No. 1 Star: Tyler Seguin, Boston Bruins
It was a history-making performance for the Bruins rookie in only his second Stanley Cup Playoff game. Seguin scored 2 goals and assisted on two others in a 4-point second period, powering Boston to a wild 6-5 Game 2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
No. 2 Star: Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins
It wasn't an easy night for Thomas, who gave up five goals and had a puck allegedly bounce off his face in the third period. But he made some huge stops throughout Game 2, including 13 saves in the third period, to secure the win for Boston and deadlock the series at 1-1.
No. 3 Star: Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay captain had a 4-point night in the loss, scoring a power-play goal in the second period and assisting on goals by Adam Hall, Martin St. Louis and Dominic Moore.
Honorable mention: Michael Ryder had two goals and an assist, his first goals since Game 4 against the Canadiens. … Huzzah! The Bruins scored two power-play goals after scoring two in their first 41 chances of the postseason, and Tomas Kaberle (!) had assists on both. … Steven Stamkos scored his fifth of the playoffs, while Marty St. Louis scored his seventh; both players assisted on Lecavalier's goal, while Stamkos had another assist for a 3-point night. … Finally, this passing play that resulted in a David Krejci goal was a thing of beauty:
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Dishonorable mention: Dwayne Roloson was pulled after giving up six goals on 27 shots in 40 minutes, the first time he had given up over three goals in a playoff game this season. … Johnny Boychuk was a minus-3. … Ryan Malone had three minor penalties for the Bolts.
Conn Smythe Watch: 1. Ryan Kesler, Vancouver Canuck; 2. Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning; 3. Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins; 4. Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks; 5. Sean Bergenheim, Tampa Bay Lightning; 6. Dwayne Roloson, Tampa Bay Lightning; 7. Ryane Clowe, San Jose Sharks; 8. Devin Setoguchi, San Jose Sharks; 9. Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks; 10. Nathan Horton, Boston Bruins.