Getty ImagesCHICAGO -- Tuukka Rask stood in front of his stall in the Boston Bruins locker room and summed up their Game 1 triple-overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks concisely.

"We had the game," said Rask.

"We were up 3-1 in the third, then a terrible turnover leads to a second goal and then a tough bounce leads to the tying goal. We just gave it away."

The Bruins entered the Madhouse on Madison and fought off the early energy from both the 22,110 fans inside United Center and the Blackhawks themselves, whose early gameplan was dishing out hits at every opportunity. Patrice Bergeron's goal 6:09 into the third period, to give Boston a 3-1 lead, was quickly answered 1:51 later by Dave Bolland as the Blackhawks began their comeback.

"We were making some plays that maybe we could probably play differently," said Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. "You've got to learn from that."

Getty ImagesNo. 1 Star: Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks

He wasn’t perfect throughout the game – the Bruins’ second goal was on him – but he was flawless in overtime, where he made 29 saves in the three extra periods. If he didn’t outplay the much-heralded Tuukka Rask, he came close. Chicago took Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, 4-3.

No. 2 Star: Andrew Shaw, Chicago Blackhawks

Shaw’s deflection goal at 12:08 of the third overtime gave Chicago the Game 1 victory. He also added the primary helper on Dave Bolland’s key third-period goal, forcing a turnover, and got under the skin of Zdeno Chara.

No. 3 Star: Milan Lucic, Boston Bruins

Lucic scored two goals for the Bruins and added an assist in Patrice Bergeron’s power-play goal in a losing effort.

Honorable mention: Brandon Saad scored his first of the playoffs in the second period. … Johnny Oduya’s goal off the skate of Andrew Ference tied the game at 12:14 of the third. … Rask made 59 saves.

Conn Smythe Watch: 1. David Krejci, Boston

Getty ImagesThe Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins battled for 112 grueling minutes in the fifth-longest Stanley Cup Final game in NHL history, until an Andrew Shaw deflection goal at 12:08 of triple overtime handed Game 1 to the home team, 4-3.

The game-winner came after the Blackhawks successfully pinched in the offensive zone, with the puck ending up on defenseman Michal Rozsival’s stick at the top of the zone. He shoveled the puck toward the Bruins goal, and it deflected off of a screening Dave Bolland in the slot. The puck then pinballed off the knee of forward Andrew Shaw and in behind goalie Tuukka Rask, setting off a raucous celebration inside United Center.

“It’s what we needed to do,” said Shaw. “We knew it wasn’t going to be pretty at this point.”

It wasn’t, and it wasn’t going to be. The Blackhawks and Bruins played the kind of game many expected: brutal and tough, with players earning every inch of ice against their opponents.

Outside of United Center on Wednesday night, there was torrential rain, severe storms and tornadoes spotted roughly 30 miles away from Chicago. Inside of United Center, there was controlled chaos.

Andrew Shaw’s deflection goal at 12:08 of triple overtime ended one of the longest games in Stanley Cup Final history, as the Chicago Blackhawks took Game 1 against the Boston Bruins, 4-3.

He was exhausted and elated. And, well, he’s Andrew Shaw. These things considered, it’s no wonder the Blackhawks forward let an F-Bomb slip in his postgame chat with Pierre McGuire on NBC. Warning: NSFW for strong language. Obviously.

Shaw’s full quote:

“It’s what we needed to do. Get guys going to the net. We knew it wasn’t going to be pretty at this point. It was a great shot, a great set up, f---kin’, it was unbelievable. All the guys, we deserved this. It was a great battle for us.”

After the game, Shaw told ESPN Chicago:

"Slip of the tongue. I think I made up a word in there too. I was never good at English."

Thus continues a rather odd tradition of players in the Stanley Cup Final dropping the ole F-bomb with Mr. McGuire. Please recall both Dustin Brown and Jonathan Quick doing it after the Los Angeles Kings won the Cup last season.

What can we say … Pierre brings out the best in his interviews.

As you might have heard, the Boston Bruins swept the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Final. Also, you might have seen something in the last few days indicating that the Bruins are facing the Chicago Blackhawks for the Stanley Cup.

Papa John’s, the pizza delivery company that bestows delicious garlic butter dunking sauce to its customers, apparently missed the memo. As it tweeted before Game 1 on Wednesday night:

Oof. That’s the hockey tweet equivalent of ordering a large with extra sausage and getting cinnamon sticks and a bag of anchovies instead.

The tweet remained live on the Papa John’s feed for roughly three hours, and led to the predictable whimsy from hockey fans:

RT @papajohns Who’s it gonna be? Romans or Carthaginians? Tell us! #Romans #Carthaginians

— Hockeysteve54 (@Hockeysteve54) June 13, 2013

s/t Boards and Rec

The NHL’s had some wonderfully heartfelt Stanley Cup Final commercials in recent years, with a few genuinely moving ones: “Cup Raise” and “No Words” come to mind.

Does ”Handshake,” the NHL’s latest ad for the 2013 Stanley Cup Final developed with the Minnesota-based advertising agency mono., rise to that level? Watch and judge:

Via the NHL:

This year’s commercial, “Handshake,” celebrates one of the greatest traditions in sports – the handshake line between players at the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final.

Like previous Stanley Cup Final TV spots – “Cup Raise,” “Boys” and Emmy Award-winner “No Words” – “Handshake” focuses on a revered tradition that is unique and deeply meaningful to hockey: the final heartfelt moments between members of the winning and losing teams when they line up to shake hands at center ice.

“Hockey’s tradition of the post-game handshake is the epitome of sportsmanship,” said Brian Jennings, NHL Executive Vice President of Marketing. “Competitors line up to look each other in the eye, acknowledge each other’s efforts and extend a hand of congratulation or condolence after a hard-fought series. This very honest and authentic moment shows the mutual respect our players have for each other, the sport of hockey and the Stanley Cup.”

Pretty good spot. Here’s the thing: Either you love the post-series handshake and think it’s the Stanley Cup Playoffs’ most sacred tradition, or you think it’s a convoluted exercise in squirming and forced-manship.

OK, there is some middle ground: For example, I can’t stand the over-reverence given to the handshake by the media, which portrays it as some kind of warriors’ wake when it has all the uncomfortable sentimentality and forced smiles of my family at Thanksgiving.

But there is something awkwardly wonderful about seeing two players who abjectly despise each other forced to make nice for a moment, like a teacher making two kindergarteners hug after they pulled each others’ hair on the playground.

So what did you think of “Handshake”?

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