bruins 1 - canucks 0

For the second straight night, Tim Thomas posted a shutout - a feat that has not been accomplished since Andy Moog in the early 90s (and really, any comparison to Moog is a compliment to a Bruins keeper).

Thomas shut the door on the Canucks, stopping 30 shots, often making saves that nobody could have expected him to make.

Michael Ryder potted the game's only goal, on a nice shot while cruising through the high-slot. As you may have noticed, I like it when (ex-Hab) Ryder does well, because it really seems to aggravate the Habs fans I'm surrounded by.

The win brings the Bruins to 5-2-3, and affords them a day of rest before taking on the streaky Flames in Calgary on Thursday. That could be a tough game for the B's, as Calgary (when playing well) combines speed, grit and scoring with crazy goaltending.

Also of note in last night's game - Milan Lucic was presented with another Memorial Cup ring from his time as Captain (and MVP) of the Vancouver Giants. His original ring was stolen from his parent's house.

buins 1 - oilers 0

The Bruins continued their western road trip last night with a stop in Edmonton. I must admit that I couldn't get coverage of the game, so I had to rely on watching highlights, after I got home from my own time on the ice. This would have started around 1am, but man...

What highlights there were!

From all accounts, the Bruins relied heavily on the unorthodox awesomeness of Tim Thomas. He and (Oiler Goalie) Dwayne Roloson got into a goalie duel that was finally broken by a Dennis Wideman wrist-shot in overtime.

It's great to see a class character like Thomas get the shutout win, and from the footage I saw, great to see the Bruins returning to a fast-paced, strong puck pressure game. Thomas saw 27 shots, but for the most part, his defenders did a good job of clearing away errant rebounds, or tying up the extra man, allowing Thomas to cover up.

Also of note, it was very cool to see the Oil rocking those vintage sweaters (and Roloson sporting what, I think, is a Grant Fuhr-esque mask), especially against the Bruins "new" old uniforms.

The black, white and gold continue their road trip tonight against the Canucks.
Let's hope for 2 more points.