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Bruins Return Home As Division Leaders
Via our friends at 1andonlyblog.com
The Bruins return to home ice tonight after a successful five game road trip that resulted in eight points (3-0-2), enough to move the team to the number one slot in the Northeast Division standings with a total of 48 points.
Tonight the 21-11-6 B’s host the Minnesota Wild (19-15-5) in the two teams’ only scheduled meeting this season. The Wild are coming off back-to-back wins and are looking to tie their longest win-streak of the season (3 games) with a W tonight. The Wild have won eight of the last ten meetings versus the Bruins and have posted wins in all of the five games played in Boston.
It is important that the Bruins do not fall into their typical first-game-back slump, coming out flat in tonight’s home return. The B’s have a very busy January schedule and especially critical are their next four games (after tonight): the Habs, Penguins, Senators and Flyers. Each is an Eastern Conference opponent and holds serious playoff implications (this is especially true of Montreal, who sit just 3 points behind the B’s in the divisional standings). Boston is currently third in the Eastern Conference Standings.
Interesting things to watch for tonight:
Who gets the start tonight: Tuukka or Thomas? Despite being pulled from the Sabres game after the 1st period, Tuukka posted his third win of the season in the Bruins' last game (vs Toronto).
· Where Sequin will line up: The rookie has been used predominantly as a wing but may be used as center in his line tonight against the Wild (with Bergeron and Recchi)
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Saturday night's game just got a whole lot more important!
Not at all how you wanted to see them come home BUT the silver lining here may be that Tuukka is getting the opportunity to prove that he is more than just a liability back-up to Thomas. His diving saving last night was ridiculous. Julien NEEDS to figure out which lines are the most productive - and quickly. This third period mix-and-match thing has gotta stop.
(Also, am I being too much of a homer to mention that Minny's first goal was the direct result of a phantom hooking call on Thorton and was total bullshit? The second was what happens when we start to get sloppy in our own zone -- I'm looking at you, Savard)
Ugh - they return home and then lose. They had so many opportunities to put the puck in the net last night. This team needs to figure out a way to convert more of those opportunities to goals.