Bruins Answer the bell, Come From Behind To Beat Sabres, 4-3
by Cup of Chowder Staff on Nov 23, 2011 9:59 PM EST
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It was the game that everyone had hoped it would be.
For 15 minutes, anyway.
After that, a hockey game broke out at First Niagara Center and the Buffalo Sabres, who started with so much energy and passion, couldn't sustain it through 65 minutes as they fell to the Boston Bruins in the shootout, 4-3.
On the third shift of the game, Paul Gaustad skated calmly out to the left of the face-off dot in front of Tim Thomas, adjacent to Milan Lucic and the two dropped gloves. Lucic scored the takedown, and one would presume that would be all.
But that wasn't all, as Nathan Gerbe took exception to Brad Marchand a few shifts later and started a five-on-five scrum in the net behind Thomas, with Zdeno Chara and Robyn Regehr opting to drop gloves and duke it out. The fight yielded little in the way of results, but with Chara off the ice for five minutes, the Sabres went to work.
Christian Ehrhoff and Thomas Vanek scored on consecutive power plays, giving the Sabres a 2-0 lead after the first period, but the Bruins got back to within one when Tyler Seguin put a bomb past Jonas Enroth at 3:37 of the second period.
A Derek Roy attempt went off a Bruins skate and directly to the stick of rookie TJ Brennan, who was playing in his first career NHL game, and he neatly deposited the puck in an open side to put the Sabres back up by two.
Five minutes later, Seguin found Brad Marchand who found the back of the net to put Boston back within one after two periods. Then, 3:35 into the third, Zdeno Chara ripped a bomb from the high slot that tied the game up.
It would remain tied through regulation, despite David Krejci going off for hooking Nathan Gerbe with just 1:03 left in the final period, putting Buffalo on the power play. The Bruins killed regulation off, but with 57 seconds remaining of the kill in overtime, the Sabres set up shop inside the Bruins' zone. A few big saves by Tim Thomas kept the score locked and the Bruins killed the penalty.
Each team traded chances over the final four minutes of the extra period, and despite Buffalo's defense bailing on him, Enroth was up to the task each time the Bruins got the puck close.
The game ended in a tie, but per NHL regulations any time a game ends tied, there was an individual skills competition that took place at the game's conclusion.
Four and a half rounds of that skills competition resulted in the goaltenders looking fantastic, but that crafty Benoit Pouliot and his mustache beat Enroth glove-side on the tenth try, giving the Bruins the win, extending their winning streak to ten and
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Adding stuff as they go along?
It’s what the pros do.
I can't seriously be asked to summarize my sports fandom in a short blurb for all to see, can I?
by Johnny Appleseed on Nov 23, 2011 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
Great win tonight.
Shipping up to Boston for the Friday game from NY. 6am departure from the house. Couldn’t be more excited
I’d say the scrum started due to Gaustad’s charge/hit on Marchand and not from anything the midget did.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Nov 23, 2011 10:52 PM EST reply actions
Not sure what game Harrison Mooney from Puck Daddy was watching…but either way his right up over there is pretty funny
by Dangles-McDonnybrook on Nov 23, 2011 11:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Good to be a Bruins fan right now.
10 in a row baby, but Detroit will be a tough one. Think Rask will start that one?
I can’t believe that Gaustad. What a piece of [feces]… I mean, he’s got 50 pounds on Marchand and he runs him like that? It’s unbelievable!
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Nov 23, 2011 11:59 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
I regret that I have but one rec to give…
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Nov 24, 2011 1:39 AM EST up reply actions
Photocaption
Paul Gaustad’s last known photo
by TomServo42 on Nov 24, 2011 12:05 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
photocaption
here let me tie your jersey strings down for you.
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! Bob Wilson JR. ~ ~ ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Dad ! GOD PLEASE GIVE ME THE STRENGTH ! Two Close Family Members passing in 6 months ~ Give me strength !
great win. never lost faith
not sure about the detriot game tho.
Bergeron for Selke.
Give Nifty his number back!
Detroit is a cesspool.
B’s will run the streak to 11. Keep the faith!
"Jason Heyward was a Greek philosopher reincarnated as a baseball player." - Don Sutton
Chara is a beast
Slightly off-topic rant incoming:
Anyone who watched tonight’s game and did not realize that Zdeno Chara is the heart and soul of this team didn’t pay attention. No offense to Thomas – he’s one of the best, if not the best in his position. No offense to Seguin – he’s got world-class talent.
Chara is a game-breaking talent. The second he leaves the ice Boston goes from being a Stanley Cup contender to run-of-the-mill team. We wouldn’t have made it out of the first round of playoffs last round without him let alone won the cup.
It’s not even close. We win games (playoffs games sometimes) with Tuukka in goal. We win games (playoffs games sometimes) with our offense depleted or slumping. It’s just not the same without Chara.
Five minutes of fighting cost us two goals. I’m not blaming Chara for fighting (standing up for a teammate like that is a-okay with me) and I’m not blaming the rest of the team – our pk wasn’t bad; it obviously just wasn’t on Chara’s level.
He’s a perennial Norris trophy contender and even that’s underestimating him. I wouldn’t trade him for Lidstrom (or any other defenseman) and a slew of draft picks.
by Sinnach on Nov 24, 2011 3:21 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
Captain for a reason
hes the most important piece of our team. even tho bergy and thomas are pretty close. the game seems to flow thru bergy and Z
Bergeron for Selke.
Give Nifty his number back!
Happy Thanksgiving Boston !!
Eat some Turkey And Chowdah !!!
May you be Blessed with an Awesome Holiday !!!
FLYERROB ! YOU STAY AWESOME FLYERS FANS ! ~ ~ ~ Lori Wilson Gray ~ ~ April 07th 1967 - May 27th 2011 ~ May you rest in Peace ~ I love you and miss you big Sis ! Bob Wilson JR. ~ ~ ~ July 03rd 1944 - November 06th 2011 ~ ~ I love you Dad ! GOD PLEASE GIVE ME THE STRENGTH ! Two Close Family Members passing in 6 months ~ Give me strength !
"i guess i'd give the fight to Lucic, but it was close" -Sabres fan
fights? BRUINS. scoreboard? BRUINS. =)
happpy lucic decidingly
won that fight. i didnt think it was close. he answered and so did the team
Bergeron for Selke.
Give Nifty his number back!
First and 10
Although baseball is full of teams suffering setbacks, it’s also full teams overcoming them. All I ask is for the Rockies to be defined by the latter category.
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Nov 24, 2011 1:34 PM EST reply actions
Do it again!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Nov 24, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
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