This was a tough game if you are a Bruins fan. After jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead, the B's let the Canadiens back into the match, scoring once near the end of the first- and once in the second periods. Added to that, the Habs dominated the play for long stretches (including most of the second period), making for some very scary moments for the Black, White and Gold faithful.By the way, I'm watching Don Cherry right now saying everything I'm saying. I don't know if that's a good thing or not...
Ultimately, the difference maker in tonight's game came when the Bruins finally executed a powerplay like they are able to, controlling the puck in the Habs' zone for a full minute, and slowly building up the momentum they'd lost through the middle period. Savard faked a shot at the side of the net before feeding it to the point, and Zdeno Chara's point shot found the back of the net cleanly. Some tense moments, an empty-net goal, and that's Game One.
This was, I'm sad to say, the Canadiens' game to lose. They outplayed the B's for a long stretch, and the Bruins looked pretty tight. The positive for the B's is that they did win it, and for portions of the game controlled the play, and continued hitting the Habs' defenders on every chip in. These three points will ultimately help the Bruins through the rest of the series.
During a little post-game interview with Chara, it was great to hear cheering coming from the Bruins' room down the hall. It will feel very good to wear the Bruins cap around town tomorrow.
Game Two is set for Saturday!
5 comments:
Great game, men in black and yellow. I believe that the hearty thrusters with the clear H will show something but the spirit is somewhere else
Yeah, this series will be a tough one, for sure. I think the Habs will bring it up a notch, but I think the Bruins have at least three more notches available.
The question is whether they choose to play as hard as they can!
Thanks for the comment. Enjoy the series.
no comments about all that garbage after the horn? the missed elbow, the eye gouge?
maybe you're taking the high road. thats good of you.
oh and did you see the clip they played tonight of the bruins fan reaching through the camera hole in the glass and grabbing kovalev's stick?
no, i actually deliberately did not mention the punches to the face after goals. i am curious about what habs fans thought of that, but decided against posting about it.
i expect a huge outcry from habs fans about lucic's cross-check on lapierre. at that point i will politely point out the garbage the habs dished out after the lead and winning goals, as well as all the crap at the end of game one.
also: did not see the footage of kovalev's stick getting grabbed. i'll search that out!
hilarious! i just found that footage of the stick being swiped:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as5H5AbxFHA&NR=1
so funny. also a good example of the post-goal garbage from game one.
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