A (Short-lived) Goalies Duel

What started as a duel between goalies Tim Thomas and Michal Neuvirth of the Washington Capitals, ended with both goalies being pulled before an entertaining 3rd period. Neither goalie got the decision. That means that Thomas is still 7-0-0 in the season, even though he let up 3 goals, his most of the season.

Tuukka Rask took Timmy's place to start the 3rd period, and held the Capitals at bay to let his team score 3 goals in 7 minutes to tie the game. But even with that comeback, the Caps were able to score 2 goals on Rask, and win the game. One of those games was scored by Ovechkin, his first against the Bruins this season.

The 3 Bruins goals were scored by Michael Ryder, Nathan Horton, and Shawn Thornton, each in a time of 6 minutes and and 44 seconds. This was Thorton's 300th career game. In the meantime, it was also Rask's 3rd loss of the season.

Overall, it was a pretty lack-luster game for the Bruins. There wasn't much intensity until the 3rd period. And it definitely wasn't the same stye of play that was in the first 2 games against the Caps. With all the chances they had, the B's just didn't jump on anything. And therefore, the team ended up with the loss.

Prague Ends In a Split

For those that missed the opening Bruins series in Prague over the weekend, it ended in a split, 1-1, against the Coyotes.

It was a good start for rookie Tyler Seguin, who got his first regular season NHL goal on Sunday. Nathan Horton, also new to the team, had a good start himself on Saturday, providing the only 2 Bruins goals of the game.

Tuukka Rask took the start, along with the loss, in the season opener on Saturday. Tim Thomas had the start, and win, on Sunday.

The second game overall was better than the first. On Sunday, the Bruins played with more emotion and grit. This helped lead them to the win.

Though they've only played 2 games so far, and their next game isn't until this Saturday, I'm optomistic that this is the year of the bear. The front office made some needed improvements during the offseason, and they started to show on Sunday.

Hopefully, Marc Savard will recover soon enough and add to those improvements. With a 1-1 record to begin with. I can only see this team going up, and I hope its true.

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