Two against the Caps
Go down by three once again
My boy wins the game
Once again the Boston Bruins proved how tenacious they are after going down 3-0 by the middle of the second period but clawing their way back this time to win; they were the first team this season to beat Washington in regulation. The B’s looked sluggish through the better part of two periods before they seemed to wake up a bit. In the last period, they really woke up.
It didn’t take long for the Caps to recover from a challenged goal that was ultimately called back in the first period. Zdeno Chara exacted his revenge for the shiner he took from David Pastrnak the other night by scoring is second on the season. Eleven seconds later, Daniel Sprong — who is still an NHL player — doubled the Caps’ lead. The Caps took that lead into the intermission.
In the second period, after Jeremy Lauzon was called for light hooking against Tom Wilson, John Carlson added another goal on the resultant power play. That would be the last for the Caps.
Finally, at 12:37 in the second, Pasta scored is first goal of the season (in only his second game) to bring the B’s within 2.
David Pastrnak buries his first goal of the season.
3-1 game. pic.twitter.com/t4dewUCpW5
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) February 2, 2021
At 6:08 in the next period, Pasta struck again.
Having this guy back is a plus. 🍝 #NHLBruins | @pastrnak96 pic.twitter.com/izMDsRqvNe
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) February 2, 2021
Not long after, Trent Frederic got his wish: he got to throw down with Tom Wilson. Young Trent was disappointed that he didn’t get a chance to punch his dance card last game.
Trent Frederic drops the gloves with Tom Wilson. pic.twitter.com/8CnbGI3cPX
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) February 2, 2021
Holding your own vs. Tom Wilson? Trent Frederic is a psycho.
— Ty Anderson (@_TyAnderson) February 2, 2021
Pasta credited Frederic with an energy boost on the bench.
David Pastrnak: “Unbelievable job” by Trent Frederic. “He had a great fight” and gave big energy to the Bruins’ bench. Said he did a lot for the win today.
— Lauren Campbell (@lalalalaurrrren) February 2, 2021
Craig Smith tied it up with under 7 minutes to go after Jeremy Lauzon slipped down to the goal line and slid the puck through a bunch of Caps just above the goal mouth to him.
Craig Smith ties things up.
A great play by Lauzon to set up the equalizer. pic.twitter.com/I06yPRcpJb
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) February 2, 2021
Then My Boyest of Boys, Brandon Carlo, stepped up and shot the game winner from the right face-off circle.
Brandon Carlo with an absolute HOWITZER. 4-3 Bruins #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/W2ZfOMxrxA
— Bruins Diehards (@BruinsDiehards) February 2, 2021
Brad Marchand sealed the victory with an empty net goal.
Yes, the B’s overcame a 3-0 deficit to score 5 unanswered.
Next up: at Philly on Wednesday.
Ack! I carved a path through the snow for Boomer to pee, but it didn’t get to his favorite spot, so he insisted on continuing past the end of the path to get there. The snow was up to his shoulder! When he wanted to turn around, he had to wait for me to move out of his way because he could barely see where he was going.
I love/hate these snow events. It’s interesting, but it is a lot of time & work to manage. Fortunately my boss is sympathetic.
I dont envy you guys the regular shovelling!
I split watching this one with the 3rd of 3 round-robin elimination match games between the Pride & the Beauts. Just as the game started, news broke that the Connecticut Whale withdrew from the season and left the Lake Placid bubble.
Now the elimination match was no longer an elimination match, but a seeding match between the #3 and #4 playoff seed.
The coaches never told the players until after the game. The Pride coach admitted that he knew 35 minutes before puck drop (the Beauts coach made some contradictory assertions but may not have known right away) but said nothing, to keep the players focused/hungry.
Smart strategy. Pride have started winning, haven’t they? I follow them on Instagram but haven’t seen a game for ages.
Yeah, they seem to have found their stride, but they’ve been playing a team that they are obviously better than. Next up appears to be the WhiteCaps, who are probably the best team in the league this season (even if the Six are on a hot streak and should grab the #1 seed).
Good Morning!!!
Snowed in up north and did not get to see the game. Wish I had. How about Trent Frederic. No warm up bouts with lesser opponents for this guy. Gotta love it!
We were thinking about building a new garage up here….. now I think we could build it from snow!!!
“Our home features 1-1/2 acres of land, and a two car igloo. We’re thinking of adding a basement cow – which is a feature common to the neighborhood.”
Morning folks.
Watched the first period live. Tempted not to bother with the rest. Glad I did!
How can you not love this team?!
I love the great energy that the young guys bring to the table. And, when you have guys like Bergy and B rad leading the way, showing how to go about being a pro day after day…..
Loved those assists from Lauzon and Zboril. Perfect passes!
I missed the worst of it. Boomer needed to pee so I took him outside during the goal review. Poor guy, the snow was already up to his belly! When I got back, a couple of minutes later, it was 2-0.
Missed a lot of the 2nd because I wanted to watch the NWHL game.
I was a bit surprised they left Halak in after he was beaten three times in barely a minute (albeit one was called back). Though I guess he wasnt getting much help from the others ..
Yeah, at least one of those he should have had. Cassidy tends to want his goalies to play through their slumps though. Not sure if that was part of the thinking.