The Bruins continued their home-win streak last night in a wild affair against their Division rivals, the Maple Leafs.Over the course of the game, four different goalies took to the nets, causing a revolving door scenario that suggested that a revolving door might have actually been a better choice as Starter.
Vesa Toskala got the hook after two goals on four shots, only to be returned to the nets later in the game when Curtis Joseph proved that as a backup goalie, he's an excellent choice for a front-office position (seriously - CuJo is a great guy, and a phenomenal community benefactor, but he has not looked good in nets in recent years and it's hard to watch).
Tim Thomas got the start for the B's and looked pretty good early on, but after letting the Leafs claw their way back into the game (at one point the Bruins led 5-1 in the second period, but finished the period up only 6-5), Thomas' night ended in the second intermission. Fernandez came out for the third period and shut the Leafs out on 13 shots, allowing the Bruins to put some breathing room into the score.
David Krejci had his first career hat-trick, making a case that he stay with "the big team" and not be sent back to Providence this year. Phil Kessel extended his (NHL-leading) point-streak to 16 games, tying Bruins great (and fellow number 16) Rick "Nifty" Middleton's record in the 1983-84 season. The Bruins home-win streak improves to 12 games. Marc Savard had a 4-point night, helping me in my hockey pool.
2 comments:
Wow! How about Kessel!
Hey! As goes the Bruins record so goes attendance. At the begining of the season I noticed alot of fans disguised as empty seats. With their great success has attendence improved?
Actually, yeah. I wasn't sure if the fans in Boston would ever return to watch the B's, but I've noticed recently that the home games are totally stuffed, the announcers have put the rink at capacity, and the fans have been LOUD. Good stuff, as it can be an important part of the game for the home-side.
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