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Hockey returns to Boston as Penguins top Bruins 3-2

April 21, 2013 - 20:19 By Korea Herald
BOSTON (AP) ― Another emotional video tribute. Another stirring performance of the national anthem by a packed arena. Another hockey game in Boston.

The sport returned to the city Saturday, a day after a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was captured, and the fans welcomed their Bruins back with cheers and greeted the Pittsburgh Penguins with jeers.

The Penguins clinched home-ice advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 3-2 win in the Bruins’ second game since the bombings. It had been postponed from Friday night because of the manhunt. The mood was more somber Wednesday night in another 3-2 loss at home in a shootout to the Buffalo Sabres.

“It was a little more of a celebration with everyone here, more of an opportunity for us to thank (police) and give our respects for the amazing job they did,” Boston’s Brad Marchand said. “It just seems like there’s a whole different aura around the building. ... Everyone was a little more safe and excited that it’s over.”

One suspect was shot to death early Friday and the other was captured Friday night hiding under a tarp in a boat in a backyard in nearby Watertown.

A pregame slideshow on the video board above center ice showed pictures of smiling policemen after the second suspect was taken into custody. Also shown were individual photos of Lu Lingzi, Krystle Campbell and Martin Richard, who were killed in Monday’s bombings, and Sean Collier, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer shot to death by the suspects Thursday.

“Any human being would find some type of emotion in that pregame video and the memory when they’re showing the victims,” Pittsburgh’s Brooks Orpik said.

New Jersey 6, Florida 2

NY Islanders 5, Winnipeg 4

Washington 5, Montreal 1

Toronto 4, Ottawa 1

Philadelphia 5, Carolina 3

Phoenix 3, Chicago 2

Vancouver 2, Detroit 1