It was a night of 3's for Patrice Bergeron. He scored the Bruins first goal only 3:33 into the tilt. He scored Boston's 3rd goal of the night in the second period (his 2nd), then followed that up with what (at the time) was Bergy's 3rd goal and Boston's 5th. When the credit for that goal was rightfully given to Brad Marchand, Patrice shook it off and found the back of the net for Boston's 6th and final goal. The fans who hadn't thrown their hats on the ice when Bergeron first thought he had the hat trick then relented and flooded the TD Garden rink. To accompany Patty's first career hatty, Tyler Seguin and Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist while Blake Wheeler accounted for the other tally. Tim Thomas got the start in net for the B's and stopped all 31 shots he faced to preserve the shutout.
This was a welcome sign from the Bruins after pulling out a miraculous victory over the Crosby-less Pens last night, a game in which they played like they had just partied with the U-20 Russia team for the first 56 minutes and then shook off their hangover and poured it on in the last 4. The Bruins need more full 60 minute efforts like this if they want to remain competitive in the Eastern Conference as there are too many talented teams to take even half a period off any night.
The Black and Gold continue their 4 game homestand on Thursday when the Flyers come to town (always a fan favorite). The Bruins already beat the Flyers 3-0 back in December, and took a tough 2-1 overtime loss in their second tilt of the season...
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