The Bruins were missing Patrice Bergeron with an undisclosed injury from Saturday's early game vs the Minnesota Wild but they managed to come away with a 4-2 win, that would earn Bruins coach Claude Julien his 500th NHL win.
Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins Brad Marchand scored his 27th goal of the season, a shorthanded goal, making the score 1-0 Bruins.
In the second period, Bruins-killer Wild's Thomas Vanek scored, tying the game 1-1. Less than a minute later, Bruins David Krejci scored his 13th goal of the season, making the score 2-1 Bruins.
In the third period, Bruins Loui Eriksson scored his 18th goal of the season, making the score 3-1 Bruins. Later, Bruins Zdeno Chara scored his 8th goal of the season, an empty-net goal, making the score 4-1 Bruins. Later, Wild's Mike Reilly scored, making the score 4-2.
Game notes
Jonas Gustavsson played in net and made 31 saves on 33 shots. Gustavsson is now 10-3-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .913 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game in hits 24-21, faceoff wins 30-24 and blocked shots 16-10. The Wild led the game in shots 33-19. The Bruins went 0-for-6 on the power-play while the Wild went 0-for-5.
Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 4 shots. Matt Beleskey led the Bruins with 4 hits. Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.
Patrice Bergeron, Landon Ferraro and Colin Miller were scratched and did not play.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 30-19-6 with 66 points this season. The Bruins are now 18-5-3 on the road this season. The Bruins are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. The next game for the Bruins is on Sunday at the Detroit Red Wings, at 3:30pm ET on NBC.
Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins Brad Marchand scored his 27th goal of the season, a shorthanded goal, making the score 1-0 Bruins.
In the second period, Bruins-killer Wild's Thomas Vanek scored, tying the game 1-1. Less than a minute later, Bruins David Krejci scored his 13th goal of the season, making the score 2-1 Bruins.
In the third period, Bruins Loui Eriksson scored his 18th goal of the season, making the score 3-1 Bruins. Later, Bruins Zdeno Chara scored his 8th goal of the season, an empty-net goal, making the score 4-1 Bruins. Later, Wild's Mike Reilly scored, making the score 4-2.
Game notes
Jonas Gustavsson played in net and made 31 saves on 33 shots. Gustavsson is now 10-3-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .913 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game in hits 24-21, faceoff wins 30-24 and blocked shots 16-10. The Wild led the game in shots 33-19. The Bruins went 0-for-6 on the power-play while the Wild went 0-for-5.
Zdeno Chara led the Bruins with 4 shots. Matt Beleskey led the Bruins with 4 hits. Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.
Patrice Bergeron, Landon Ferraro and Colin Miller were scratched and did not play.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 30-19-6 with 66 points this season. The Bruins are now 18-5-3 on the road this season. The Bruins are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. The next game for the Bruins is on Sunday at the Detroit Red Wings, at 3:30pm ET on NBC.
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