Bruins beat Sabres, win 2 straight

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 08: Johnny Boychuk #55 of the Boston Bruins takes a shot in the third period against the Buffalo Sabres on March 8, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Bruins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-1. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Thursday night the Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 and finally have a 2-game winning streak. They haven't had one of those since January. It was mainly Bruins in this game although the Sabres had some opportunities to tie the game but the Bruins held on for the win.

Quick game summary
In the first period, Bruins killer Jason Pominville scored to make it 1-0 Sabres. Pominville blasted a high slap shot short-side on Tim Thomas who was caught cheating and wasn't against the post.

In the second period, Gregory Campbell scored his 7th goal of the season to tie the game, as the Sabres defense couldn't handle a pass, Shawn Thornton let go a quick slap shot and Campbell deflected it by Jhonas Enroth.

In the third period, Johnny Boychuk scored his 4th goal of the season on a "Johnny Rocket" slap shot that blew right by and over Enroth's shoulder. Boychuk also had a big hit on Thomas Vanek in the period. Later, David Krejci scored his 18th goal of the season to put the Sabres away.

Tim Thomas played in net and made 19 saves on 20 shots. Thomas is now 29-15-0 with a 2.29 GAA and a .925 save percentage so far this season.

Game notes
The Bruins led the game in shots 28-20, faceoff wins 38-21 and hits 30-23. The Sabres led the game in blocked shots 21-11.

If you haven't heard by now, veteran goalie Marty Turco is now a member of the Bruins as he cleared waivers. He's wearing #1 for the Bruins. He will not be eligible to play in the playoffs.

Greg Zanon was scratched and Mike Mottau played on defense.

Patrice Bergeron went 20-7 in the faceoff circle.

As the game went on Jordan Caron found himself on the Bergeron-Marchand line as Brian Rolston just hasn't worked out there. And that line was on the ice when Boychuk scored his goal.

Patrice Bergeron and Johnny Boychuk both had 4 shots to lead the Bruins.

Johnny Boychuk, Gregory Campbell and Dennis Seidenberg all had 4 hits to lead the Bruins.

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 40-23-3 with 83 points (1st in Northeast Division and 2nd in Eastern Conference).

The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday at 1pm as they host the Washington Capitals.