In the first game of the series, goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky delivered an exceptional performance, making multiple critical saves to maintain a scoreless game. Notably, Bobrovsky made a significant save on David Pastrnak after intercepting an Aaron Ekblad pass, which was met with great enthusiasm from the crowd. Throughout the game, Bobrovsky continued to impress with his agility, making several unconventional saves. His efforts were quantified with a statistic of 1.32 goals saved above expected in the first period alone. Despite being under continuous pressure, especially during a power play and with teammate Sam Reinhart penalized for high-sticking towards the end of the first period, Bobrovsky's resilience kept the game at 0-0.
Sergei Bobrovsky with two incredible saves midway through that Boston power play. Whew.
Bobrovsky makes 2 massive saves, one on JVR, one on Pastrnak scrambling back in crease
Bobrovsky battling with some really odd looking saves in Game 1 https://t.co/FlDYRqOGgN
Bobrovsky with 1.32 goals saved above expected in the 1st.
Sergei Bobrovsky just made like four insane saves in a row to keep this a 0-0 game. He might need to make some more with Sam Reinhart in the box for high-sticking with 59.6 to go in the first period.
Sergei Bobrovsky comes up with a big save on David Pastrnak 1-on-1 after he picked off an Aaron Ekblad pass with seven minutes to go in the first. Crowd goes wild.