Bruins surge to 4-1 win over powerless Jets
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[October 18, 2016]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Boston
Bruins showed off their superior special teams in defeating the
Winnipeg Jets 4-1 Monday night, but their coach hopes they can make
things a little easier on him in the future.
Boston successfully killed off five penalties before the second
period was eight minutes old and rode the momentum throughout the
rest of the game.
"Those penalties were deserved," Bruins coach Claude Julien said.
"We did a good job of killing them, and when we had the opportunity
to get some scoring chances, I thought we were pretty good. Our back
end wasn't pretty as far as getting pucks out, but the battle factor
was there."
Julien was quick to praise his goaltender, Finnish veteran Tuukka
Rask, who kicked out 34 of the Jets' 35 shots. He was particularly
happy with one bang-bang play late in the first period when Rask
stopped forwards Mathieu Perreault and Adam Lowry in rapid
succession on his doorstop to keep the score 1-1.
"That one (sequence) stands out for me," Julien said. "That might
have been the turning point. He gave us some life and some
confidence, and then we really took off."
The Bruins improved to 2-1-0, while the Jets slipped to 1-2-0.
Rask said he was in a good position to make saves all night long
because he saw the puck well and his defensemen largely kept the
front of the net clear of enemy snipers.
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"It was tough to control (Perreault's) shot, but (Lowry) ended up
hitting me with the rebound," he said. "Sometimes you save them and
sometimes you don't."
Jets captain Blake Wheeler agreed that his team simply didn't get
the breaks when it really could have used them.
"It's kind of the exact opposite of the last couple games -- not a
whole lot of time in the (offensive) zone," Wheeler said. "We didn't
get the bounce that we needed at the right time. We were in pretty
(good) control of that game until they scored there at the end of
the second period. It just felt like we spent a lot of time in the
box in the third period and could just never really get into a
rhythm to try to tie it up."
What was that about bounces again?
Bruins right winger David Pastrnak, playing in his 100th career
game, scored the goal that Wheeler lamented when he burst into the
Jets' zone down the left side but pulled up after defenseman Tyler
Myers was preparing to angle him off into the corner. His centering
pass deflected off the outstretched stick of Myers' partner, Toby
Enstrom, and past goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
"I tried to beat (Myers) wide, but he made a good gap, so I turned
around," Pastrnak said of the goal with one minute left in the
second period that gave Boston a 2-1 lead. "I got a good bounce
there."
Jets coach Paul Maurice said his young squad, which featured four
rookies Monday night, is still learning how to create offensive
chances in a certain manner, but once it does, the results should be
better down the road.
"We spent zone time against a pretty well-schooled defensive team,
and we were able to generate that," Maurice said. "There was some
finish, some shot-blocking, some quickness just with the final
release of the puck that didn't go for us."
It is always a good sign when a goaltender is the team's leading
point-getter in a victory. Rask had a pair of assists -- one on
Pastrnak's goal and a second on Zdeno Chara's last-minute marker --
to become the first Bruins goalie to record two points during the
regular season in franchise history. Rask also accomplished the feat
in the playoffs a few years ago.
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Bruins left wing David Pastrnak (not shown) scores on a deflection
from a Winnipeg Jets player in front of Jets goalie Connor
Hellebuyck (37) during the second period at MTS Centre. Mandatory
Credit: Bruce Fedyck-USA TODAY Sports
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"That's awesome, I'm breaking records. Next game I'll get three
(points)," Rask said with a laugh.
The Jets got the start they wanted when center Alex Burmistrov
spotted Wheeler stepping out of the penalty box and fired a pass
from deep in his own end to send his captain in on a breakaway
against Rask. A little razzle-dazzle later and it was 1-0 Jets at
the 10-minute mark of the first period.
The Bruins didn't waste any time responding, catching the Jets
running around in their own zone after the ensuing faceoff, allowing
center Dominic Moore to roof a wrist shot past Hellebuyck just 19
seconds later.
It looked as if Chara gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead early in the second
period with a seeing-eye wrist shot after a Jets giveaway in their
own zone, but Winnipeg challenged the play, and it was ruled
offside.
Defenseman Brandon Carlo salted the game away with a rocket of a
wrist shot past Hellebuyck with a little less than two minutes
remaining in regulation.
Chara got his first goal of the year when he scored into an empty
net with 49 seconds left.
Hellebuyck finished with 21 saves.
NOTES: Boston is C Dominic Moore's 10th NHL team, tying him with Lee
Stempniak for the most teams of any current player. ... The Jets
have gone back to the lineup that defeated the Carolina Hurricanes
on opening night, reinserting RW Joel Armia and D Ben Chiarot, and
sending RW Chris Thorburn and D Mark Stuart to the press box. ...
Joining them from the Bruins are C Austin Czarni, C Patrice Bergeron
and D Joe Morrow. ... The Jets are also without D Jacob Trouba, who
continues to sit out after missing training camp and demanding a
trade, and C Bryan Little, who is out indefinitely with a lower-body
injury suffered on opening night. ... The Jets will induct Bobby
Hull, Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson into their new Hall of Fame on
Wednesday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs are in town. ... Jets
rookie sensation Patrik Laine's family, including his parents,
sister and girlfriend, were in the stands.
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