Bruins downing of Dallas a season changer, again?

Did it happen again? Last season, the Boston Bruins seemed to turn their season around on Nov. 1, after a game with the Dallas Stars.

This season, have the Bruins done the same thing with a Oct. 16 W, against Dallas?

Boston certainly looked good last night in their 3-0 triumph over the Stars. The defense finally showed the ability to lock down their opponent and Tim Thomas showed why he is the reigning Vezina trophy winner, making 27 saves and shutting out Dallas.

The offense looked pretty good in their own right, especially the newly formed first line. Marc Savard scored two goals, with his second being the highlight.

On the goal, Michael Ryder carried the puck into the Dallas zone and put the puck in a perfect spot for Savard, who had opened up and one timed the pass, past Marty Turco.

The win puts the Bruins back at .500 (3-3) going into their Saturday night showdown in Phoenix.

Speaking of tonight's game, it has been reported that Milan Lucic will not be apart of it. Lucic has an undisclosed injury and Guillaume Lefebvre will be called up from Providence to take Lucic's spot on the roster.

There have not been any indications of what the lines will look like tonight. The first line will stay the same, but it is unknown who will take Lucic's spot at left wing on the second line.

Lefebvre is a bruiser who accrues more penalty minutes than any one man should. The bet tonight should be +/- three penalty minutes for Lefebvre tonight. I'll go with the over.

Tonight's game note is that Derek Morris will play in his 800th NHL game tonight. Morris, of course was a part of the Coyotes at the beginning of last season before being shipped to the Rangers at the trade deadline.

Check back later for lines and for who will start between the pipes for Boston tonight.