Tuukka Rask capped off the Bruins' series against the Blue Jackets with an exclamation point.
The 2014 Vezina Trophy winner made 39 saves, including 11 against the power play, to anchor Boston's 3-0 win over Columbus to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2013.
Rask finished the series with a .945 save percentage over six games and finished all but one game with over 30 saves. He joins Gerry Cheevers and Tim Thomas as the only goaltenders in Bruins history with two shutouts in series-finishing games. Rask's six career playoff shutouts are tied for the second most in franchise history behind Cheevers' eight.
Tuukka Rask's 39 saves in a series-clinching shutout matched the NHL's fourth-highest total since 1955-56. #NHLStats #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/UvZTHFVEV0
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Boston will face the Carolina Hurricanes for an opportunity to play in the Stanley Cup Finals.