"He overextends a lot," said forward Jake DeBrusk, who poked a goal just over the line for the Bruins' sole score in Game 3. "He challenges pucks, especially if you have a clean look, he's really outside of his paint, so any time we've got some rebounds -- I think the chance where we hit the post [in Game 3], he was out challenging and sometimes you can lose your positioning.
"In general, he doesn't give you a whole lot. But when he does, there's definitely some net there. It's just a matter of executing and obviously it's tough and different things are happening, but like any goalie in this League, we've got to just make sure we get eyes and volume of shots."
He pointed to his goal as a prime example.
"He's making Grade A's and then sometimes it can just trickle in. You never know. At this point we need all the goals we can get."
There's no question that the Bruins have gotten chances, including ones in scrums, ones in the paint, ones that they might have converted had any other goalie been in the crease.
But the Blue Jackets have Bobrovsky. And, knowing he's back there, they have their own faith.
"Yeah, they had some chances around the paint last game," Jones said. "They're going to get chances. [Bobrovsky] obviously comes up big in those situations for us. Sometimes bad bounces happen, things like this happen, but for the most part you want to stay positionally sound first and then time and space is really important against these guys."
Still, the Bruins see their opening. They see the chances they've been able to get and know that more of them will only force Bobrovsky to continue to play on his toes, to continue to push him to be at his absolute best.
