Post-Game Talk: GAME 15 - Marchand wins it in OT - BRUINS 4 Calgary 3 F/OT

[PlayMakers]

Marchand was flying. Great play by Lindholm to steal the puck and set up the game winner. Not sure if Brazeau is the right complement to those two but I like them together.

Zacha looked good at center too. Strong two-way play and he went 8-0 at the dot. Wonder what Zacha and Pasta would look like with Brazeau.

Bottom6 didn't have a great game but Coyle and Koepke did connect on a nice goal.

Lindholm might be emerging as our #1 D.

That's 4 starts in a row where Korpisalo gave us a chance to win. He made some excellent saves on the PK and in OT. .919 for the game.

 

[KrugAvoy]

Tampa Bay lost in a shootout to the Flyers . 4th loss in a row. I knew they would cool down. It’s going to be Bruins - Leafs again in round 1 . Maybe this time we beat the Leafs in Toronto in 7.

Besides Florida, the Atlantic seems really weaker this year. The power teams seem to be in the metro

 

[Gordoff]

Could not disagree more.

He was also on for the Calgary power play goal as well as all the Bruins failed power plays.

I agree with your disagreement.

 

[Gordoff]

I don’t get how Koepke developed an offensive touch. I don’t think he produced at a high level at any level he has played. To the eye he seems to have some offence to give. He makes good plays when under pressure and can score. Can he score 20?

It's possibly that everyone else is so stone cold for the most part makes him look like that.
Of course I could be 100% wrong and he's found his groove.

 

[Kegs]

Marchand was flying. Great play by Lindholm to steal the puck and set up the game winner. Not sure if Brazeau is the right complement to those two but I like them together.

Zacha looked good at center too. Strong two-way play and he went 8-0 at the dot. Wonder what Zacha and Pasta would look like with Brazeau.

Bottom6 didn't have a great game but Coyle and Koepke did connect on a nice goal.

Lindholm might be emerging as our #1 D.

That's 4 starts in a row where Korpisalo gave us a chance to win. He made some excellent saves on the PK and in OT. .919 for the game.

Pretty sure lindholms been given the most ice time every single game this season.

 

[bobbyorr04]

Besides Florida, the Atlantic seems really weaker this year. The power teams seem to be in the metro

..and yet Buffalo trounced the Rangers 6-1 tonight

 

[22Brad Park]

..and yet Buffalo trounced the Rangers 6-1 tonight

5 goals on Shesterkin on 12 shots

 

[Sevendust]

Yes. Nice to see.
I recall how many felt about him after his first game View attachment 927687

Korpi has played great recently but it's still a horrible trade and he is still a overpriced backup goalie with to much term. I no world it made sense to pick up his contract.

 

[Terrier]

Glad to see a snakebit Zacha get rewarded. He was 8-0 at the dot.

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[caz16]

As predicted, I fell asleep just after Kadri's tying goal. I woke up and OT had finished. I rewound the game to beginning of OT, hubby came up and he looked so stunned - he had watched downstairs and thought he was in a time warp.

I thought they played well, no puck luck for Marchand hitting two posts, I am so glad he got the winner in OT. That first goal was such a softie but Korpi came through for the rest of the game. I am very happy with him.

 

[sooshii]

We’re .500 baby!

 

[bruinsfan1968]

Pretty sure lindholms been given the most ice time every single game this season.

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[Ozzy Osbourne]

So far this season Monty has told us “ We need to be predictable to each other” and “We need to try to make plays to win the game”. — With comments like that, I say extend the guy today. Guys like this don’t come around very often.

I hope Cam and Don sit down and hammer out a deal very soon!

 

[Blowfish]

corps looking real sharp, heck he continues like this we trade money bags. Best lineup of the year.

 

[smithformeragent]

Happy they didn’t lose, but dislike that this had to go to overtime.

In the same way I don’t consider a loss in 3-on-3 OT an actual loss, I don’t consider a dub in OT a real dub. It’s a Tie with benefits.

15 games and only four wins in regulation.

3 on 3 is fake hockey.

 

[Blowfish]

Kastelic Coyle koepke played a few shifts together and looked real good.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

We had a traditional Korpisalo early softie goal conceded, and finished with a traditional Marchand OT winner. 'Tis right and proper, in so far as that goes.

The rest was decent enough. A solid first 40. Shame to concede 2 in the 3rd and some of the defense there was questionable again, but their overall play in the last was still ok. Thought they fairly earned the 2 points. This is not a team that's going to blow away many opponents. They're going to need to grit and scrap their way to results, even against many middling-low teams like the Flames. In that sense a workmanlike victory like this is acceptable and only to be expected, even while we still acknowledge that a lot more work and improvement are needed.

I thought the Johnson-Zacha-Pasta line was quite good and its pace suited Pasta. Should stick with that for awhile and seem how it develops. Koepke-Coyle-Poitras got outshot 7-1 but their 1 shot went in and they didn't concede. So....what can you say? That's hockey. Take what you can get. Marchand had one of those 'nearly' nights where he got reward for perseverance in the end.

On D McAvoy and Zadorov struggled a bit - Bruins' were outshot 13-6 when they were on the ice, gave up a couple of goals (got one of their own too, to be fair), and Regular-Sized Zee got schooled by Kadri. Not horrible perhaps, but they will need better than that against tougher opposition. This was Hampus' night, and his partner Carlo was fine too. Lindy battles for consistency but when he is on he is very very good. No complaints about Lohrei and Parker.

The up and down Sens next. Very patchy team but the talent is there and one thing they don't lack is speed. Let's see how Boston handles it.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

3 on 3 is fake hockey.

I don't necessarily disagree, but every season over 250 games are decided in OT/SO. That's a lot of points on the line. Being able to close out in the extras, especially in overtime, is an important skill to have, all the more so if you're a bubble/WC team as the Bruins are trending towards, and if you're going to struggle to get a lot of regulation wins, which again is likely to be prime Boston territory this year. Fake or gimmicky it may be, but it matters.