“We Want The Cup!”: Bruins Blast Red Wings, 4-1

After a 7-2 plastering of the New York Islanders on Friday, the Boston Bruins prepared to face the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night. Like the night before, the Bruins blew out their opponent, this time by a 4-1 score.

Despite allowing six shots on goaltender Manny Fernandez in the first three minutes of the opening period, the Bruins opened up the scoring exactly 12 minutes into the game, when Michael Ryder fed a streaking Blake Wheeler on the Bruins’ first shot of the game. Phil Kessel added another goal during a stretch of four on four action, and the Bruins took a 2-0 lead into the locker room after the first.

After Chuck Kobasew added another tally 8:01 into the second, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock had seen enough of goaltender Ty Conklin. Conklin was removed, to the delight of a mocking Boston crowd, after facing nine shots and stopping only six of them. Regular starter Chris Osgood replaced him, and only gave up one goal on ten shots the rest of the way.

In the other net, however, Fernandez played his second stellar game in two nights, making a handful of crucial saves against Detroit pressure. Only a Johan Franzen power play goal late in the second period stood between him and a shutout.

The only goal scored in the third period went to David Krejci, giving the Bruins a 4-1 lead that they would never relinquish. As the game began to wind down, the Boston crowd began to revel in the imminent victory, dancing to videos of Christopher Walken on the jumbotron and chanting, among other things, “Over-rated” and “We want the Cup!” at Osgood and the Red Wings.

If the Bruins keep playing like they have been as of late, they’ll have their shot at the Cup come spring.

Notes: The Bruins are now 2-0-0 all time in their new third jerseys, which debuted on Friday against the Islanders… Boston has not lost at home since losing to Toronto on Oct. 23... Detroit lost on the road for the first time since losing to San Jose on Oct. 30... The Red Wings will return home on Dec. 1 to face Anaheim, while the Bruins’ next game is on Dec. 4 at Tampa Bay.

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