"There was nothing Marty St. Louis could say to his goaltender, Dwayne Roloson, as he walked into the quiet of the Lightning locker room Friday night.

All he could do was shake his hand and embrace the man who did everything he possibly could to give the Lightning the chance to advance to the Stanley Cup finals.

No words needed to be spoken, anyway.

What Roloson did in a losing cause practically defied description. His saves total (37) certainly didn't do it justice.

If it wasn't the first-period breakaway stop on Milan Lucic, then it was the second-period heist he made on young Tyler Seguin.

"I just tried to stay with him," said Roloson, describing what he saw on the Lucic save. "I was able to stay with him and get a piece of it. It went to the corner."

Or the glove he flashed on Brad Marchand's stuffer.

Or even, after the Bruins' Nathan Horton beat him with the one goal that Boston would get, or needed, the saves the 41-year-old wonder continued to make.

Still, it was a tough way to get that first blemish on what had been a spotless 7-0 record in elimination games.

"He played unbelievable," Lightning winger Ryan Malone said. "I don't know how many shots that he ended up redirecting with his head."

Malone said Roloson was nothing short of inspirational.

"Without a doubt," he said. "Since he came over (in a trade with the New York Islanders), he's been nothing but a calm influence on everybody. Tonight he gave us a chance. It's too bad we couldn't get him a goal or two."

Roloson wasn't about to feel sorry for himself.

The goal, scored when Horton snuck to the back post and tapped in David Krejci's pass, was just unfortunate."