This team, they just keep doing it. They start off slow. They play a game of speed without really finding their game. When they finally strike in the final period, it’s lethal. The Boston Bruins just keep winning.
Currently riding a 6-game win streak and an 11-game point streak, this team looks beatable with their slow starts and pile of bodies on the injured pile, including one Patrice Bergeron. However slowly they begin, they just keep going. It wasn’t any different Sunday night.
The Boston Bruins didn’t start lighting the lamp until the third period, allowing the Montreal Canadiens to maintain a one-goal lead for much of the game after Joel Armia deflected a puck off of Zdeno Chara’s skate, up into the goal.
Thanks, Z. I’ll take that.
A Joel Armia tuck is always a good way to start. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/uW4iTyNhYm
— Mike (@mikebrucePT) December 2, 2019
The B’s weren’t scoreless for lack of trying. Matt Grzelcyk, in one of his 4 shots on the night, tried his best to do what Torey Krug did in overtime the other night. Grizz got a shot on goal and a chance for the rebound, which slid parallel to the goal line. So close it hurt.
Matt Grzelcyk came oh-so-close to putting one home. Painfully close. pic.twitter.com/VxEymiQsMr
— Bruins Diehards (@BruinsDiehards) December 2, 2019
Late in the second, the Habs started really going after Pasta. Sure, throughout the game, Habs checked him and checked him again earlier in the game.
Excuse me, coming through.
Joel Armia hit on David Pastrnak #Habs pic.twitter.com/YvSR1NXG5X— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) December 2, 2019
But when Brendan Gallagher started chirping him on a B’s defensive zone face-off, Pasta wasn’t having it. So, Pasta just followed the puck, which led him to get interfered by Shea Weber. The result of this brawl was Jake DeBrusk standing up for his teammate and taking the roughing penalty while Weber and Gallagher served for interference and roughing, respectively.
All hell breaks loose between the Bruins and the Canadiens pic.twitter.com/CQYdG0hpJc
— Evan Marinofsky (@emarinofsky) December 2, 2019
At long last, David Pastrnak got the B’s on the score sheet with this beauty.
This is one was pretty special.
And certainly the hands-down choice for the @JagermeisterUSA Shot of the Game.@pastrnak96 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/5XPtrlw5iO
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 2, 2019
With his 25th goal of the season, and being the first player in the NHL this season to hit that mark, Pasta becomes the first Bruins player to do that in 45 years.
A @NHLBruins player is the first in the NHL to score 25 goals for the first time in nearly 45 years, when Phil Esposito reached the mark on Dec. 15, 1974 (25-29—54 in 30 GP). #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/wpLtZO7NK1
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 2, 2019
David Pastrnak on what it means to reach 25 goals by the start of December:
“Nothing. Just gonna enjoy a day off tomorrow and get back to work on Tuesday.”
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) December 2, 2019
This is peak Pasta.
Did You Know? David Pastrnak is on pace to score 117 goals this season. His salary is three dollars an hour.
— Acting the Fulemin (@ATFulemin) December 2, 2019
If you had David Backes scoring the game winning goal on a power play in his first contest after missing 13 games due to a concussion, give yourself a gold star.
The man. The myth. The legend. David Backes. pic.twitter.com/u9k5Rphrq8
— Bruins Diehards (@BruinsDiehards) December 2, 2019
The look on his face!
Pure elation.@dbackes42 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/RXhzjJ8Iuf
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 2, 2019
After the game, he had nothing but nice things to say about his teammates.
"You could see it on my face. That was elation."@dbackes42 on scoring in his return to the lineup: pic.twitter.com/7sXXBuv70h
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 2, 2019
Finally, Jake DeBrusk capped off the game with this gritty effort.
Jake DeBrusk makes it 3-1 #NHLBruins, great give and go with Charlie Coyle pic.twitter.com/hDGSs1M5Gl
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) December 2, 2019
Let’s talk Tuukka: he was excellent. The goal he let in was a flukey one. Maybe he should have had it, maybe not. After that, he buckled down and let nothing else through. Breakaway by Gallagher? No problem. His defense can’t get it out of the zone? He’s got it.
Rask allowed goal on second shot of game, buckled down with 27 straight stops. Two massive stops in four-second stretch in third the difference— stops Gallagher on break, then denies deflection. Kept it one-goal game, Pastrnak ties it up three minutes later.
— Ty Anderson (@_TyAnderson) December 2, 2019
Cassidy: “I don’t think we’re ever out of games. Goaltending has a lot to do with that.”
— Ty Anderson (@_TyAnderson) December 2, 2019
The Canadiens have lost eight straight, three in overtime. This is the first time in nearly 80 years that has happened to the Habs. Is Claude on the chopping block? Some people think so.
Jake DeBrusk and it's 3-1. The Bruins might be about to fire Claude Julien for the second time in two and a half years.
— Ty Anderson (@_TyAnderson) December 2, 2019
Is this the face of a Claude Killer?
Half hour shoveling, one hour beer break..lather, rinse(beer), repeat!!.. = the rest of my day
Sounds similar to mine, minus the beer.
Someone bring me a burrito!
This is why you should tip your waiters!
Morning all. Winning is fun. Pasta is good. (Hmmm….had pasta for dinner last night now that I think about it.)

Microsoft Outlook when you open your email on the Monday after a holiday:
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Hey Pals!!!
Snow day!!! I’ll be shoveling on and off, but mostly snoozing.
Always a great day to beat the Habnots!! Fuck Gallagher. “Uh, hey Pasta…. Not enough talent to play ahainst you…., but, i am an asshole.”
Nice to see Backes get on the scoreboard. … The last few years haven’t gone the way he planned, but he is gritty and wants it!!
Hiya folks.
What a team we have here (or you have there. Whatever!) Anyway they’re so much fun to watch.
I don’t think that first goal was on Rask. Significant deflection off a skate in close.
I’m off work this week. Time to get Xmas sorted! Maybe…
I’ll take a Sean Kuraly jersey for Christmas please and thank you!
G’morning folks!
I was assured we were getting ~5″ of snow, and it looks like about 10″ out there.
Happy shoveling!