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Coming off their toughest loss of the season, trailing by two goals to lowly Toronto and on the verge of their first three-game losing streak in three months, the battered Bruins were facing real adversity Wednesday night.
Apparently, that’s just they way they like it.
“The only thing that was in the back of my mind was how well we’ve responded to almost every situation this year,” goaltender Tim Thomas said after the Black and Gold rallied for a 4-3 shootout win over the Maple Leafs that sent the squad into the much-needed All-Star break on a great note.
Defensemen Dennis Wideman and Zdeno Chara tied it with third-period goals, and Michael Ryder had the clincher in the shootout, increasing the club’s Eastern Conference lead to 10 points at the break.
And oh how they have needed that break. Coach Claude Julien recently said it was “impossible” for him to think he had the same team that ran roughshod through the league in November and December. There were simply too many injuries to key players, including four of his top six frontliners.
Forwards Patrice Bergeron, Phil Kessel and Milan Lucic remain on the shelf, as does defenseman Andrew Ference. Left wing Marco Sturm’s season ended last week with surgery on his left knee, and goalie Manny Fernandez has not played since Jan. 8 with an undisclosed injury.
Julien, who will coach the East in the All-Star game, expects the team that looked nearly unbeatable for two months to return to form soon.
“They’re pretty close,” Julien said. “Hopefully by the time the All-Star break is done, and I do say hopefully, we’ll have some players back and maybe help our team out.”
A return to form by next week would serve well, considering the club’s upcoming slate.
Each of the Bruins’ first five games after the intermission come against the five teams chasing them in the conference standings, including Tuesday’s matchup with the second-place Capitals, who have won both meetings with the B’s this season.
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