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...Stanley Cup finals, prolonged by a surprising 3-2 Ranger win in Boston on Tuesday, return to Madison Square Garden tonight for the sixth game of an unexpectedly close series with even the Boston sportswriters conceding the possibility of a seventh game...
...Bruins, now leading 3-2 in games, fell victim to overconfidence and a tenacious Ranger effort in Tuesday's game which saw some atypical Boston scoring difficulties, notably on the part of Phil Esposito, and the offensive resurgence of Ranger retread Bobby Rousseau, who scored both the tying and winning goals...
Tonight's game, which could be the roughest of the series, may hinge on goaltending, and the success of both team's power play. Gilles Villemure, who was brilliant in the New York nets in the Ranger win Tuesday, is the hot goalie for New York, but Ed Giacomin may be the sentimental starting choice. Gary Cheevers will probably start for the Bruins...
Until Hodge's goal, scored on a two-man advantage situation. New York had made a go of it. A first-period power-play by Boston's John Bucyk had been answered by Ranger Rod Gilbert at 7:23 of the middle period, and the play was evenly matched from then...
...fact, New York actually outshot Boston, 28-25, but was thwarted on several occasions, once during the final 20 seconds, by Bruin goaltender Ed Johnston. At that point, Ranger coach Emile Francis had pulled Villemure for an extra skater in a desperate attempt to tie the game in the final minute of play...