2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 6

Lore & Background

The Bruins are one of the "Original Six" NHL teams, along with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. They have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied for fourth-most of any team with the Blackhawks (trailing the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, and Red Wings, with 24, 13, and 11, respectively), and tied for second-most for an NHL team based in the United States. The Bruins have also won the Presidents' Trophy four times, with their most recent win in 2022–23 amassing 135 points—the most in one season in NHL history.

In Their Own Story

The ice at Madison Square Garden felt smaller than usual, the boards vibrating with the roar of twenty thousand New York fans. Patrice Bergeron skated through the neutral zone, his chest heaving, eyes locked on the play developing in front of the Rangers' net. Time seemed to slow as a puck deflected off a skate and rolled toward him. In that split second, there was no noise, only the white ice and the goal ahead. He buried it low and hard, and suddenly, the roar of the crowd turned into a stunned silence for the home team, while a wave of pure relief washed over the visiting green jerseys.

Reader's Guide

The first facility to host the Bruins was the Boston Arena (later known as Matthews Arena), the world's oldest (built 1909–10) indoor ice hockey facility at the time of its closure in December 2025 and subsequent demolition in 2026. Following the Bruins' departure from the Boston Arena, the team played its home games at the Boston Garden for 67 seasons, beginning in 1928 and concluding in 1995, when they moved to TD Garden.

Did You Know?

• The Bruins won Game 6 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals, 3-1, to tie the series at 3-3.
• The Bruins' goals in Game 6 were scored by Nathan Horton, David Krejčí, and Brad Marchand (empty-net).
• Derek Stepan did not score an overtime goal in Game 6; the Bruins won in regulation.