It seems fitting that several of the Boston Bruins made big impressions on an NHL All-Star Weekend held in Montreal, Canada. The Bruins – who enter the season’s second half tied with San Jose for the NHL’s best record – were well-represented during All-Star Weekend.
Here are some of the highlights:
– Rookie Blake Wheeler (left) scored four goals in the Youngstars game and was named MVP. All four Wheeler goals came off Montreal goalie Carey Price, which was kinda cool.
– Goalie Tim Thomas picked up his second-straight one-goal All-Star victory, pulling the Eastern Conference through in the game’s deciding shootout. Thomas had 19 saves on 22 shots – not bad for a guy that wasn’t on the All-Star ballot.
– Defenseman Zdeno Chara recorded the hardest shot in the Skills competition with a 105.4 mph blast.
– The under-appreciated Marc Savard tallied three assists in the All-Star Game and was 3/8 in the Accuracy Competition.
– Milan Lucic was named to the Sophomores Youngstars team, but didn’t compete due to injury.
In a season where the Bruins are exceeding expectations, they had a great All-Star weekend on which to build for the stretch run. They might just be alright after all.
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