Bergeron's OT goal lifts Bruins over Devils 1-0

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 30, 2010 10:27 PM EDT in Game Recaps

Tonight's game was the low-scoring brand of hockey that we have come to expect when the Bruins and Devils meet. It took over 64 minutes for either to find the back of the net as Patrice Bergeron put home the game-winner for the Bruins with 19 seconds left in overtime.

Bergeron picked up a rebound from Mark Stuart's shot and deposited the puck into a virtually empty net to break the nil-nil tie. Martin Brodeur left a rebound sitting in front for #37 after making a save on Stuart's shot. The goal was Bergeron's 18th of the season.

Tuukka Rask only faced 21 shots, but he made some big stops when he was called upon to earn his 5th shutout of the season. At the other end of the ice, Martin Brodeur was sharp all night long, turning side 33 shots to keep his team in the game.

Notes:

- ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ uh what? huh? Bergy scored? The B's won?! wooo!

- The Bruins have given up points in 58 of their 76 games this year. So, if you were playing the B's this year on any given night you would have a 76.3% chance of taking points.

- I wonder if the Devils saw the latest edition of Thort's Vlog and sold some ad space on the end boards to Swedish Fish just to anger Tuukka.

- Tuukka Rask has made 1,000 saves this season.

- Zdeno Chara logged a game-high 28:17.

- Patrik Elias was given a game misconduct at the end of the game. He was seen smashing his stick after Bergeron's goal. No word on what else Elias did to earn the game misconduct.

- In case you missed the game, this is pretty much all you need to see:

- The Bruins return to action on Thursday night when they host the Florida Panthers at TD Garden.

- For more on tonight's game, check out In Lou We Trust

- It is a very tight race in the East now...

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2

New York Rangers 4 New York Islanders 3

Playoff Race

6. Philadelphia 82 pts

7. Montreal 82 pts

8. Boston 82 pts

9. Atlanta 80 pts

10. New York Rangers 78 pts

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Elias got the game misconduct for saying something to the ref.

"I voiced my opinion," was the most Elias would reveal about what he did to earn the game misconduct.

"It’s not worth me even saying anything about their job tonight," he said.

I didn’t hear it, being at the game, but I’d guess it was probably something about a duck, a shoe, a bull, and the ref’s mom wearing army boots.

Not that it really matters as the Devils played poorly, Boston played well, and the ref’s calls/lack of calls were rendered moot.

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by John Fischer on Mar 31, 2010 12:11 AM EDT reply actions

There were a lot of non-calls on both sides for much of the game. Then in the 3rd the refs suddenly remembered that there are these “penalty” things they can call, and started calling everything. Que sera. I don’t think it changed the ultimate outcome of the game.

by Arenacale on Mar 31, 2010 7:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Zzzzz?

I thought this was a pretty exciting game, actually. OK, granted, it was scoreless for 64+ minutes, but there were a lot of end-to-end rushes. Best of all, the B’s played REALLY well. I thought this was a very impressive performance.

by Phunwin on Mar 31, 2010 8:49 AM EDT reply actions

No, no, no. There’s no such thing as a goalie duel. Haven’t you been listening to Bettman? You have to score goals to make for an exciting game!

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 31, 2010 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Zzzzz, what are you talking about?

The game was smooth, hardly any whistles. Plenty of hits, quality bids and great saves. No penalties til the third. BTW-what was that Elias interference call all about? You can’t knock the stick out of a player’s hand anymore? And although he tried, Wide-ofthenet-man didn’t cost us the game. Did you see his -3 Monday vs. Buffalo? It was great to see Bergy get the winner off a fine “on net” wrister from Stuart. A shoot out would of sucked, I hate those things. And with the way both goalies were playing we probably would have scene 15 shots each, with half missing the net…

by spraga on Mar 31, 2010 9:15 AM EDT reply actions

Oh God, was Wideman awful. Oh look, its a bad pass right down the middle of the ice! Oh look, its a missed check! Oh look, he just bumped into his own guy! Even in a game where the rest of the team plays well (even Ryder made a great play, for crying out loud), he does his level best to screw up.

by Phunwin on Mar 31, 2010 2:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I have come to expect it with Wideman.

No more Cowbells!

by bestbostonsports on Mar 31, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Zzzzz? Seriously?

What Kind of a hockey fan are you??? This was a fantastic well played game with a tremendously exciting finish. I can’t believe someone running a hockey blog could possibly say ZZZZZZ to that game!

by gobosox00 on Mar 31, 2010 10:01 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, that game was intense. The 0-0 games always are. Like I said before we match up very well against the Devils and I would love to play them in the 1st round.

If I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

by Parental Advisory on Mar 31, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

The Devils play a boring brand of hockey. There were 48 shots on goal in regulation. Sure Brodeur and Rask made some big stops, but for the most part there weren’t a ton of great scoring opportunities. There wasn’t a ton of hits, there were no fights. It was soccer on ice.

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by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 31, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Has anyone else noticed?

Is Rask terrible behind his net or is it me? It seems he muffs up at least one puck per game each time he’s in there.

by spraga on Mar 31, 2010 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

He can be as bad as he wants behind the net

b/c he is awesome in front of it. We all know if Thomas was in net we lost that game 0-3.

If I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

by Parental Advisory on Mar 31, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I have noticed; he is not a good puckhandler at all. In the big scheme of things, that’s not a huge problem, but it is the one chink in his armor. I just about fell off my couch in shock when he made that beautiful pass to Seidenberg.

by Phunwin on Mar 31, 2010 8:04 PM EDT reply actions