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Fresh off a 3-0 victory last night in Dallas, the Bruins got back to .500, evening their record now to 3-3-0.
Tim Thomas made 27 saves for his 13th career shutout, and Marc Savard lit the lamp twice, once on the power play, and six shots on goal.
"Everything just seemed to be going in the right direction tonight," said Bruins head coach Claude Julien after the game.
The Bruins, after a dismal 4-of-29 on the PP in the previous five games, went 1-1 with the man-advantage last night and killed the all three penalties (8-of-26 in the prior five contests)
Who's hot:
Marc Savard. No. 91 now has seven points (4-3=7) in the first six games for the Bruins. His four goals leads all Boston skaters thus far, as does his 20 shots on goal. He continues to be the best offensive player on the team, while contributing not only on the power play, but the penalty kill as well.
Who's not:
In last night's game, the Bruins got great production from just about every player. Prior to the game, however, Boston's special teams and goaltending were in question.
The B's went 1-1 on the PP and killed all six minutes in three penalty kills; while Tim Thomas made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season.
If there was one weak spot, though, I'd have to say during the middle of the second period when there was an onslaught of Stars in the Bruins zone.
The Bruins got off to a quick start (despite the Bergeron minor penalty 00:18 into the first) but started to show signs of playing back on their heels.
If the B's can play a full 60 minutes in the way that the Bruins are capable of, this is going to be a very very tough team to beat.
Who to watch for:
Tim Thomas/goaltending : Even with quick back-to-back away games, I'd say Thomas gets the nod again in Phoenix. There was a quiet message sent to the reigning Vezina Trophy winner when Julien went with back-up goaltender, Tuukka Rask, in Boston last week.
Thomas bounced back and pitched a shutout against the Stars and was one of the two best players for Boston last night. In fact, he was the best player while the B's were short-handed last night as well.
What's the saying...'Your PK is only as good as your goaltending?' Or, something like that. Nonetheless, case in point. Look for the momentum to carry over in Arizona.
Johnny Boychuk: With Dennis Wideman out again, No. 55 logged over 17 minutes of ice time again in back-to-back games, with four shots on goal (five total) and two hits (six total).
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