![]() ![]() The Bruins outshot the Predators 16-4 in the final period.īoth the Predators and Bruins wore helmet stickers to show support for The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, after a shooting there Monday claimed the lives of three 9-year-old students and three adult staffers. Saros made a body save on Hampus Lindholm’s backhand bid from just outside the crease with just under 13 minutes left in regulation and another on David Krejci with about six minutes left. There were very few scoring chances in the opening two periods before Glass collected the rebound of a blocked shot in the slot, spun and fired a wrister past Ullmark with 1:49 left in the period. “Tonight was one of those nights where we kind of did it to ourselves,” Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron said. Linus Ullmark made 21 saves for Boston, which suffered only its fourth regulation loss at home (30-4-3). “If we play the way that we have all year, then things will take care of itself,” Boston winger Brad Marchand said. The Bruins could have earned the President's Trophy with a victory and Carolina losing, which the Hurricanes did against Tampa Bay. The Detroit Red Wings set the mark of 62 wins in 1995-96 and Tampa Bay matched it in 2018-19. “Just beating that first-place team gives you that much more belief.”īoston, which matched its franchise record of 1970-71 with its 57th victory on Sunday, is five away from tying the league record of victories in a regular season with eight games left.īoston’s David Pastrnak scored his 52nd with less than a second left in the game. ![]() “There's a lot of belief in this room,” Glass said of the team's playoff chances. ![]() Cole Smith added an empty-netter late in the third. 1-0 Bruins.Saros's 35 saves carries Predators past Bruins, 2-1īOSTON - Juuse Saros stopped 35 shots, Cody Glass scored late in the second period and the Nashville Predators beat NHL-best Boston 2-1 on Tuesday night, halting the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak.Ĭhasing the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot, the Predators won for just the third time in eight games. From inside the right-wing circle, Smith fired a wrist shot top-shelf past Saros’ glove. The Bruins opened the scoring at 3:20 of the first period.Įntering the offensive zone on a 3-on-2, Marchand fed a pass to Bergeron which he then backhanded over to Smith. Willie O’Ree will have his number retired in a pre-game ceremony. The Bruins return to home ice on Tuesday January 18 against the Carolina Hurricanes at 7:20 pm. Jake DeBrusk followed with his own attempt, before Hall’s second-chance effort ended the game for the Bruins. Sixty minutes were not enough for this one and the game headed to overtime where both teams had equal, quick chances to grab the extra point. The Bruins made a crucial penalty kill in the third period’s final minutes. Just as fast as the Bruins gained the lead, the game was tied again on Roman Josi’s goal three minutes later.īut the B’s kept up with the game’s high tempo and increased their physicality with big hits that knocked the Predators off the puck. Special teams gave way to the Bruins’ go-ahead goal from Brad Marchand early in the third period which regained the Bruins’ momentum. The Predators tied the game on a 5v5 long goal from Luke Kunin. The second period was dominated by a Preds’ offensive, as the Bruins had a hard time getting out of the defensive zone. They worked the neutral zone and the boards to their advantage. Nashville made a push in the second period and those opportunities that started to come in the first’s final minutes carried over. The B’s were up 2-0 before the first’s midway point.īut the Predators bounced back at the end of the period with a goal from Colton Sissons. Reilly had four shots on goal with some good looks each period. He had an offensively-sound night where he became an asset, jumping into plays and pinching down low. On a side note -the puck seemed to find Reilly all game. His goal was followed by an all-around effort from Hall and Haula on the breakout to find Reilly crashing the net, putting a backhander past Juuse Saros. Smith gave the Bruins’ an early lead off the rush. The B’s defense provided cleaner rushes and play creation which carried over in particular to Patrice Bergeron’s and Erik Haula’s lines. It was back-and forth and offensively-driven with the physicality on both sides ramping up as the game progressed. Linus Ullmark made 26 saves for his six straight win.īruce Cassidy postgame described today’s match as a “playoff-style game” – and it was certainly that. Five Bruins had four or more shots on net, which included goal scorers Mike Reilly, Craig Smith and Taylor Hall. The Boston Bruins edged out the Nashville Predators, 4-3, in overtime this afternoon at the TD Garden to extend their win streak to five games.
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