The Bruins lost last night's game 3-2 to the New York Rangers. The Rangers came out in the first period ready to play, and as Andy Brickley said, they wanted it more than the Bruins. Luckily Zdeno Chara scored a power-play goal near the end of the first period for the Bruins to get on the board, which made the score 2-1 Rangers. The Bruins played much better in the second period, which Nathan Horton continued his point streak, scoring his 5th goal of the season. The second period ended 3-2 Rangers and the third period was scoreless. You can watch a video summary of the game here.
Tuukka Rask started in net and you can't really fault him for any of the goals, except maybe for the breakaway goal by Marc Staal but that breakaway shouldn't have happened. Rask made 27 saves on 30 shots. Rask is now 0-2-0, with a .894 save percentage, and a 3.54 GAA.
Defenseman Johnny Boychuk was injured in the first period from a slash by Rangers Brandon Dubinsky on his left hand and/or wrist. He came back in the first period but did not play in the second or third periods. If he can't play in the next game look for Adam McQuaid to be dressed.
There were three fights in the first period alone. First there was Mark Stuart pounding on agitator Sean Avery. Avery instigated the fight as Stuart layed out Ruslan Fedotenko with a clean hit and Avery got the instigator penalty. Wanting to give the Bruins some energy, Shawn Thornton challenged giant Derek Boogaard and did quite well against a much larger opponent. Big props to Thornton for even dropping the gloves with Boogaard, no matter the outcome. The third fight happened after Milan Lucic finished a check on a Rangers defenseman and Brandon Prust went right at Lucic. The fight seemed to end prematurely and Lucic seemed upset that the linesmen separated them. Lucic had a cut above his left eye.
Some quotes from Thornton about his fight with Boogaard and Lucic's fight:
I couldn't see it in the video but apparently Prust poked Lucic in the eye in their fight.
The Bruins next game isn't until Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs here in Boston. Phil Kessel will be back in town and I'm sure you'll be hearing the boos once again at the Garden when he touches the puck. Rask has a good career record against Toronto so you may see him in net, but who knows really.
Tuukka Rask started in net and you can't really fault him for any of the goals, except maybe for the breakaway goal by Marc Staal but that breakaway shouldn't have happened. Rask made 27 saves on 30 shots. Rask is now 0-2-0, with a .894 save percentage, and a 3.54 GAA.
Defenseman Johnny Boychuk was injured in the first period from a slash by Rangers Brandon Dubinsky on his left hand and/or wrist. He came back in the first period but did not play in the second or third periods. If he can't play in the next game look for Adam McQuaid to be dressed.
There were three fights in the first period alone. First there was Mark Stuart pounding on agitator Sean Avery. Avery instigated the fight as Stuart layed out Ruslan Fedotenko with a clean hit and Avery got the instigator penalty. Wanting to give the Bruins some energy, Shawn Thornton challenged giant Derek Boogaard and did quite well against a much larger opponent. Big props to Thornton for even dropping the gloves with Boogaard, no matter the outcome. The third fight happened after Milan Lucic finished a check on a Rangers defenseman and Brandon Prust went right at Lucic. The fight seemed to end prematurely and Lucic seemed upset that the linesmen separated them. Lucic had a cut above his left eye.
Some quotes from Thornton about his fight with Boogaard and Lucic's fight:
"I was trying to get the boys going," Thornton said. "You know what? I think we did a pretty good job of turning it around. A couple of bounces went their way at the start, but I think maybe with myself and (Milan Lucic) getting into (fights), the guys turned it around. I was pleased with the effort the last half of the game."
"He's arguably the toughest guy in the league," Thornton said. "He's a big man. He's got 6 inches and 60 pounds (on the B's winger). I usually try and fight smart anyway, but you have to be a little bit more careful with a guy like that."
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I couldn't see it in the video but apparently Prust poked Lucic in the eye in their fight.
"He got a pretty good shot in right off the bat," Lucic said. "My eye was pretty red. I didn't really notice anything until I saw the replay, and I saw that a finger came through. It happens. Obviously he didn't mean to do that."
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The Bruins next game isn't until Thursday against the Toronto Maple Leafs here in Boston. Phil Kessel will be back in town and I'm sure you'll be hearing the boos once again at the Garden when he touches the puck. Rask has a good career record against Toronto so you may see him in net, but who knows really.
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