Bear Essentials: Toronto vs. Boston
Leafs vs. Bruins in an Original Six match up
Thursday, 03.06.2008 / 12:28 PM
/ Bish's Blog
By John Bishop
- BostonBruins.com
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12:52 p.m.
Sixteen games to go.
Where the heck did the season go, folks?
Let's take a look at how things stand (courtesy of NHL.com):
We know that.
Just click on Shawn's picture to see his vlog or click this link.
Axelsson-Savard-Murray
Sturm-Metropolit-Kobasew
Schaefer-Krejci-Kessel
Lucic-Sobotka-Thornton
Chara-Wideman (sg)Auld
Ference-Hnidy (bg)Thomas
Stuart-Allen Go Bruins!
6:05 p.m.
Hey. A nice stat...
With the point they earned on Tuesday, the B's surpassed their entire point total from last year and are now at 77.
One more win will also surpass last year's total of 35.
And there are still 15 more games after tonight!
6:48 p.m.
After watching warmups my guess above looks to be correct...
7:01 p.m.
Video montage. Crowd filling in.
First Period
0:00 Tim Thomas in goal. Axie, Savvy, Muzz, with Wides and Chara on the blue.
1:00 Outstanding start for Boston. Lots of pressure.
5:00 Big Zee almost put the B's ahead. Hit the post, dead on.
7:54 I didn't see what Dennis did wrong. B's on the PK.
8:55 Big save Timmay!
9:33 I saw that one. Steen takes down Hnidy. B's on the PP.
11:40 Fantastic play by David Krejci, pass to Peter Schaefer, five hole, goal! David seems to get better and better...
14:42 Penalty B's. PP Buds. Goal. 1-1.
19:00 Very sleepy second half of the period.
20:00 Tim looks good. And that was a great goal. But the B's need a bit more spark.
First Intermission
Got to say hello to my brother Andrew and his lovely bride Stef!
Second Period
1:17 Not exactly the start the B's needed. Ponikarovsky scores in impressive fashion. 2-1, Leafs.
3:09 Bruins are having a tough time of it early this period. Toronto on the PP.
4:48 Tough goal. McCabe's shot deflected off a Bruin defender and into the Boston net. 3-1, Toronto.
8:05 Not very good. Play under review -- Goal. 4-1, Leafs.
10:57 Ten guys go into the corner and ONE guy comes out with a penalty? Hmmmm.
11:50 5-1, Toronto. Alex Auld is coming in.
20:00 One tough twenty. No doubt about it.
Third Period
00:49 Alex made his first save. The B's aren't displaying any more oomph...
1:35 B's PP. They are 0-for-2 on the man advantage.
2:10 Nice series of saves by Toskala.
3:00 The Toronto goalie is doing his best Johnny Bower. Just outstanding.
5:32 Four-on-four for a bit, but T.O. gets a power play...
6:44 Tucker scores. The sixth Toronto goal is certainly the coup de grâce on this game. Very unfortunate. Look for updates to the front page and recap after the game.
If the B's can climb back in, I will hop back on. Go Bruins! JB
Sixteen games to go.
Where the heck did the season go, folks?
Let's take a look at how things stand (courtesy of NHL.com):
 |
| Glen Metropolit |
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|
Sturm-Metropolit-Kobasew
Schaefer-Krejci-Kessel
Lucic-Sobotka-Thornton
Chara-Wideman (sg)Auld
Ference-Hnidy (bg)Thomas
Stuart-Allen Go Bruins!
6:05 p.m.
Hey. A nice stat...
With the point they earned on Tuesday, the B's surpassed their entire point total from last year and are now at 77.
One more win will also surpass last year's total of 35.
And there are still 15 more games after tonight!
6:48 p.m.
After watching warmups my guess above looks to be correct...
7:01 p.m.
Video montage. Crowd filling in.
First Period
0:00 Tim Thomas in goal. Axie, Savvy, Muzz, with Wides and Chara on the blue.
1:00 Outstanding start for Boston. Lots of pressure.
5:00 Big Zee almost put the B's ahead. Hit the post, dead on.
7:54 I didn't see what Dennis did wrong. B's on the PK.
8:55 Big save Timmay!
9:33 I saw that one. Steen takes down Hnidy. B's on the PP.
11:40 Fantastic play by David Krejci, pass to Peter Schaefer, five hole, goal! David seems to get better and better...
14:42 Penalty B's. PP Buds. Goal. 1-1.
19:00 Very sleepy second half of the period.
20:00 Tim looks good. And that was a great goal. But the B's need a bit more spark.
First Intermission
Got to say hello to my brother Andrew and his lovely bride Stef!
Second Period
1:17 Not exactly the start the B's needed. Ponikarovsky scores in impressive fashion. 2-1, Leafs.
3:09 Bruins are having a tough time of it early this period. Toronto on the PP.
4:48 Tough goal. McCabe's shot deflected off a Bruin defender and into the Boston net. 3-1, Toronto.
8:05 Not very good. Play under review -- Goal. 4-1, Leafs.
10:57 Ten guys go into the corner and ONE guy comes out with a penalty? Hmmmm.
11:50 5-1, Toronto. Alex Auld is coming in.
20:00 One tough twenty. No doubt about it.
Third Period
00:49 Alex made his first save. The B's aren't displaying any more oomph...
1:35 B's PP. They are 0-for-2 on the man advantage.
2:10 Nice series of saves by Toskala.
3:00 The Toronto goalie is doing his best Johnny Bower. Just outstanding.
5:32 Four-on-four for a bit, but T.O. gets a power play...
6:44 Tucker scores. The sixth Toronto goal is certainly the coup de grâce on this game. Very unfortunate. Look for updates to the front page and recap after the game.
If the B's can climb back in, I will hop back on. Go Bruins! JB
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