Thomas and Bruins shutout Penguins 3-0
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Nov 10, 2009 10:08 PM EST
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Tim Thomas turned aside 27 shots to earn his second shutout of the season as the Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on home ice.
Matt Hunwick appeared to have put the Bruins up 1-0 1:36 into the second period when he roofed a backhander past Marc-Andre Fleury, however referee Bill McCreary waved the goal off. After close to two minutes of play, the play was reviewed after the first whistle. After a short review, the decision on the ice was overturned and the B's were credited with the goal.
The B's extended their lead to 2-0 at 3:34 of the third period. Daniel Paille broke in all alone and fired a shot from the slot that found the back of the net for his first goal as a Bruin. While Paille got his first goal as a member of the Boston Bruins, Mark Recchi picked up his 900th career assist on the play.
With 3.5 second left in the game Patrice cleared the puck from his own zone. The puck took a few bounces and ended up in the back of the empty net to account for the 3-0 score.
Notes:
- Sidney Crosby has now gone 5 games without recording a point.
- The Bruins held the Penguins to just 2 shots in the first period.
- Mark Recchi's 900 assists are the most of any active NHL player and 18th most in NHL history. He record his first NHL assist January 20, 1989 against the Winnipeg Jets.
- Pittsburgh defenseman Brooks Orpik left the game in the first period with an injury and did not return.
- Chris Bourque saw just 9:03 of ice time tonight for Pittsburgh.
- 2 point nights for Patrice Bergeron (1-1-2), Steve Begin (0-2-2), and Dennis Wideman (0-2-2). Correction: There was a scoring change made this morning. Steve Begin didn't get an assist on Matt Hunwick's goal. The assists on that goal have been credited to Shawn Thornton and Dennis Wideman.
- Bruins won the battle in the face-off circle 34-19 (64%)
- Bruins return to game action Thursday night when they host the Florida Panthers
- For more the game from a Pittsburgh perspective, check out PensBurgh
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Begin is riding a two-point 2 game streak.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 10, 2009 10:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 10, 2009 11:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Signature victory of the year for the Bruins so far this season
Shutting out the defending champs is no small task
I wonder if Bud Selig will give the Yankees a receipt with their World Series purchase
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 11, 2009 2:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m not using injuries as an excuse because Boston did play a solid game, and I’m definitely not trying to take the W away in any way, but there’s really only about 40% of the defending champs healthy out there right now. I kinda expected the Pens to lose tonight but I wasn’t prepared for another shutout. Such is life. See ya guys again on Saturday.
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by FrankD on Nov 11, 2009 3:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yea well
Looch and Savard make up 41% of our team so hah!
by Ljcav7788 on Nov 11, 2009 8:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They don’t, really. Granted, they’re a large part. Looks like we hit a good team in a slump.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 11, 2009 9:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Again, the Bruins looked pretty strong but Pittsburgh haven’t netted a goal for six straight periods now. That’s a big area of concern for a Penguins team that doesn’t really pride themselves on defense. Top it off with Orpik going down in last night’s game and they officially only have Goligoski, Eaton and McKee as the healthy d-men. Skoula was the 7th man to begin the season but it looks like he’ll be getting plenty of time now. Those defensive pairings are really going to start taking on the look of the Pens’ farm team soon enough.
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by FrankD on Nov 11, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We got shutout for almost three games in a row until bergeron scored in the third period of the third game. The dam will break for you guys eventually. Hopefully not until next week, though.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 11, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Was that the Habs game that went to a shootout?
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by FrankD on Nov 11, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yes
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 11, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome game 2 shots is air tight defense and keeping Cindy Crosby off the score board is also awesome.
by Eric B on Nov 11, 2009 3:08 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
On that one PP in the first I think the Bruins blocked about 200 shots. Solid PK, that’s fo sho.
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by FrankD on Nov 11, 2009 3:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to mention that in the notes section but I forget. There were definitely a few nice blocks on that PK. Derek Morris made a nice one out by the blue line.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Nov 11, 2009 9:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Our special teams stunk out loud to start the season. THey’ve been working on them and it shows.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 11, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always felt the PK is a strong area for a team to rally around in the event of a weak start or slump. I guess it kinda goes with the thought process of, “Yeah, well, FOUR of our guys just shut down FIVE of theirs. Let’s do this thing.”
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by FrankD on Nov 11, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh absolutely. Gets the crowd into it too.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 11, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
For the first time we can say…win streak!
by Arenacale on Nov 11, 2009 8:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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