Nathan Horton Video: Boston Bruins Lifted to Stanley Cup Final by Horton's Goal

Watch Nathan Horton's Goal Lift Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup Finals

After one of the hardest fought series of this postseason, the Boston Bruins finally ousted the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 1-0 victory in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Bruins and Lightning battled in what has become one of the better Eastern Conference Finals in recent memory. And it ended in a way that suited the series so well.

In a series that saw plenty of goals being scored by both teams, it was almost inevitable that the final game would be a defensive struggle. That’s just how hockey works.

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From the jump, the Boston Garden was loud and everyone there and watching on TV were on the edges of their seats for 60 minutes.

Bruins forward Mark Recchi told the Boston Herald:

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"They were our seventh man tonight. We felt it and we could hear it inside the dressing room. We could hear the excitement, the chants. It was incredible. A great feeling. Guys were like, ‘They’re ready. Let’s go out and get this'."

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The play that ended the Lightning's season was a beautiful play that saw Nathan Horton alone on the Tampa Bay doorstep for a tip in goal.

Once the game was still scoreless after the second period, I can remember thinking that the first goal was going to win the game, and it did.

It was the one big mistake that the Lightning made last night that won the Bruins the series. Both teams deserve a ton of credit for the wonderful showing during the Eastern Conference Finals.

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