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Bruins maintain brutal streak to douse Devils
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November 17, 2011, Thursday
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DEFENDING Stanley Cup champion Boston extended its hot streak to six consecutive wins with a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.
The Bruins (9-7-0) got off to a slow start this season, slipping to last in the Eastern Conference at one stage, but they have been unstoppable in November and came into the game having scored at least five goals in as many contests.
New Jersey (8-7-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead on David Clarkson's goal midway through the second period but Chris Kelly tied the score four minutes later.
Brad Marchand netted six seconds into the third period to put the Bruins 2-1 up, before a double from New Jersey's Nick Palmieri and a goal from Boston's Shawn Thornton left the score tied at 3-3 heading into the closing minutes.
Benoit Pouliot then popped up to score the game-winner with three minutes remaining after he had been asked to sit out the team's previous game on Saturday.
"I did chat with (Pouliot) the other night and explain to him some of the things we were kind of looking for," Boston coach Claude Julien told reporters.
"It was nice to see him respond quickly. It obviously says a lot about (his) character."
The Bruins had been led during their streak by 19-year-old Tyler Seguin, who entered the night with seven goals in his last four games, but he was held scoreless and his teammates stepped in to pick up the slack.
Boston has scored 34 goals in its six games this month and conceded just 13.
In Dallas, the Florida Panthers moved into a tie for top spot in the Southeast Division with an authoritative 6-0 thrashing of another divisional leader, the Stars.
Kris Versteeg and Stephen Weiss each had a goal and two assists, and Scott Clemmensen made 25 saves for the shutout. Defensemen Dmitry Kulikov and Jason Garrison added first-period goals, and Tomas Fleischmann and Evgeny Dadonov also scored.
Weiss skated in his 574th game for the Panthers, moving into second place on the franchise list behind current Dallas Stars forward Radek Dvorak's 613 games.
In Pittsburgh, the hosts came back from a two-goal deficit to overwhelm Colorado 6-3.
The Bruins (9-7-0) got off to a slow start this season, slipping to last in the Eastern Conference at one stage, but they have been unstoppable in November and came into the game having scored at least five goals in as many contests.
New Jersey (8-7-1) grabbed a 1-0 lead on David Clarkson's goal midway through the second period but Chris Kelly tied the score four minutes later.
Brad Marchand netted six seconds into the third period to put the Bruins 2-1 up, before a double from New Jersey's Nick Palmieri and a goal from Boston's Shawn Thornton left the score tied at 3-3 heading into the closing minutes.
Benoit Pouliot then popped up to score the game-winner with three minutes remaining after he had been asked to sit out the team's previous game on Saturday.
"I did chat with (Pouliot) the other night and explain to him some of the things we were kind of looking for," Boston coach Claude Julien told reporters.
"It was nice to see him respond quickly. It obviously says a lot about (his) character."
The Bruins had been led during their streak by 19-year-old Tyler Seguin, who entered the night with seven goals in his last four games, but he was held scoreless and his teammates stepped in to pick up the slack.
Boston has scored 34 goals in its six games this month and conceded just 13.
In Dallas, the Florida Panthers moved into a tie for top spot in the Southeast Division with an authoritative 6-0 thrashing of another divisional leader, the Stars.
Kris Versteeg and Stephen Weiss each had a goal and two assists, and Scott Clemmensen made 25 saves for the shutout. Defensemen Dmitry Kulikov and Jason Garrison added first-period goals, and Tomas Fleischmann and Evgeny Dadonov also scored.
Weiss skated in his 574th game for the Panthers, moving into second place on the franchise list behind current Dallas Stars forward Radek Dvorak's 613 games.
In Pittsburgh, the hosts came back from a two-goal deficit to overwhelm Colorado 6-3.
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