The first period was wide open with lots of end-to-end rushes and very few whistles. It was the kind of hockey casual fans love, but coaches, not so much. Not only were we struggling to get the matchups we wanted, but with so few stoppages, our lines were getting scrambled, (due to lengthy stretches where we couldn't change entire units at the same time). Some guys were getting stuck out there for long shifts, while others simply couldn't get off the bench.
After speaking with the players during the intermission, we locked down the neutral zone and settled into our game for the second and third. (Thereby reducing the number of new gray hairs on the coaches heads). Boston led 2-1 at one point, (mostly on the back of a great performance by Ray Bourque, who scored a goal and an assist on Boston's two goals), but once we got the game under control, we caught up and pulled away for a 5-2 win!
VIDEO: Bure Scores on a Solo Rush!!
Player in the Spotlight: Geoff Courtnall | GR 82 | A 2 | +/- 2 | SOG 3 | HT 4 | TOT 17:28 |
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