The Good
- Spread the wealth Getting nine goals is great, but the fact that the B's spread the scoring around was even better. I believe that depth will always win out over individual talent, especially in a playoff series. Last night, the B's got points from 66% of their skaters, and got nine goals from seven different players. Some nights, the stars are on for the B's; other nights, it's the secondary scorers who get things done. The B's are beating opponents in a variety of ways right now, and it's fun to watch.
- Two U's, Two K's, no goals Tuukka Rask was good again last night. Let's be honest: he didn't have to be spectacular, considering he only faced 23 shots. However, he stopped 'em all, and earned his 11th career shutout in the process. Rask has been stellar as of late, winning eight of his last eleven games and allowing just one goal in his last five games.
- Pretty much everything else Black and Gold Yup. Another night of good feelings and hugs and fuzziness at the Garden.
The Bad
- Everything Calgary Just terrible.
- Minus-17 I don't want to pick on just three players, but: Chris Butler, Mikael Backlund, and Jay Bouwmeester went a combined minus-17 last night. MINUS-17!!! They were led by Butler's minus-7. Yikes.
- Throw away game? I said this last night on Twitter, but I'll repeat it: I think Calgary head coach Brent Sutter essentially declared this game a loss before it even started. I know they play the Wild tomorrow and that it's a divisional game, but why, why, WHY would you start Leland Irving, he of the three prior NHL starts, against the best offensive team in the league? Just a curious (and really, really BAD) decision from sutter.
What went right:
- Everything. Literally. Nine goals, no one got hurt...the only bad part was that Zach Hamill still didn't score.
Attaboy: Bergeron. He's been on fire lately, and kept it going last night.
Providence shuttle: Sutter. I know it's just one game, but he essentially threw it away before it even started. Weak.
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