Boston Bruins Game 33: Winnipeg Jets @ Boston Bruins game recap video, on December 21, 2017.
Quick game summary
In the first period, no scoring happened.
In the second period, no scoring happened.
In the third period, at 8:16, Bruins Torey Krug scored his 6th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead. At 9:13, Jets Patrik Laine scored, tying the game 1-1.
In overtime, no scoring happened.
In the shootout, Jets Bryan Little scored in the 1st round; Bruins David Pastrnak scored in the 4th round; and Bruins Charlie McAvoy scored the game-winning goal in the 8th round.
Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and made 37 saves on 38 shots. Rask is now 10-8-3 with a 2.34 GAA and a .916 save percentage this season.
The Jets led the game with a 54% faceoff percentage, in shots 38-33, hits 28-26 and blocked shots 20-13. Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power-play.
Patrice Bergeron led the Bruins with 7 shots. Sean Kuraly, Noel Acciari, Tim Schaller, Zdeno Chara, Charlie McAvoy and Kevan Miller all led the Bruins with 3 hits each. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.
David Krejci, Riley Nash, Ryan Spooner and Paul Postma were scratched for the Bruins. Forward Colby Cave made his NHL debut but only had 1:10 of ice time and had 2 PIMs.
Three stars of the game
1) Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask
2) Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy
3) Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 18-10-5 with 41 points this season and are in 3rd place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are 7-2-1 in their last ten games and their home record is now 11-5-3 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Saturday, when they host the Detroit Red Wings, at 1pm ET.
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