Bruins Finally Win Again

By John in Bruins, Featured, Top Story ⋅ March 17, 2012 at 4:54pm ⋅ Post a comment

Johnny Boychuk #55 of the Boston Bruins fights against Maxime Talbot #27 of the Philadelphia Flyers at the TD Garden on March 17, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

The horrid losing streak is finally over thanks to a 3-2 shootout victory over Philadelphia, but Philly still nearly pulled out an impressive victory. And with Boston so used to giving up the first two goals lately, it was refreshing to actually see Boston get on the board first for a change, thanks to Chris Kelly putting in a rebound at the 6:23 mark. Tim Thomas even made a great save when Jaromir Jagr made it through on a 1-on-0 breakaway. Later on, the Bruins padded their lead to 2-0 when Tyler Seguin took a pass point blank from behind the net and put the puck past Ilya Bryzgalov.

However, the Bruins couldn’t seal away the win, despite coming on strong. Philadelphia stepped up their defense for the rest of the game, not allowing Boston many chances. At the same time, they kept the pressure on Boston to makes stops, and clawed their way back into game with a tip-in midway through the 2nd Period and a second tip-in with 4:17 left in regulation.

Both teams did well in overtime, with each failing to provide a real threat on a chance at the period’s end. And with the skill sets of both goalies, you’d think the shootout would have been more interesting, but it was like two empty nets facing down shots. Boston put all three shots past perhaps the best goalie in the league right now, and Thomas finally managed to push one aside on Philadelphia’s third attempt to get Boston a long-awaited win.

JERRY!! JERRY!! Moment of the Game:

Without question, it has to be the 2nd Period fight. Well, it was more like Johnny Boychuk just outright slaughtering Maxime Talbot and throwing him to the ice with no resistance.

Coach’s Corner:

“We did a great job carrying the play today.” – Head Coach Claude Julien on the day’s performance, especially holding off Philadelphia’s comeback attempt.

Scoring Summary:

1st Period
6:23	BOS	CHRIS KELLY (17) WRIST – ASST: B. POULIOT (13) AND B. ROLSTON (8)
17:07	BOS	TYLER SEGUIN (25) WRIST – ASST: P. BERGERON (37) AND B. MARCHAND (23)
2nd Period
9:16	PHI	PPG – MATT READ (20) TIP-IN – ASST: D. BRIERE (25) AND M. CARLE (31)
3rd Period
15:43	PHI	JAKUB VORACEK (14) TIP-IN – ASST: B. COBURN (17) AND M. READ (21)
Overtime
NONE
Shootout
DAVID KREJCI	BOS	GOAL
MATT READ	PHI	GOAL
TYLER SEGUIN	BOS	GOAL
CLAUDE GIROUX	PHI	GOAL
PATRICE BERGERON	BOS	GOAL
DANNY BRIERE	PHI	SAVE

Penalty Summary:

1st Period
1:55	PHI	ZAC RINALDO : FIGHTING (MAJ) – 5 MIN
1:55	BOS	GREGORY CAMPBELL : FIGHTING (MAJ) – 5 MIN
10:37	BOS	JORDAN CARON : HOOKING – 2 MIN
11:58	PHI	JAROMIR JAGR : TRIPPING – 2 MIN
14:24	BOS	ZDENO CHARA : TRIPPING – 2 MIN
2nd Period
1:49	PHI	ZAC RINALDO : HOOKING – 2 MIN
4:08	BOS	JOHNNY BOYCHUK : FIGHTING (MAJ) – 5 MIN
4:08	PHI	MAXIME TALBOT : FIGHTING (MAJ) – 5 MIN
7:17	BOS	TYLER SEGUIN : SLASHING – 2 MIN
3rd Period
11:04	BOS	SHAWN THORNTON : INTERFERENCE ON GOALKEEPER – 2 MIN
Overtime
NONE

Goalie Stats:

	Goalie	Save Total	TOI
PHI	30 I. BRYZGALOV (L)	31/33	64:58
BOS	30 T. THOMAS (W)	27/29	65:00

Shots on Goal:

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Total
PHI	7	8	12	2	29
BOS	11	8	13	1	33

Game Notes:

Boston is now 27-0-0 when leading at the 2nd Intermission.
They’re also 15-0-0 in games where Chris Kelly scores a goal.
Philadelphia is now 4-10-1 in day games this season; Boston is 5-8-2.
A happy 33rd birthday to Andrew Ference.
A happy 35th birthday to Zdeno Chara this Sunday.
For the time being, Boston is back ahead of Ottawa (85-84), which hosts Toronto at 7:00pm.

Tags: Andrew Ference, Benoit Pouliot, Brad Marchand, Brian Rolston, Bruins, Chris Kelly, Claude Julien, David Krejci, Gregory Campbell, Johnny Boychuk, Jordan Caron, Patrice Bergeron, Philadelphia Flyers, Shawn Thornton, Tim Thomas, Tyler Seguin, Zdeno Chara