The series opener was a nail-biting stalemate until the very end, while the second installment was an emotional roller coaster ending in tragedy.
Bruins fans took to Twitter during Game 2, riding that roller coaster together, as NESN.com’s Jeff Howe moderated the chat with the hashtag #nhlcup11.
See how Bruins fans reacted to the ups and downs of Saturday night in the transcript below.
Well I hope the Burrows OT goal gets the Bruins fired up for a comeback.
Well I guess payback for Horton not being suspended for game 7 …. It’s been fun folks #bruins
Not the way a game this good should have ended… not to mention the goal was scored by someone who should have been suspended
Well that’s was quick. Whooooooo go Canucks go!!!! #Canucks
RT @nesn: OK, Bruins fans, you’ve got 15 minutes to get to a store to stock up on Tums and Pepto. –> Too late…
OK, Bruins fans, you’ve got 15 minutes to get to a store to stock up on Tums and Pepto. B’s-Canucks heading to overtime.
Overtime here we come!
I want the #NHLCup11 to go to 7 games #Bruins win game 7
Um was that a 4 on 1 rush???? What the… #bruins
Is anybody else having trouble breathing?
Crossing out Boston pizza on rink boards to say vancouver pizza even though Boston pizza is a Canadian company?! Real original.
Wow! That was a sweet play! #Canucks
Kind of felt like that was coming.
THIS! RT“@NESN: Tim Thomas’ 2011 postseason highlight reel will need to come in a box set.
Word. RT @NESN: Tim Thomas’ 2011 postseason highlight reel will need to come in a box set.
Horrid turnover by Kaberle’s spin-o-rama. Tim Thomas “saves his bacon.” #Bruins
WHAT A SAVE BY THOMAS! Going post-to-post to keep the #Bruins up 1 with under 6 to go in the 2P.
Tim Thomas’ 2011 postseason highlight reel will need to come in a box set.
The aged one, and on a power play to boot #Bruins
We still have Recchi??? #Bruins
Milan Lucic proved me wrong. Roberto Luongo CAN be scored on. Alright. Let’s go #Bruins.
GIANT goal by the Vancouver native
Homeboy! Lucky to be tied. Boychuk with assist. #Bruins
THAT’S how the #Bruins are gonna score. Great play by Lucic
yayyyyy Bruins!! glad im watching now!
Milan Lucic and the Bruins’ top line offset a miserable first period by knotting the score midway through the second. 1-1
We got this(?) #NHLCup11 FYI Stag has gone in overdrive. Ummmmmmm
Time to change to NFL style…. Referee: “Penalty on Vancouver!” Bruins: “We decline.”
I think it may be time to see Peverly or Ryder on the Bergeron line. #Bruins
RT @andrewjalbert: NBC is really hitting their talking points hard tonight. Chara: “He’s tall!” Sedins: “They’re twins!” –>LOLOL
Need to watch whole film. RT @NESN: It seems like a great time to watch this video http://youtu.be/vwpTj_Z9v-c
Retweeting myself. Deal with it RT @NESN: It seems like a great time to watch this video http://bit.ly/8m0Dx
Can NBC be more pro-Vancouver? pretty soon Doc and Edzo are just going to start saying “we” instead of “the Canucks” #Bruins
Feels like the Bruins are never going to score. 1G in last 7 periods
Wow, if the game keeps going at this pace I might be gassing by the 3rd period
There are just some rattling hits so far in this series. #BRUINS
I wonder if this guy got paid to let the crowd sing the Canadian anthem.
The microphone craps out during the singing of the Canadien anthem, could this be a sign in the #Bruins favor? Let’s go TIMMY!!
Good to see Malhotra back in hockey but wish it didn’t have to happen tonight
The more I see Burrows’ chomp on Bergeron, the more I feel karma will EAT the Canucks
Manny Malhotra is officially in for #Canucks. Alexandre Bolduc is scratched. Andrew Alberts in for Dan Hamhuis on defense.
Yet another George who is also a Bruins fan… Go Bs! #Bruins http://twitpic.com/572joj
OK, the puck drops in a half hour. Bring on those predictions, folks. And who scores the winner? #NHLCup11
No changes to #Bruins lines in warmup: 17-46-18, 63-37-28, 73-23-19, 20-11-49; 33-44, 12-54, 21-55. 22/34/47 on ice, not in drills #nhlcup11
I’ll be tweeting during the game but Doug Flynn will have much more detailed analysis on his live blog http://bit.ly/mTWRkU #NHLCup11
Join the Stanley Cup conversation on Twitter at @NESN.Use the hashtag #NHLCup11.