CHICAGO (AP) — The Boston Bruins were mad when theyplayed poorly in the first period of Game 2 of
the Stanley Cup finals.Then they went out and got even with the Chicago Blackhawks.This group of Bruins is
one resilient bunch.DanielPaille scored at 13:48 in overtime and Boston used another greatperformance by
Tuukka Rask to overcome a sluggish start in a 2-1 victoryover the Blackhawks on Saturday night, tying the
series at a gameapiece."We got rewarded because I thought from the second periodon, we were a good
team, a better team, and by the end I thought we hadmore chances," Bruins coach Claude Julien
said.Three days after athree-overtime thriller in the opener, Boston and Chicago once againwere tied after
regulation. The Bruins then turned up their play andfinally cashed in after goaltender Corey Crawford
singlehandedly keptthe Blackhawks in the game.Brandon Bollig had a turnover in theChicago end and Tyler
Seguin passed it to Paille, who shot it underCrawford’s glove and off the right post for his third goal of
theplayoffs. The slick shot sent the Bruins back to Boston with themomentum ahead of Game 3 on Monday
night."We just kept thepressure on and Seggy threw the puck to me," Paille said. "I just
poppedout and had to shoot the puck quick, get it off my stick. I was able tosend it post low. He made a
good play passing it over instead ofshooting."Patrick Sharp scored for Chicago, which looked more and
more gassed as the night wore on. Crawford made 26 saves."You’vegot to kind of swallow this one and
move on," Sharp said. "We knowwhat’s on the line in this series and going into Boston’s going to
betough, but we’re ready for the challenge. We’ll find a way to be betterfor Game 3."Paille also had an
assist on Chris Kelly’s tying goal in the second, and Rask made 18 of his 33 stops in the first
period."That’s kind of how our room is. On any given night, someone can step up," Kelly said.
"Paille showed that tonight."Thefirst two games of last year’s Stanley Cup also went to overtime,
withLos Angeles taking a 2-0 lead at New Jersey before going on to defeatthe Devils in six games. Before
last season, it had been 61 years sincethe first two games of the finals needed an extra period to decide
thewinner. In that 1951 Stanley Cup, each of the five games went toovertime, with Toronto taking the series
against Montreal.The way Chicago and Boston are playing, a repeat is certainly possible.Itwas the third
consecutive overtime game for the Blackhawks, whoeliminated Los Angeles with a 4-3 victory in two overtimes
in Game 5 ofthe Western Conference finals, and then defeated Boston 4-3 in Wednesdaynight’s marathon.
Chicago dropped to 4-2 during OT games in this year’splayoffs.The Bruins lost the opener when Dave Bolland’s
tip wentoff Andrew Shaw’s leg and past Rask for the winning score. They alsoblew a 3-1 third-period lead in
that one, but seemed to have no problemputting the loss behind them that night.After all, the same coregroup
of Bruins dropped the first two games of the 2011 Stanley Cupfinals against Vancouver and came back to win.
They trailed 4-1 in thethird period of Game 7 against Toronto in this postseason and came backto win.It’s a
spirit that runs hand in hand with their home citythese days. In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon
bombings, the Bruinstalked about wanting to do something for the city, and they tookanother step toward that
goal in Game 2."We’re excited to comeaway with a win. But it’s only 1-1," defenseman Dennis
Seidenberg said."It’s a long series. We have to start focusing on the next game, andstart
better."The Bruins’ final push was a stark contrast to thebeginning of the game, with the Blackhawks
looking refreshed during adominant first period. The Bruins looked tired and slow, except forRask, and he
was enough to keep it close.Rask turned awaynumerous prime opportunities for Chicago, but Sharp managed to
scorewhile the goaltender contended with a pile of bodies in front of thenet. It was his ninth playoff goal,
breaking a tie with Bryan Bickellfor the team lead and matching Boston center David Krejci for the NHL’sbest
total.A few minutes later, Marian Hossa pushed Rask’s padsand the puck just over the red line in goal. But
the officials ruled theplay had been whistled dead before the score."I thought thewhistle was a little
quick, but that’s the way it is," Blackhawkscaptain Jonathan Toews said. "It’s frustrating when
the bounces don’t goyour way, but it is what it is."When the first period was over,the Blackhawks had
19 shots on goal. Sharp (six) and Hossa (five) eachhad more shots than Boston had as a team (four).It was
not apretty scene in the Bruins’ locker room at intermission — Julien saidthere was "a bit of a
chat." Still, Chicago only had a 1-0 lead."Ithink we were angry," Seguin said. "We were
motivated. I think the guysjust weren’t happy in here. We knew we could be better. We were makingmental
mistakes."Boston began to control the action in the second, leading to the tying score.Paillehad a
takeaway against Sharp behind the net and then made a nice moveto get to the other side of the goal.
Crawford turned him away, butKelly was there to poke in the rebound at 14:58.Kelly’s firstplayoff goal since
April 12, 2012, against Washington and No. 11 for hiscareer ended Boston’s scoreless stretch of 1 hour, 40
minutes and 57seconds dating to the third period of the opener."It’s like thesecond period, I thought
we lost the pace of the game on that end of therink," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "We
had the perfectstart to the game, then we stopped doing what made us successful. Westood around.They
countered."NOTES: Bruins F Nathan Hortonplayed 21½ minutes after leaving the series opener with an
unspecifiedupper body injury. … Toews received a standing ovation when he wasrecognized in the first
period with a videoboard message honoring thecenter for winning this year’s Frank J. Selke award, given to
the NHL’sbest defensive forward. … It was the first split of the first twogames of the Stanley Cup finals
since 2004, when Calgary won the firstgame on the road and Tampa Bay took Game 2. The Lightning won the
seriesin seven games.___Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenapCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press.