Bruins winning streak continues with OT win

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 28: The Boston Bruins celebrate around Dennis Seidenberg #44 after he scored the game winning goal in overtime against the Phoenix Coyotes during the NHL game at Jobing.com Arena on December 28, 2011 in Glendale, Arizona. The Bruins defeated the Coyotes 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

The Christmas break is over and the Bruins played in Phoenix tonight against the Coyotes and extended their winning streak to 7 games with an overtime win. Surprising to see Tuukka Rask get the nod tonight in net for the Bruins but he's been playing great as Tim Thomas has, so no downgrade there.

In the first period, David Krejci scored his 7th goal of the season only 47 seconds into the game, to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. Later in the period, Bruins killer Ray Whitney scored to tie the game 1-1.

Also in the first period was classic Bruins hockey, sticking up for teammates. Raffi Torres, you may remember he played for the Vancouver Canucks last year, threw an elbow at Andrew Ference's head as they raced for the puck in the Bruins d-zone. Adam McQuaid came right in instigating a fight with Torres and landed some punches that left Torres bleeding above his left eye. You may also remember last year in the playoffs McQuaid and Torres met up a few times with Torres throwing some big checks at McQuaid and McQuaid challenging him a few times but Torres wanted nothing to do with him then.

Adam McQuaid vs Raffi Torres

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Phoenix Coyotes' Raffi Torres (37) skates to the bench after a fight with Boston Bruins' Adam McQuaid during the first period in an NHL hockey game on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

In the second period, no scoring happened.

In the third period, no scoring happened but the Coyotes had a strong ending of the period.

In overtime, a Dennis Seidenberg shot found it's way into the net to win the game 2-1 for the Bruins. On the replays it looked like Chris Kelly tipped the puck past Coyotes goalie Jason LaBarbera but the official score has Seidenberg with the goal. If it stands as Seidenberg's goal, it will be his 2nd goal of the season.

Game notes
The Bruins led the game in shots 29-22 and faceoff wins 28-19. The Coyotes led the game in hits 29-27 and blocked shots 20-13.

The Coyotes went 0-for-1 on the power-play while the Bruins had zero power-plays.

Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and made 21 saves on 22 shots. Rask is now 8-4-1 with a 1.61 GAA and a 94.5 save percentage this season.

Rich Peverley was again out of the lineup, but Claude Julien has said that Peverley is on track to return against the Dallas Stars.

Joe Corvo led the Bruins in shots with 5.

Milan Lucic led the Bruins in hits with 5.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 24-9-1 this season with 49 points. The Bruins are in 1st place in the Northeast Division and 1st place in the Eastern Conference (2nd place in the entire NHL, one point behind the Chicago Blackhawks). The Bruins next game is on Saturday at the Dallas Stars at 8pm ET. Will this upcoming game be another fight filled game or does that only happen in Boston when these two teams meet? :) We'll also get to see old friend Michael Ryder.