The Boston Bruins face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Game 1 starts at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. You can watch it HERE.
The Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves this far in large part to their goalie play. Tomas Vokoun, a two-time All-Star, has gotten hot when it matters the most.
"You just know that you're playing well, you're trying to do the right things," Vokoun told AP reporters. "You try not to treat it any differently, even if you know the stakes are just getting bigger."
Vokun has never made it past the opening round of the playoffs until this season, the Associated Press reports. The 36-year-old goalie, who began the season as a backup before taking over in the first round of the playoffs, appears impervious to pressure. He allowed only 11 goals in five games during the conference semifinals against the Ottawa Senators.
"He has been one of the better goalies in NHL," Penguins general manager Ray Shero told reporters. "He just happened to be playing in Nashville and Florida, not in the media spotlight."
Bruins' Tuukka Rask will be on the other end of the ice and facing a potent Pittsburgh offense. The Penguins have averaged 4.27 goals per game this postseason, the highest scoring average at this point in the playoffs in 20 years.
"We have to make (Rask) uncomfortable," Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said.
With a high-flying offense, Vokoun need only make his saves. On the downward side of his career, the goalie plans on enjoying every minute of this deep playoff run.
"This is what you play for," he said. "It's taken a long time to get here. Yeah there's pressure but really it's just about doing your job. That's all I can do."
