Bruins end skid with win against Avs
The official game recap Colorado Avalanche vs Boston Bruins.Playing their first road game of the season, the Boston Bruins defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 at Pepsi Center on Wednesday for their first win in four games.
The Bruins, who were outscored 16-7 in three games at TD Garden, played tight defensively in front of goalie Jonas Gustavsson and shut down the Avalanche's high-powered offense that produced 10 goals in their first two games.
Boston limited the Avalanche (1-2-0) to 12 shots in the first two periods and 22 for the game while using a balanced attack to chase Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov in the second period.
Jimmy Hayes had a goal and three assists, Ryan Spooner had a goal and an assist, and Zdeno Chara had two assists. The Bruins also got goals from Tyler Randell in his first NHL game, defenseman Kevan Miller and forward Chris Kelly.
David Krejci scored into an empty net with 1:29 left.
Miller and Hayes scored 2:22 apart in the first period to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead.
Miller scored at 5:49 with a shot from the top of the right circle with help from Krejci, who skated through the goalmouth to screen Varlamov. Hayes knocked the rebound of Chara's shot behind Varlamov at 8:11.
Gustavsson, who started for the first time this season, made a pad save against Avalanche rookie Mikko Rantanen at 12:00 of the first on a clean breakaway.
The Bruins broke the game open in the second period with three goals on 11 shots.
Randell, a fifth-year pro who has played for Providence of the American Hockey League and South Carolina of the ECHL, put the Bruins ahead 3-0 at 3:46. He was in front of the net with teammate Joonas Kemppainen and Avalanche defenseman Brad Stuart when he tipped Adam McQuaid's shot between Varlamov's pads.
Kelly scored at 9:30 after Hayes intercepted a clearing attempt. He passed to Spooner, who found Kelly heading to the net for a shot past Varlamov.
Avalanche coach Patrick Roy replaced Varlamov with Reto Berra at 15:32 after Spooner scored for a 5-0 lead. Varlamov faced 19 shots.
Colorado broke through at 18:31 on a power-play goal by Gabriel Landeskog, with David Pastrnak serving a double-minor for high-sticking Carl Soderberg. Nathan MacKinnon passed to Landeskog in front and he used a spinning move to slide the puck into the net. Landeskog has four goals and three assists in a three-game scoring streak.
John Mitchell, who has a goal in each of the Avalanche's three games, scored from the left circle at 11:20 of the third period.
-- by NHL.com --
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15/10/2015 - 06:30
