Canucks beat Boston 1-0 in Game 5 to move to within one win of claiming Cup
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VANCOUVER - Maxim Lapierre scored early in the third period and goaltender Roberto Luongo made 31 saves for the shutout as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Boston Bruins 1-0 Friday night to move to within one win of claiming the Stanley Cup.
Lapierre, a grinding centre who the Canucks picked up at the trade deadline, broke a 0-0 tie at 4:35 of the third period.
Defenceman Kevin Bieksa shot a puck wide of the net that hit the back boards and bounced onto Lapierre's stick. He banked a shot off Bruins' goaltender Tim Thomas into the net for his second goal of the playoffs.
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The crowd of 18,860 went wild while Lapierre danced on his skates.
The Canucks lead the series 3-2 and have a chance to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history when Game 6 is played Monday in Boston. A Game 7, if needed, will be in Vancouver Wednesday.