It took a while to get on track in this game and the past few games, but the Boston Bruins finally started a new winning streak in Columbus, taking the win 5-3. Starting the game, it looked like Boston’s losing streak would be pushed to three games; just 5:46 in, the Blue Jackets took the lead over Boston with a wrist shot. At 11:09, they took advantage of a power play to take a multiple-goal lead over the defending champions. It took until 1:34 remained in the 1st Period for Boston to finally get on the board, thanks to Joe Corvo. With 49 seconds remaining in the period, Nathan Horton tied the game and gave Boston an uneasy sigh of relief heading into the locker room.
But the momentum didn’t cool off in the intermission. Just 58 seconds into the next period (and 18 seconds into a power play), Zdeno Chara launched a bomb right into the net to take the lead. That lead lasted well into the period until Tim Thomas, in a rare occurrence, was caught napping and allowed the tying goal with minutes remaining until the final period.
Columbus gave a lot in order to try and retake the lead, but in the end, Boston showed why they’re the best 3rd Period team in hockey. It was hard-fought hockey with only two penalties in the period, but Boston made the most of both of them. 6:44 into the period, Corvo struck again on the man advantage to retake the lead for Boston. Then, with 1:34 left in the game, Columbus, down by one, really shot themselves in the foot. A hooking penalty necessitated a shorthanded goal just to get a point out of the game, but Chris Kelly snapped in a goal with just 26 seconds to go to finish off the NHL’s cellar dwellers.
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period |
| 5:46 |
CBJ |
RICK NASH (9) WRIST – ASST: V. PROSPAL (16) AND J. WISNIEWSKI (13) |
| 11:09 |
CBJ |
PPG – JEFF CARTER (5) BACKHAND – ASST: D. BRASSARD (3) AND J. WISNIEWSKI (14) |
| 18:26 |
BOS |
JOE CORVO (1) WRIST – ASST: M. LUCIC (11) AND D. KREJCI (11) |
| 19:11 |
BOS |
NATHAN HORTON (8) WRIST – ASST: M. LUCIC (12) AND A. FERENCE (7) |
| 2nd Period |
| 0:58 |
BOS |
PPG – ZDENO CHARA (6) SLAP – ASST: M. LUCIC (13) AND D. KREJCI (12) |
| 16:05 |
CBJ |
RJ UMBERGER (5) WRIST – ASST: S. PAHLSSON (6) AND D. MACKENZIE (4) |
| 3rd Period |
| 6:44 |
BOS |
PPG – JOE CORVO (2) SLAP – ASST: D. SEIDENBERG (6) AND T. SEGUIN (13) |
| 19:34 |
BOS |
PPG – CHRIS KELLY (11) SNAP – ASST: P. BERGERON (15) AND B. MARCHAND (11) |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| 2:57 |
BOS |
SHAWN THORNTON : FIGHTING (MAJ) – 5 MIN |
| 2:57 |
CBJ |
JARED BOLL : FIGHTING (MAJ) – 5 MIN |
| 8:20 |
CBJ |
RYAN JOHANSEN : SLASHING – 2 MIN |
| 10:34 |
BOS |
MILAN LUCIC : HOOKING – 2 MIN |
| 14:08 |
BOS |
MILAN LUCIC : SLASHING – 2 MIN |
| 14:08 |
BOS |
MILAN LUCIC : CROSS CHECKING – 2 MIN |
| 2nd Period |
| 0:40 |
CBJ |
DERICK BRASSARD : HOOKING – 2 MIN |
| 3:27 |
BOS |
ANDREW FERENCE : HI-STICKING – 2 MIN |
| 5:24 |
CBJ |
RICK NASH : TRIPPING – 2 MIN |
| 7:47 |
BOS |
PATRICE BERGERON : HOOKING – 2 MIN |
| 13:03 |
CBJ |
DEREK DORSETT SERVED BY VINNY PROSPAL : INTERFERENCE ON GOALKEEPER – 2 MIN |
| 16:05 |
BOS |
DAVID KREJCI : UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT – 2 MIN |
| 16:05 |
CBJ |
SAMUEL PAHLSSON : UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT – 2 MIN |
| 19:54 |
BOS |
MILAN LUCIC : TRIPPING – 2 MIN |
| 3rd Period |
| 5:28 |
CBJ |
ANTOINE VERMETTE : HOOKING – 2 MIN |
| 18:26 |
CBJ |
FEDOR TYUTIN : HOOKING – 2 MIN |
Goalie Stats
|
Goalie |
Save Total |
TOI |
| BOS |
Tuukka Rask (W) |
11/11 |
20:00 |
| BOS |
Tim Thomas |
22/25 |
40:00 |
| CBJ |
Curtis Sanford |
24/29 |
59:49 |
Shots on Goal
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
| BOS |
7 |
9 |
13 |
29 |
| CBJ |
13 |
12 |
11 |
36 |
Game Notes
- Milan Lucic’s three assists gave him 100 on his career.
- Chara left the game in the 2nd period with a leg injury of unknown severity. Stay tuned to Sports of Boston for future updates.
- Tim Thomas was pulled from the game to begin the 3rd Period, the first time he’s failed to finish a start this season.
Tags: Andrew Ference, Brad Marchand, Bruins, Chris Kelly, Columbus Blue Jackets, David Krejci, Dennis Seidenberg, Joe Corvo, Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton, Patrice Bergeron, Shawn Thornton, Tim Thomas, Tuukka Rask, Tyler Seguin, Zdeno Chara
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