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Tweet BOSTON -- The media horde covering the Eastern Conference Semifinal series between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers was surprised Friday morning to learn Bruins coach Claude Julien had cancelled practice. Titans Kenny Britt Jersey . The Bruins host the Flyers in Game 7 Friday at TD Garden (7 p.m. ET, VERSUS, TSN, RDS, CSN-PH). The Bruins won the first three games of the series and then lost the next three, and will try to regain their momentum and scoring touch for Game 7. The Flyers blanked the Bruins through 134 minutes, 11.5 seconds over three games before Milan Lucic scored with a minute remaining in the 2-1 loss in Game 6 in Philadelphia. The Bruins are trying to avoid becoming the first NHL team since the 1975 Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost to the New York Islanders, to squander a 3-0 Stanley Cup Playoff series lead. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs also rallied from a 3-0 series deficit to defeat the Detroit Red Wings. "We practiced yesterday and did everything we needed to do to prepare for tonight. Were giving our guys an opportunity to get some rest and get them ready to play tonight." -- Bruins coach Claude Julien One conspiracy theorist asked if the team was working out at the Bruins suburban practice facility, Ristuccia Arena, in Wilmington, Mass., but a Bruins spokesman rolled his eyes, shook his head and said, "Theres no secret practice." "We had a late game the other night and we didnt get in here until 1:30 (a.m. Thursday)," Julien said. "We practiced yesterday and did everything we needed to do to prepare for tonight. Were giving our guys an opportunity to get some rest and get them ready to play tonight. "... When you play these guys seven times in a row, theres not much you dont know about the other team, so come ready to play." The Bruins, the lowest-scoring team in the NHL during the regular season, failed to score against the Flyers after Mark Recchi tied Game 4 with 31.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Flyers left wing Simon Gagne scored at 14:40 of overtime to give the Flyers a 5-4 victory. The Bruins were shut out, 4-0, in Game 5, when goalie Michael Leighton replaced Brian Boucher, who suffered a knee injury early in the second period. Boucher and Leighton produced the first combined shutout in a Stanley Cup Playoff game since 1955, when Montreals Jacques Plante and Charlie Hodge did it. Then the Bruins were blanked for 59 minutes of Game 6 in Philadelphia before Milan Lucic scored his third goal of the playoffs. Julien was asked how he intends to get enough goals from his players to win a game. "You dont want to bog them down with the fact that theyre not scoring goals," Julien said. "You have to keep encouraging those guys to go to the net. You have to encourage guys to shoot pucks at the net and get there. In the last game again, we shot a lot of pucks (79) and a lot of them were blocked (30, with 18 missed and 30 stopped by Leighton). "Its been one of those challenges this year. Weve had a lot of our key players, our goal-scoring players, out of the lineup. When everybody was back, more or less at the beginning of these playoffs, we were OK. We had better balance. "But then we lose (Marco) Sturm (in Game 1), our leading goal scorer in the regular season, and now we lose (David) Krejci (in Game 4). Were up against a challenge again but its not a challenge we cant overcome. It just means we have to dig in a little deeper. Maybe those highlight goals are going to be there, but we have to grind it out a little more and we have to be willing to get our noses a little dirty around that net, whether its for rebounds or tip-ins or whatever the case may be. Somehow, we have to find a way to get the puck to the net and get yourself to the net as well." Julien was asked after Game 6 if he would consider any roster changes, perhaps inserting Brad Marchand, a nearly point-a-game player for AHL Providence this season, to get more scoring. He said Wednesday that he and his assistant coaches would be considering their options, but that Marchand hadnt played in over a month and his success came at a lower level. He dodged a similar question Friday morning. "Well see tonight. You guys keep trying to pull that one out of me," Julien said. "My lineup will be done at game time. As far as making adjustments or what we can do, we watch tapes after every game. Every coach does it. We made some adjustments that hopefully will give us some better opportunities to score goals tonight." The Bruins are drawing support from their Boston sports colleagues. After winning their conference semifinal series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen gave reporters a message to pass along to the Bruins: "Tell them we warmed up the building for them." Julien smiled when a reporter mentioned Allens remark. "Hopefully, they did warm it up and when we start the game tonight, we can keep them warm," Julien said. "And thats probably the biggest message I can give my players right now. We talked about our start and how important the start is. Its something we have to be better at tonight. Be ready to go right at the get-go. Drop the puck and lets start taking the play to them. We just have to show that were ready. We know were going to get some resistance from a team thats played well. We have to be up to the task and push forward." 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Two days after one of the most stirring victories in franchise history, the Houston Rockets suffered one of their worst postseason defeats and now face elimination Thursday in Game 6 of their Western Conference semifinal series with the Lakers.NEW YORK - Age just doesnt seem to catch up to Anaheim Ducks winger Teemu Selanne. The 38-year-old scored six times last week as his line with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry shared the NHLs first star honour for the week after producing a combined 28 points in four games. I think my speed is still there, Selanne said Monday on a conference call. Its not like it was when I was 22, but I use it to my advantage. And I still like the game and Im lucky I still play with great players. The 18-year NHL veteran, who scored a record 76 goals as a rookie with the Winnipeg Jets in 1992-93, now has 560 career goals, tied for 20th place all-time with former Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur. His 1,170 points is tied with Bobby Hull for 45th all-time. And he is fourth in career scoring among European-born players behind Jari Kurri, Mats Sundin and Peter Stastny. Selannes three goals in a 5-4 overtime win over Detroit on Oct. 29 was his 21st career hat trick, most among active players in the league and only two behind Kurri, one of his idols and a fellow Finn. I dont know what the secret is, he said of his hat tricks. When I was younger, I was so hungry that when I got the first goal, I wanted another, and then I wanted the third one. When you get older, youre not so greedy. I dont have so many hat tricks in the last five or six years. Selannes scoring took a slight dip when he battled knee problems early in the 2000s, but after having the joint surgically repaired during the 2004-05 lockout, he bounced back with seasons of 40 and 48 goals, helping the Ducks to a Stanley Cup in 2007. He thought hed retire then, but after a few months off he signed on again last January and had 12 goals in 26 games. He inked a new two-year deal in the summer. Last year at this time, I thought I was done, he said. Winning the Stanley Cup left me so empty, mentally andd physically. Ravens Boldin Jersey. Now, it seems the fire is back. When youre older, the hardest thing is your recovery time, he said. You have to be smarter about eating and resting. I signed a two-year contract, but I still take it one year at a time. Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas was named the second star of the week, while Philadelphia Flyers winger Simon Gagne took the third star prize. The NHL also named Washington Capitals left-winger Alexander Semin, New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and Nashville Predators defenceman Shea Weber its three stars for October. Getzlaf led all NHL scorers with 10 points (two goals, eight assists) last week, including a team-record five-assist night Oct. 29 in a 5-4 overtime win over Detroit. Perry collected two goals with seven assists while Selanne had three assists to go with his six goals. The Ducks went 3-0-1 for the week. Getzlaf is unbelievable, said Selanne, when asked about his young centre. I dont know if he knows it himself. I dont see why he couldnt be the best player in the league. He has all the tools. Thomas went 3-1-0 with a 0.99 goals-against average and .970 save percentage in four games, including consecutive 1-0 shutouts in Edmonton and Vancouver. Gagne collected three goals and five assists in helping the Flyers to two wins in three contests. Semin earned the monthly first star honour after leading all NHL scorers with 16 points (eight goals, eight assists) while posting a plus-7 rating in helping the Capitals go 5-3-1 in October. Lundqvist was the second star after leading all NHL goaltenders in victories while going 8-2-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average and .928 save percentage. Weber was named third star after leading all NHL defencemen with 11 points (four goals, seven assists) and going plus-5 in 10 games, helping the Predators to a 5-4-1 start. ' ' '
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