Boston Bruins Game 37: Boston Bruins @ Ottawa Senators game recap video, on December 30, 2017.
Quick game summary
In the first period, at 8:13, Bruins Ryan Spooner scored his 2nd goal of the season, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead.
In the second period, at 3:29, Bruins Noel Acciari scored his 4th goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead. At 5:38, Bruins Ryan Spooner scored his 3rd goal of the season, giving the Bruins a 3-0 lead. At 13:39, Bruins David Krejci scored his 6th goal of the season, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 4-0 lead.
In the third period, at 1:11, Bruins Patrice Bergeron scored his 11th goal of the season, a power-play goal, giving the Bruins a 5-0 lead.
Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net and stopped all 25 shots he faced, earning his 2nd shutout of the season. Rask is now 13-8-3 with a 2.13 GAA and a .923 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game in shots 34-25 and blocked shots 20-13. The Senators led the game with a 52% faceoff percentage and in hits 46-29. The Bruins went 3-for-4 on the power-play while the Senators went 0-for-1.
Ryan Spooner led the Bruins with 6 shots. David Backes and Sean Kuraly led the Bruins with 4 hits each. Kevan Miller led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.
Anders Bjork, Frank Vatrano and Paul Postma were scratched for the Bruins.
Three stars of the game
1) Bruins forward Ryan Spooner
2) Bruins forward David Krejci
3) Bruins defenseman Torey Krug
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 21-10-6 with 48 points this season and are in 2nd place in the Atlantic division. The Bruins are 7-1-2 in their last ten games and their road record is now 8-5-3 this season. The next game for the Bruins is on Tuesday (January 2nd), when they visit the New York Islanders, at 7pm ET.
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