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"It was just a couple unlucky goals. I don't know if he (ticked) off the hockey gods, but it just seems like the past two games he can't buy a break," Schneider said after replacing Roberto Luongo in the third period of the Bruins 4-0 win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final that evened the series at 2-2. "As a team, we're throwing just as many pucks as they are to the net. For whatever reason, ours are lying in the crease or hopping over sticks. Their's are going in. We have to find a way to change that."

After allowing eight goals on 38 shots in an 8-1 loss in Game 3, Luongo gave up four goals on 20 shots before being pulled in favor of Schneider with 16:21 left in the third period of Game 4. Luongo's save percentage in this series -- despite a 36-save shutout in Game 1 -- is .887.

Tim Thomas gets his stick knocked out of his hand by Burrows, decided hes had enough and goes right after him!
LETS GO BRUINS!!!!!!!!

The four goals Luongo allowed Wednesday night came in different fashions.

Rich Peverley capitalized on a missed assignment at the blue line and beat Luongo five-hole on a breakaway to make it 1-0 at 11:59 of the first period. The second goal came midway through the second period from the stick of Michael Ryder, but it was helped by the stick of Sami Salo, who deflected it enough to give Luongo trouble.

"Sami tried to block it. It was going high glove and it dropped about three feet," Luongo said. "I don't know what else I could say about that. I was out, I was challenging, I was ready. It just dropped. It's probably going to be viewed as a bad goal. I don't know what else to do on that play."

Brad Marchand made it 3-0 just 2:18 later after a giveaway behind the net by defenseman Keith Ballard. Bruins center Patrice Bergeron pushed the puck in front to Marchand, who backhanded it over a helpless Luongo.

Peverley ended Luongo's night early in the third period after a centering pass by Milan Lucic was chipped away by Luongo. However, the puck ricocheted off the body of a hard-driving Peverley and into the net to make it 4-0.

"It was a tough one. A few of the goals went off something in," Luongo said. "We're not getting the breaks. It's just a matter of staying focused."

Luongo's teammates came to his defense after the game, although they all said they would've been better served to come to his defense during the game.

"You don't pull the goalie all the time because it's his fault," Kevin Bieksa said. "Sometimes you do it to give him a rest or to shake up the team. It's definitely not Roberto's fault. It's a team loss."

"This is a team," forward Manny Malhotra said. "Especially in playoff hockey, you're not pointing fingers anywhere. He did a great job making some big saves for us, but we just made too many errors in front of him."

After two rough games against the Blackhawks, Luongo found his game when he relieved an injured Schneider in Game 6 and delivered a dominant performance in an overtime win in Game 7. Luongo believes he can do the same against the Bruins.

"We've got to win two out of three with home-ice advantage," Luongo said. "Obviously, we would've liked to have won one game here, but we worked hard all year to get home-ice advantage. This is where it's going to serve its purpose. We want to make sure we get to playing like we did in the first two home games and establish a good tempo and take it to them."

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[650038haig]

and no im not a canucks fan just so you guys dont ask me im a Boston fan I have to respect luongo he did all he could for the canucks by getting them to game 7 when canucks should of not even been in game 7

[650038haig]

luongo rob them on some of the scoring chances that game too the user who uploaded this video knows the fuck luongo made some good saves that game but th just cut the plays down to the goals luongo allowed both goalies played so good that game but canucks defense was so bad that night plus canucks did not score a goal they were lucky it was not 7 - 0 Boston Defense wins championships and that the reason boston won the cup last year

[650038haig]

the people that think luongo sucks just do not understand that hockey is a team game the canucks defense and forwards are suppose to prevent the other team from entering the slot all the goals luongo allowed in this video was appsolutely not his problem because the canucks D and forwards allow the bruins to skate with the puck right into the slot and luongo had no chance of stopping the pucks know game 6 was bad for luongo but he got them to game 7 after his team scored 8 goals in 7 games

[bruinsbobbyorrhockey]

looseongo

[SMG2fanatic]

@Adrennalinne23 1, i am a hawks fan and 2) sedins don't fight cuz they're pussies

[Adrennalinne23]

@SMG2fanatic Star players don't fight genius. And the only person who the Sedins would of fought is Brad Marchand, and that's a terrible trade off. But of course your a Boston fan, so you probably weren't smart enough to think of that anyways.

[SMG2fanatic]

@Adrennalinne23 yeah, well at least boston doesn't pussy ouy on fights like the sedins

[Adrennalinne23]

@txtst Some people actually care about winning. You don't become a hockey player just to make millions. And if you do that's fucking sad.

[Adrennalinne23]

@SMG2fanatic And Boston doesn't? Get real.

[txtst]

Loungo looked like shit. Terrible, Like he wanted the bruins to win.