Bruins handle Canes easily; First outing now forgotten.BOSTON - The Bruins came out with a lot to prove last night after flaming out in their opener. Mission accomplished. "Night and day," goalie Tim Thomas Tim Thomas may refer to:
Michael Ryder Michael Ryder (Born March 31, 1980, Bonavista, Newfoundland) is a hockey player who plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League at right wing. Playing career Ryder was drafted by the Canadiens in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 8th round, 216th overall. and Blake Wheeler Blake Wheeler (born August 31, 1986 in Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S.) is an American ice hockey right wing. He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round, 5th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. scored 26 seconds apart in the first period and the Bruins scored four power-play goals to hammer the team that knocked them out of last season's playoffs in the second round with an overtime win in Boston in Game 7. But the focus last night wasn't really on last season but rather on what took place Thursday. "You knew they'd be (ticked) off after the loss to Washington," said former Bruin Andrew Alberts Andrew Alberts (born June 30, 1981 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota), is a professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Boston Bruins of the NHL. Playing career Alberts played high school hockey for Benilde-St. , who had a tough night, coughing up the puck for a goal and then getting hammered in a third-period fight with Shawn Thornton Shawn Thornton (born on July 23, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey forward for the Boston Bruins. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1997 190th overall. He won the Stanley Cup in 2007 with the Anaheim Ducks. . "They came out flying after the drop of the puck. We were on our heels and they got some goals right way. They were on the PP and kept scoring we couldn't catch up." "We wanted to come out and put our better foot forward tonight and I think we did that," said Marc Savard
Marc Savard (born July 17, 1977, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the , who had a goal and two assists. "The biggest thing is we played simple tonight." Against Washington, the Bruins got away from the style that earned them 116 points last season and tried to be fancy. Last night, in the second game of a five-game homestand, they got back to basics, working hard from start to finish. "When the effort isn't there, you can look pretty bad when the other team's working hard," Boston coach Claude Julien Claude Julien is the name of:
Marco Sturm Marco Sturm (born September 8 1978 in Dingolfing, West Germany; now Germany) is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. A notoriously strong skater, he is often referred to as "the fastest German on ice. added a goal and an assist, and Dennis Wideman, Thornton and Matt Hunwick also scored for the Bruins. Ryder also had an assist. Steve Begin, who signed as a free agent over the summer, had his second and third assists for Boston, while Derek Morris, another free-agent acquisition, assisted on the first two goals, both on the power play. The Bruins had just 20 shots in their 4-1 loss to Washington on Thursday night, but came out flying and sent 21 shots at Cam Ward in the first period. Ward was pulled after the fourth goal, which came midway through the second period. Scott Walker and Eric Staal beat Tim Thomas for the Hurricanes, coming off a 2-0 home loss to Philadelphia on Friday night. Savard opened the scoring on a rebound at 4:06, before Ryder, also on the power play, and Wheeler, off some nifty work by Begin, connected to make it 3-0. NAME: BOSTON BRUINS |
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