SB Nation Boston - St. Louis 2, Boston 1: Bruins Singing Saturday Night Blues
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2010-11-06T22:55:01-04:00
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2010-11-06T22:55:01-04:00
2010-11-06T22:55:01-04:00
St. Louis 2, Boston 1: Bruins Singing Saturday Night Blues
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><b>Boston, MA (Sports Network) -</b> <span>Brad Boyes</span> supplied the decisive goal in the shootout, as the red-hot <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.stlouisgametime.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">St. Louis Blues</a> defeated the <a style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Bruins</a>, 2-1, at TD Garden.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Patrice Bergeron</span> couldn't beat St. Louis goaltender <span>Jaroslav Halak</span> to begin the extra segment, then <span>T.J. Oshie</span> slipped a backhander under the pad of Boston's Tuukka Rask.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Bruins rookie <span>Tyler Seguin</span> and Boyes both scored in the second round before Halak denied <span>Michael Ryder</span> to preserve the win.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Former Bruin Vladimir Sobotka lit the lamp in regulation for the Blues, who have won six games in a row for the first time since December 6-18, 2003. Halak finished with 33 saves.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Gregory Campbell</span> tied the game with seven minutes left in the third period for Boston, which was coming off a 5-3 loss at Washington on Friday. Rask stopped 34 shots in defeat.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Campbell evened things up by hammering home a feed from Ryder between the circles. Moments later, Blues defenseman <span>Alex Pietrangelo</span> was whistled for hooking but the Bruins failed to convert on the power play.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Alexander Steen</span> stole the puck from Boston defenseman <span>Dennis Seidenberg</span> and quickly dished to Sobotka, whose wrister from between the circles beat Rask on the blocker side with 3:20 remaining in the first period.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Both teams recorded 12 shots in a scoreless middle stanza.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Blues have won five straight in Boston, with their last losing decision a 5-1 setback on January 30, 2001...St. Louis has yet to lose a game in regulation this season when scoring two or fewer goals (4-0-2)...Blues defenseman <span>Ian Cole</span> made his NHL debut after being called up from Peoria of the AHL on Friday...Sobotka registered six goals and 16 assists in 134 regular-season games with the Bruins from 2007-10.</p>
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