The great match of NHL 2010 between Los Angeles Kings Vs Boston Bruins is scheduled to be held on Saturday, 20th November, 2010 at TD Garden, Boston, MA from 7:00 PM ET. There may not be an enhanced goaltending tandem in the league right away than the Boston Bruins’ pair of Tim Thomas and Tuukka Rask.
Coach Julien has a hard decision to make on his opening goalie Saturday night when the Bruins look for a season high-knotting 4rth straight win against Los Angeles Kings.
Tuukka Rask was the enhanced of the two goalies previous period, playing all 13 last game games after Thomas won the Vezina Trophy the last year.
Thomas has recuperated that stick out appearance this season and ranks among the league leaders in wins (10) and goals-against average (1.37) whereas leading the NHL with four shutouts in 12 games.
Even though Thomas was outstanding to won over New Jersey and the New York Rangers Julien initiated Rask Thursday against Florida with the Bruins (11-5-1) playing their 3rd game in 4-nights.
Rask answered with 41 saves in a 4-0 triumph, his first of the season. Rask has a stellar 2.24 GAA in spite of a 1-4-1 record. He has permitted 4-goals in his last three starts.
Thomas has clogged 93 of 97 shots in 3-games since permitting a season-high 4 goals in a 7-4 victory at Pittsburgh on 10th November, 2010. He is 0-0-3 with a 2.36 GAA in four appearances against the Kings, whereas Rask has not at all faced them.
Rask’s goaltending and Milan Lucic’s usual hat-trick on Thursday motorized Boston toward its 3rd straight win on the whole and second in a line up at home subsequent a 3-game slide at TD Garden.
Lucic said, “We wanted to go out there and give him a good attempt and give him a triumph”. “He is such a fabulous goalie and we’re glad that we were capable of get the triumph for him.”
The Kings (12-6-0) started their 4-game tour with a 4-2 loss to Buffalo on Friday night, their 3rd straight conquer next to a 6-game winning stripe. Wayne Simmonds and Dustin Brown achieved for Los Angeles, which crashed to 4-5-0 on the way in comparison to 8-1-0 at home.
After Bernier opened on Friday, Jonathan Quick figures to be return in net against the Bruins. Quick is one of the few net minders playing in addition to Thomas, boasting a 10-2-0 record and a 1.73 GAA for the best start by a goalie in franchise history He is 3-0-0 with a 2.16 GAA lifetime against Boston.
Los Angeles’ Justin Williams was seized without a point on Friday, finishing his career’s best 11 game stripe. Anze Kopitar had an aid to expand his score line to 5 games. He has three goals and six assists during the run.
The Kings have won the last three dates, first in overtime and the last two in shootouts. Boston has not won at home in this series since a 5-0 victory on 10th January, 2002.
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