Khudobin remains undefeated with Bruins win over Sharks


Boston Bruins @ San Jose Sharks game recap video, on November 18, 2017.
On Saturday night, the Bruins visited Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks, and managed to come away with a 3-1 win as Bruins backup goalie Anton Khudobin and Bruins youngsters led the way.

Quick game summary
In the first period, at 4:50, Sharks Timo Meier scored, giving the Sharks a 1-0 lead. At 6:17, Bruins Peter Cehlarik scored his 1st goal of the season, which was also his 1st career NHL goal, tying the game 1-1. At 10:46, Bruins Jake DeBrusk scored his 4th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 2-1 lead.

In the second period, no scoring happened.

In the third period, at 14:09, Bruins Danton Heinen scored his 4th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 3-1 lead.

Game notes
Anton Khudobin played in net and made 36 saves on 37 shots. Khudobin is now 5-0-2 with a 2.17 GAA and a .935 save percentage this season.

The Bruins led the game in hits 30-23 and blocked shots 30-12. The Sharks led the game in shots 37-20. Both teams had a 50% faceoff percentage. The Bruins went 0-for-1 on the power-play while the Sharks went 0-for-3.

Jake DeBrusk led the Bruins with 4 shots. Noel Acciari led the Bruins with 4 hits. Six different Bruins players had 3 blocked shots each.

Kenny Agostino, Matt Beleskey and Torey Krug were scratched for the Bruins. David Backes and Ryan Spooner are on the IR.

Three stars of the game
1) Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin
2) Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk
3) Bruins defenseman Kevan Miller

Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 8-7-4 with 20 points this season and are in 5th place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are 4-4-2 in their last ten games and their road record is now 3-4-2 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Wednesday, when they visit the New Jersey Devils, at 7pm ET.

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