导出博客文章BOSTON -- The St. Louis Blues turned around a listless start by getting gritty
in the second period.Robert Bortuzzo and Paul Stastny scored 2:12 apart in the
second and Jake Allen had 39 saves, helping the Blues beat the Boston Bruins 4-2
on Tuesday night despite getting just seven shots on net in the first 20
minutes.We were so sideways in the first period trying to make plays that werent
there, coach Ken Hitchcock said. Once our attack went direct, I thought the
second period was the best weve played on the road.Star Bruins defenseman Zdeno
Chara played just one shift in the second period before exiting with an
undisclosed injury. With Boston using only five defenseman, St. Louis was able
to wear the Bruins down.We got caught in our own end at times for long periods
of time and then we had some guys that were out there tired, Boston coach Claude
Julien said.The Blues won their fourth straight and put an end to a four-game
road losing streak. Hitchcock said the turnaround was remarkable and simple. The
Blues kept control of the puck in the offensive zone, kept it moving and got
themselves in position to capitalize on rebounds.I thought in the second period
we had a lot of participants. Were still not there yet, but the second period
was a marked improvement from what weve been playing on the road before,
Hitchcock said. It was a direct contrast to the first period.Jori Lehtera scored
twice for St. Louis, including a shot into an empty net with 1:16 left just
after Allen stopped a one-timer to preserve the lead. Colton Parayko and Patrik
Berglund each had two assists.Longtime Blues captain David Backes scored for
Boston in his first game against his former club, putting the Bruins up 1-0
early in the first with the 20,000th goal in franchise history. Montreal is the
only other NHL team with 20,000 goals.Dominic Moore also scored for the Bruins,
who played much of the last two periods without Chara.Hopefully its very
temporary and hell be back in short order, Backes said.Boston lost for just the
third time this season with Tuukka Rask starting in goal. Rask had 24 saves for
the Bruins, who had won four of five.After a troubling first period, the Blues
had 14 shots in the second and scored three times to take a 3-2 lead into the
third.I think we were just playing on our heels a little bit, Stastny said. We
were kind of playing wishing hockey a little bit, watching too much, trying to
go for whole plays instead of playing that simple game. Youve just got to find a
way to possess the puck, get it on the forecheck and create your own chances.
Thats what we started doing.Lehtera tied it at 1 when he tipped Paraykos past
Rask 3:23 into the second. Boston challenged the goal but lost when the
officials reviewed it and found there was no interference on Rask.Moore put
Boston back up briefly with a wrist shot over Allens glove for a short-handed
goal at 8:59 of the second.Bortuzzo backhanded in a wide rebound to tie it again
with 6:01 left in the second for his first goal of the season, then Stastny gave
St. Louis its first lead when he poked in another rebound off a shot by Jaden
Schwartz.Backes, who signed with Boston as a free agent July 1 after spending
his first 10 seasons with St. Louis, knocked in a rebound from in front of the
crease when Allen couldnt control Torey Krugs slap shot 7:44 into the game.Game
notes Krugs assist on the opening goal was the 100th in his career. ... LW
Alexander Steen did not travel with the Blues and missed his third straight game
with an upper-body injury. ... RW David Pastrnak, who leads Boston with 10
goals, missed his third consecutive game with an undisclosed injury.UP
NEXTBlues: At Washington on Wednesday night, wrapping up a quick visit to the
East Coast with back-to-back games.Bruins: At Ottawa on Thursday night for an
Eastern Conference opponent after playing five straight against Western
Conference teams.
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Ray Shero in Boston on Wednesday regarding his clients status with the club and
didnt reveal much in whats widely characterized as a pivotal moment in the
all-star defencemans career. "Weve agreed to have further talks," Hughes told
TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun on Wednesday afternoon. "Not going to say more
at this time." With the salary cap going down and $18.2 million tied up in
Sidney Crosby and a newly-signed Evgeni Malkin, theres been much speculation on
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