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Even though the Bruins got a pity point tonight, this is one of the most frustrating losses of the season. The Bruins are 3-10 when the game goes to overtime or a shootout this season. On the ensuing power play, the Predators moved the puck to Shea Weber in the high slot, who unleashed a bomb of a one-timer that beat Tuukka Rask on the glove side for the game-winner. At 2:59 of OT, Steven Kampfer was whistled for holding when he wrapped by Mike Fisher like an outside linebacker catching a running back turning the corner. With the game tied after 60 minutes, the Bruins and Predators went to overtime. Rask, who was clearly frustrated by the timing of the change and lack of support from the players in front of him on that goal, threw his stick high in the air. Legwand smacked the puck into the net, while Rask was trying to get back into position after the first two stops and Steve Kampfer was falling to the ice in the crease after trying to block Kostitsyn's shot.
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The second rebound found its way to David Legwand at the top of the crease. Sergei Kostitsyn got the rebound at the left post, but Rask stopped his shot with the left pad. The Bruins got caught in a line change and Tuukka Rask stoned Martin Erat's breakawy bid with a right pad kick-out. The Predators tied it up again with 9:04 left in regulation. Bergeron gathered the puck and uncorked a quick wrister to give the B's a one-goal edge with just over 18 minutes to play. Under pressure, Recchi juggled the puck before sending a backhand pass to Bergeron, who was skating on to the puck between the circles. Ryder chipped the puck up the ice to Mark Recchi, who carried the puck along the right wing wall in the offensive zone. Patrice Bergeron made it 3-2 at 1:42 of the third period on his 22nd tally of the season. The puck came right out to Krejci in the slot and he one-timed the loose puck home to rack up a dozen goals on the season. Krejci drove hard to the net in anticipation of a rebound. Lucic moved the puck to Horton,who fired a shot in stride from the right circle. Krejci, Nathan Horton, and Milan Lucic broke in on an odd man rush. The Nashville lead did not last long though, as David Krejci hammered home a rebound to tie the game up 2:34 after Wilson's strike. Seguin received 7 stitches to repair a gash on his ear and was able to return to the ice for the start of the second period.įormer Boston University standout Colin Wilson put the Predators up 2-1 at 10:59 of the second period on a wrister from the top of the left circle. Hornqvist was given a 5-minute major for elbowing and game misconduct for the head shot, which prompted a "Ref, you suck!" chant from some of the rubes in attendance at Bridestone Arena. Seguin was bleeding from the ear and went to the dressing room to be evaluated by the Bruins training staff. With 2:30 left in the opening period, Patric Hornqvist hit Tyler Seguin with a elbow to the head. Sergei Kostitsyn jumped on a rebound in the slot during a scramble for the loose puck in front of Tuukka Rask and deposited the puck in the back of the net for his 17th goal and the equalizer for Nashville. Tomas Kaberle and Rich Peverley picked up the assists on the kid's 11th goal of the season. Tyler Seguin gave the B's a 1-0 lead just 1:52 into the game when he beat Pekka Rinne up high on the glove side from the left inside hash mark. The Predators and Bruins join the Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche who also will not play until after Christmas.Steven Kampfer was whistled for a ill-timed holding call in overtime, which set-up Shea Weber's game-winning goal as the Nashville Predators downed the Bruins 4-3 in overtime at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Thursday night. The Bruins' home game Thursday against Colorado had also been previously postponed by the NHL due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Avalanche. "There are currently seven cases, but there could be three more tomorrow."īoston was expected to visit the Ottawa Senators on Sunday then return home to host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday. "I'm not really comfortable playing against a team that has so many cases of COVID," Drouin said. After Montreal's 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, with no spectators allowed in attendance at the Bell Centre, forward Jonathan Drouin expressed hesitation about playing the Bruins. The NHL had already postponed Boston's game Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.
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Boston has seven players currently in protocol - Brad Marchand, Craig Smith, Patrice Bergeron, Jeremy Swayman, Trent Frederic, Anton Blidh and Oskar Steen - plus an unnamed member of the team's staff. Nashville has nine players and five members of the coaching staff in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.