Bruins take out Bolts

Needing a win to keep pace with Hartford, the Boston Bruins played Tampa Bay last night and were able to bolt out of town with a 4-2 win.

The first period was a tightly contested affair, with each team registering only 5 shots on net. Boston scored the lone goal when Dmitri Mironov scored his eighth of the season with under two minutes remaining. Craig Ludwig was called for cross-checking and earned a game misconduct 11 minutes in putting Boston in a tight spot with only 5 defensemen for the remainder of the game.

Speaking of undisciplined, Tampa’s steady stream to the penalty box in the second turned out to be their undoing. Boston scored three unanswered goals on the PP, coming off the sticks of Fleury, McKenna and Murray to make it 4-0. Rudy Poeschek scored on the PP for Tampa to make it 4-1 after two. Shane Churla scored in the penalty filled third period to make it 4-2, which is as close as the Lightning would get.

Boston outshot Tampa Bay 28-19 overall in the game, with Owen Nolan leading the way with 5 shots.

Next game is against the New York Rangers.

GAME STARS:

3. Shane Churla

2. Dmitri Mironov

1. Brent Fedyk

GAME NOTES:

-Bruin PP went 3 for 8 and the PK went 1 for 2

-Look for Brian Hayward to get the start tomorrow night against the Rangers

THE SANDWICH REPORT:

The Sandwich Bruins travelled to Atlanta and lost 7-3. Daniel Marois with a pair and Martin Straka scored the lone goals for Sandwich.

Donny Brook