Bruins Posessed the Devils

After almost a week since their last game in Prague, the Bruins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1. Quite the physical game, overall the B's played a great game. All the goals of the game were scored in the 2nd period.

Tim Thomas started in his 2nd straight game in net, and showed why he deserved to be there. Thomas made 31 overall saves, a few of them spectaculer and important. This game, along with the start from last Sunday, just may be a sign the 2008-2009 Thomas is back in form.

The first goal of the game was scored by New Jersey's Dainius Zubrus 3:45 into the 2nd period. After that, the B's had 4 unanswered goals to pull them to the win. Rookie Jordan Caron got his first NHL goal of his career to tie the game 5:38 into the 2nd period. Rookie Tyler Seguin then got his first assist of his NHL career, when Michael Ryder scored 5 minutes later. At 16:43, Shawn Thorton got his first goal since October 3 of last season, putting the B's up 3-1. Finally, at 18:09 in the 2nd period, Milan Lucic scored the 4th Bruins goal.

Overall, the Bruins played a great game. They were physical, scored goals, and made important saves. They played like they wanted to win. If I must say so myself, if the Bruins keep this up, they will have so much more success than last season.

Now, what do you think of the Bruins' play tonight? Leave your opinion in a comment below.

Bruins Making a Run to the End

With 18.3 seconds left in overtime, Patrice Bergeron scored a goal to lead the Bruins to a win over the New Jersey Devils, 1-0. In the game, Tuukka Rask had 21 saves, along with his 5th shutout of the season. The B's are now tied with Montreal and Philadelphia in points with 82. But Montreal and Philadelphia have more wins, the one tiebreaker.

The Bruins have two road games left, against the Washington Capital and the Buffalo Sabres. Overall, there are six games left in the regular season. The stars of the game were: Tuukka Rask, Patrice Bergeron, and Martin Brodeur.

Devils C Patrik Elias was nominated by the New Jersey chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association for the Masterton Trophy, given to the NHL player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Elias got a game misconduct from the referees after the game ended. He would not discuss it. Flyers F Dan Carcillo was suspended two games for a hit on Devils F David Clarkson on Sunday. New Jersey won the season series 3-1. Boston is 19-13-6 on the road with a three-game winning streak.

Devils defeats Bruins

As the New Jersey Devils take a win against the Boston Bruins, the B's take their second loss in as many games. The Devils are now finding their way to the top of the Atlantic Division, while the Bruins are trying to find their way to the playoffs. With a final score of 3-2, Tim Thomas gets the loss, as he was the starting goaltender for the B's, but was taken out after the first period in the place of Tuukka Rask.

Blake Wheeler scored a goal for the third consecutive game in a row. Patrice Bergeron, who has been playing extremely well in the absence of Marc Savard, scored the other goal.

Tim Thomas didn't make it out for the socond period, making it the fifth time he has been pulled this year. Bruins coach Claude Julien said "We didn't help him. We talked it over at the end of the period and decided it was the right thing to do. It changed the momentum, and gave the team a bit of a wake-up call."

Yes I agree, it gave the team a wake up call, but it wasn't enough to pull off a needed win. Every game from now to the end of the regular season is a very important one. If the Boston Bruins plan to be in the playoffs, they need to be able to step up their game, pull some pressure off their goalies, and hope to God that they win the game.

The next game is Tuesay night against the Carolina Hurricanes, the last away game on this road trip. Game time is 7:00 PM on Nesn, with coverage starting at 6:30.

Bruins @ Devils

Tonight the Boston Bruins take on the New Jersey Devils. The Devils lead 2-0 in the season series. Both teams are in the playoff race, and are hoping for a win to get ahead. Tonight is the 6th game in a 7 game road trip for the Bruins. Boston's line of Patrice Bergeron, Mark Recchi, and Marco Sturm have been hot and have combined for 13 points in the last 3 games.

For Boston, Savard is out, Miroslav Satan (groin) is questionable, and Andrew Fernence (groin) is doubtful. The puck drops at 7:00 pm. Coverage starts on NESN at 6:30.