A Winning Weekend

After a minor stumbling block last Thursday with a 5-4 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, the Boston Bruins rebounded very nicely with a sweep of this weekend's back to back set.

First up for the Bruins were the New York Rangers on Saturday. With Manny Fernandez still sitting out with back spasms, the 'goalie of the future' Tuukka Rask made his first start of the season. And what a terrific start for Tuukka it was. Turning away all 35 shots he faced, Tuukka scored the shutout with a 1-0 win over the Rangers. Marc Savard scored the only offense the B's would need with a goal in the 2nd period.

The Bruins went right back to work with a Sunday matinee in Montreal. The Bruins remained focus and were able to emerge from 'enemy territory' with a very lovely 3-1 win. Always feels like even more with a win over hated rivals. And with their win, the Bruins amazingly win the season series against the bleu, blanc, et rouge. Timmy stood strong in net, only letting in a Robert Lang goal in the first. The Bruins responded with goals from Wideman, Thornton, and a gutsy empty netter from Savvy. Also stepping up for the team was Patrice Bergeron, who contributed some key face-off wins. Bergeron also got involved in both of the team's major scrums, a rarity for the seemingly mild mannered Bergy.

Penalty Box: Obviously, this one goes without saying. The throwback (circa 1912) jersey's are more than deserving of a major penalty, if not a game misconduct. It looked like the Bruins were taking on Montreal's finest prison team with the multicolored jersey's the Habs were sporting.

The B's are next back in action Wednesday when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. With the bad blood between these two teams, there are guaranteed fireworks in the making. Also interesting to see how Bergeron will react facing Randy Jones and the Flyers, responsible for Bergy's devastating concussion last season...