The Bruins prevailed thanks to a shootout goal from David Krejci. After the game, Kaspars Daugavins of Ottawa made an attempt that had everyone talking.
The forward for the Senators moved the ball directly toward goalie Tuuka Rask, pinning it with the toe of his stick. He then attempted a 360-degree spin, but was unable to smash the puck between the post and the goalie’s skate from Boston.
The Bruins won their tenth consecutive game in Ottawa on Monday night, defeating the Senators 3-2. Krejci scored on the ensuing try.
“Usually, I just push it in, but Rask’s skate blade got my puck,” Daugavins remarked. It’s a shame not to get it. His pad is rather weak against the stick, so I can just (push it) if the blade doesn’t touch anything. Even though I had space to put it underneath, I decided to play it safe. It’s not quite auspicious.
I seem foolish right now.
Daugavins had attempted the maneuver before. In a game against the Binghamton Senators in the American Hockey League early this season, he was effective with it.
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“When the stick went down, my first thought was, ‘buckle up,'” Senators coach Paul MacLean remarked of Daugavins’ effort.
It was really enjoyable. Although I had not seen it previously, it appears that there is a successful past there.
When asked if he believed a move like that belonged in an all-star game situation, MacLean gave his opinion.
Did he miss an opportunity to score? All I want to know is if it was legal, which it seems to be. He’s making every effort to score a goal,” MacLean remarked.
In regulation, Rask made thirty saves; in the shootout, he stopped three of the four Senators, including Daugavins’ crazy try.
Boston won its tenth consecutive game in Ottawa after coming back from a two-goal deficit thanks to goals from Shawn Thornton and Daniel Paille.
Guillaume Latendresse – in his first game back from injury since Jan. 30 – and Kyle Turris scored in regulation for the Senators. 33 saves were made by Robin Lehner across the three periods and overtime.
Guillaume had a terrific time. Given the effort he’s put in, it was fantastic to watch him score such a goal and strike it immediately, MacLean remarked.
We had a chance to win and we played against that team for a considerable amount of time, doing a lot of things correctly. Our squad, in my opinion, competed valiantly the entire way and was well worth at least one point.
At 8:53 of the second period, Paille beat Lehner on the stick side to knot the score 2-2. Krejci had just sent Paille in all alone after making a 50-foot pass across the center.
David is a disher, and he carried out his duty. Bruins coach Claude Julien stated, “He got it exactly right on the tape, and Dan took care of the rest.”
Before the first period’s halfway mark, the Senators had already established a 2-0 lead, with both of their goal scorers ending their goalless streaks.
Latendresse scored his first goal of the season just 55 seconds into the contest after missing the previous 18 games due to whiplash recovery. Defenseman Sergei Gonchar set him up on a breakaway.
Latendresse was relieved to be back in the starting lineup and make a contribution, but Turris was undoubtedly more relieved that he had finally scored after going 21 games without one.
With the puck still inside the Boston blue line, Turris twisted around and beat Rask with a wrist shot for his fifth goal of the year.
It was satisfying. The Senators’ lone goal in the shootout came from Turris, who added a confidence boost that ideally he’ll keep building on. Nonetheless, he appreciated his teammate’s effort.
I felt it was a terrific, imaginative move, and it was in. The goalie responded quickly and produced a fantastic save.
The Bruins drew to within a goal as Thornton’s wobble-shot got tangled up in Lehner’s equipment and wound up past the goal line with less than a minute to go in the opening period.