Bruins 4 - Senators 2
Tomas Kaberle arrived at ScotiaBank Place no more than 20 minutes before the game warm-ups were set to take place. Walking through the teams pregame soccer ball circle shaking each and every new teammates hand as he made his way down the line. Donning the number 12 jersey because his number 15 has been retired by the Bruins thanks to franchise great Milt Schmidt.
No sooner had the game started, Kaberle was paired with fellow defenceman Dennis Sidenberg. He was thrown into the mix on the first power play, and although unsuccessful, fan favorite play by play man Jack Edwards was quick to suggest that the Bruins power play was light years better due to Kaberle's puck movement skills.
The game started off slow, maybe due to the fact of having new faces Kaberle and Chris Kelly being thrown into the mix, or because it was the second game of back to back nights. But none the less, the Bruins found themselves down 1-0 midway thru the second period. Brad Marchand provided the equalizer with a snip from the top of the right circle. Then halfway thru the third period Nathan Horton broke the tie with a hard wrister from the top of the left dot. Sidenberg and Marchand added insurance goals 30 seconds apart in the waning moments of the final frame.
Tuukka Rask won his second game in as many nights and he begins to gain confidence while giving starting goaltender Tim Thomas a well needed/deserved rest. A spectacular right pad save in the third period helped keep the Bruins primed for victory. As the "old" saying goes.... Two U's, Two K's, Two Points.
The Black and Gold improved to 33-19-7 with 73 points and a 4 point lead over Montreal in the Northeast Division. 3 days off will prove vital for the new-look club as a date with upstart Calgary awaits at the Pengrowth Saddledome on Tuesday for game 3 of a six game Canadian roadie.
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