Tuukka Rask got the nod from coach Julien late this morning to start in nets for the Halloween matinee at the Garden against the Edmonton Oilers. Based on the Bruins history this season, Stevie Wonder could of gotten the nod in net as today would be a scheduled win in theory of course with this win one ,lose one season so far.
The Bruins peppered veteran goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin in the closing seconds of the second period andVladimir Sabotka popped what would of been his first goal of the season but it was just after the buzzer sounded to keep the game scoreless after two. Blake Wheeler finally breaks the 0-0 tie with his fourth goal of the season from Sabotka , just under 3 minutes into the final period. Wheeler then returned the favor to Sabotka as this time he did score his first goal of the season.
Rookie Bruins net minder Rask plays a solid 60 minutes to earn his 2nd career shut out this afternoon winning 2-0. This was also a milestone for Coach Julien as this was his 100th win behind the Bruins bench.
The up and down Bruins travel to MSG tomorrow to face conference rival, the New York Rangers. Lets hope the somewhat predictable B’s break this foolish .500 pattern and put a couple together this weekend.
Philly’s Simon Gagne had double hernia surgery along with hip surgery back in 2006-2007 and is now facing the possibility of another one.
