Tuukka Rask came up huge for the Bruins in a shootout against a potent Atlanta trio, and the B's walked away with a 4-3 win in Atlanta.
What is general manager Theo Epstein's grand plan for the Red Sox this winter?
Twenty-two-year-old Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask was the star of Thursday night’s shootout win over the Atlanta Thrashers. Rask stopped Rich Peverly, Slava Kozlov and Ilya Kovalchuk in succession to earn Boston an important two points.
Meanwhile, Patrice Bergeron deked his way past Atlanta netminder Ondrej Pavelec to score on the B’s first attempt.
Marc Savard skated in Atlanta with the Bruins on Thursday morning, but Claude Julien and the Bruins are being cautious in taking their time with the star center's return.
The Bruins are also reportedly close to a long-term deal with Savard that could be for as many as seven years. Mike Milbury says that the Bruins have learned in the past two months what life without Savard is like, and that may be a factor in getting a contract done.
It's no secret that the Bruins' power play is struggling. Heading into Thursday night's game, the Bruins ranked dead last in the league with a 12.9 percent success rate with the man advantage.
Mike Milbury breaks down what's been wrong with the power play and says that the return of Milan Lucic will give the unit a major lift.
On the season premiere of The Instigators, Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley and Mike Milbury debated what the league can do to better police dangerous hits to the head.
Boston Red Sox
Boston Bruins
New England Patriots
Boston Celtics
NESN University