St. Louis has not lost a game in regulation at home since December 3, they have gone 18-0-1 in that time and in their last 12 home games the Blues have not given up more than two goals.
For the first seven minutes of the opening period the Bruins looked like the team that won a Stanley Cup last season. Playing a fast-paced, hard hitting period. It was a solo effort by Brad Marchand (20) to get himself open with the puck in the top of the slot and beat Brian Elliot.
Nine seconds after the Marchand goal…
A few minutes after the bout, it was Milan Lucic (21) tipping a shot from Joe Corvo over the shoulder of Elliot giving the Bruins a 2-0 lead. But something to note on the Lucic goal, it was the right winger, David Krejci, layin’ the wood behind the Blues net which helped to open up the play.
Then….fifty-four seconds after the Lucic goal the Blues score two goals of their own in 4:58 to erase their two goal defecit and tie the game 2-2.
In the closing seconds of the period, Lucic found Kelly (15) in front of the Blues net, in a goal similar to the one Ryder scored in game four against Montreal last year, to give the B’s a 3-2 lead going into the break.
The two teams skates to a scoreless second period. St. Louis carried the offensive play, outshooting the Bruins 14-4 but the Bruins carried the physical play, as the checking picked up.
With the start of the third period, Andy Brickley said during the broadcast “the Bruins need to play their best period of the road trip.” The B’s only outshot the Blues 9-8 during the period but the big play was Tyler Seguin springing Brad Marchand (21) on a breakaway where he beat Elliot five-hole to seal the game for the Bruins. The goal ties a career high in goals, for the little ball of hate, which he set last season.
The B’s continue the roadie when they try to avenge a 6-0 loss to the Sabres, two weeks ago, when they head to Buffalo Friday night.
