The Bruins had just won 14 straight games at the Garden prior to Saturday afternoon. So tonight was supposed to be the bounce back, especially with Manny Fernandez in goal, who was unblemished at home. Key word, was.
The Bruins fell to the Minnesota Wild 1-0 Tuesday night and with the loss the Bruins have now lost two in a row after a 10 game win streak.
The Bruins came out early in this game looking to get on the board
before there opponent. However, as would be a theme Niklas Backstrom was up to the challenge and turned away the Bruins chances.
The best chance of the period came with one minute remaining when Michael Ryder took a quick shot from the hash marks, forcing Backstrom to make a nice right pad save.
A few minutes into the second period Shane Hnidy took a shot off the face and had to go to the room. At that point you thought the B's were in big trouble losing another defensemen. However, Hnidy shook off the pain and came back to help out the wounded Boston blue liners.
A few minutes later the Wild found themselves on the power play and were able to take advantage of it. With Andrew Brunette camped in front of Manny Fernandez, Marek Zidlicky was able to find some daylight and pot what would be the games only goal.
Just before the end of the second period the Bruins had a chance to knot the score but Michael Ryder's shot hit the post. The third period was a back and forth period with the Bruins trying desperately to tie the score. The Bruins had a few good chances in the final minutes but were not able to beat Backstrom.
With the loss, the Bruins second straight and a Washington victory the Bruins now sit just five points ahead of the Capitals for Conference supremacy.
The Bruins will next face off with the Senators on Thursday night looking to break their miniature skid.
The Bruins fell to the Minnesota Wild 1-0 Tuesday night and with the loss the Bruins have now lost two in a row after a 10 game win streak.
The Bruins came out early in this game looking to get on the board
before there opponent. However, as would be a theme Niklas Backstrom was up to the challenge and turned away the Bruins chances.The best chance of the period came with one minute remaining when Michael Ryder took a quick shot from the hash marks, forcing Backstrom to make a nice right pad save.
A few minutes into the second period Shane Hnidy took a shot off the face and had to go to the room. At that point you thought the B's were in big trouble losing another defensemen. However, Hnidy shook off the pain and came back to help out the wounded Boston blue liners.
A few minutes later the Wild found themselves on the power play and were able to take advantage of it. With Andrew Brunette camped in front of Manny Fernandez, Marek Zidlicky was able to find some daylight and pot what would be the games only goal.
Just before the end of the second period the Bruins had a chance to knot the score but Michael Ryder's shot hit the post. The third period was a back and forth period with the Bruins trying desperately to tie the score. The Bruins had a few good chances in the final minutes but were not able to beat Backstrom.
With the loss, the Bruins second straight and a Washington victory the Bruins now sit just five points ahead of the Capitals for Conference supremacy.
The Bruins will next face off with the Senators on Thursday night looking to break their miniature skid.
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