Bruins Bruise Blackhawks
With just a handful of games left in the regular season, skating out of Boston with a goose egg on the scoreboard was surely not what the 7th place Chicago Blackhawks had in mind to start the night.
So, the Chicago Blackhawks have a tentative hold on a guaranteed playoff spot, whic is why a 3-0 loss at the hands of the Boston Bruins, who have a legitimate shot at 2nd place in the East, with 1st place not mathematically out of the question.
However, it's not like the Blackhawks stunk up satellite television last night. They didn't. They simply ran into the immoveable object, one Tim Thomas, who stopped all 32 shots on goal for his 9th shutout of the season. Chicago's coach, Joel Quenneville, aptly lamented that "every game is a huge 2 points".
The overtime victory the night before in Detroit most likely took its toll on Chicago. Unfortunately, the last place you want to be on an empty tank is Boston while trying to secure your playoff spot. This would account for not even getting a shot on goal in the first 8 minutes of the game.
Stay tuned for the exiting finish to the regular NHL season and get ready for a run to the Stanley Cup guaranteed to give us some of the greatest playoff games ever played.
