PkG0  

CWHLToronto Toronto Women’s HC
The lines have been drawn! Who’s ready? Drop that biscuit.  

sheraty9 Sean Heraty
this game need to start im getting sick of hearing how great the music selection in vancouver is

NESN NESN
Interested in some bonus hockey? Road teams have won 16 of the last 20 overtime games in the Stanley Cup.

douglasflynn Douglas Flynn
For consistency’s sake, since it certainly wasn’t in doubt, Thomas and Luongo lead clubs out for warmup. That’s the goalie matchup  

douglasflynn Douglas Flynn
We’ve got pucks on the ice at Rogers Arena. Now we’re just waiting for players to skate out for warm-ups as start of series nears.  

BSergeant11 Bryan Sergeant
Recci and Thornton  

Seabass36 Don Jones
who are recchi and thornto

jeffdoc Jeff Docherty
Mark Recchi and Shawn Thornton  

NESN NESN
Trivia time: Do you know the only two active players in this series who have won a Stanley Cup?  

Dolly_is_tweet Dolly Jo M McPherson
@NESN I’m hoping Bs@ win, but it will be close – 2-1 is my guess. Bs in 6.  Go P

BurnsOrtiz Maria Burns Ortiz
Eva just said, “X kid at school wants the Canucks to win. He can’t be my friend.”

ColtsHater Chris Hamilton
At work… RT Where will you be watching Game 1 of #Bruins#Canucks series? http://is.gd/o40TZx  

NESN NESN
Where will you be watching Game 1 of #Bruins#Canucks series? http://is.gd/o40TZx  

katedurvin Kaitlyn Durvin
#BRUINS TONIGHT

seatspro SeatsPro.com
Bruins in 6 – bank on it!  

NESN NESN
Tons of Bruins support coming in with your predictions. Keep ’em flowing.  

NESN NESN
Hey, hockey fans. It’s @jeffphowe and I’ll be tweeting throughout the night on the @NESN account. Who’s got Game 1 predictions?

Join the Stanley Cup conversation on Twitter at @NESN.Use the hashtag #NHLCup11.