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Roundtable: The X Factors for Bruins-Maple Leafs and Capitals-Blue Jackets in Game 6

Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: Tuukka Rask. The Bruins were ordinary in front of their goaltender in Game 5, but Rask didn't exactly help himself in giving up four goals on 13 shots in the Maple Leafs' 4-3 win. "He holds himself accountable, and it wasn't just on him," said winger Brad Marchand after the loss. "We could have been better in front of him ourselves, and collectively as a group we need to be better." So what we're looking for in Game 6: Boston providing more support for its netminder after he was pulled in the previous game; and for Rask to respond with the kind of effort he displayed after he surrendered four goals in a 4-2 Game 3 loss -- which was his 31-save performance in Boston's 3-1 Game 4 win in Toronto.