The Boston Bruins 5-3 Win Over the San Jose Sharks In .Gifs

By Stephanie Vail

October 22, 2014

3 minutes to read

And it feels so good … so good, so good … we pump our fists up in the air …

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The Boston Bruins scored three unanswered goals in the third period in a come-from-behind victory over the San Jose Sharks Tuesday at the TD Garden. It was an historical night for rookie Seth Griffith who notched his first career NHL goal. Brad Marchand opened the scoring with his first goal of the season on the power play. Brent Burns was in the penalty box for tripping Seth Griffith.

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Marchand’s goal was assisted by Milan Lucic and Torey Krug. Lucic had three assists in the game, which ties his own career high.

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The Sharks tied the game before the first period ended on their first power play. After scoring for the Bruins, Marchand was sent to the penalty box for cross-checking. Logan Couture scored for the Sharks.

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The Bruins regained the lead early in the second period with yet another power play goal to take the lead. Loui Eriksson drew the tripping penalty, and Torey Krug scored on the power play. It was Krug’s fourth goal of the season, and assisted by Lucic and David Krejci.

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The line of Milan Lucic, David Krejci, and Seth Griffith played well all night. They generated many chances with strong passes, such as the play below that unfortunately did not result in a goal.

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The Sharks scored the next two goals to take a 3-2 lead within a 37-second span. Couture scored his second of the game at 16:15 of the second period on a fancy pass from Patrick Marleau and defensive breakdown from the Bruins. It was the first even strength goal of the game.

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37 seconds later, Joe Thornton scored his second of the season to give the Sharks a 3-2 lead late in the second period.

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The Bruins came out with new energy in the third period and scored three unanswered goals. The rookie Griffith began the scoring at 4:50 of the third period to tie the game again, 3-3, set up by Lucic.

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Lucic retrieved the puck for his teammate.

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Halfway through the third period, Gregory Campbell got his first goal of the season. The goal put the Bruins up 4-3 and would stand as the game-winner. It was the most significant contribution from the Bruins fourth line thus far this season. Daniel Paille also got an assist.

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The game got interesting – and tense, for fans – as Patrice Bergeron was given a double minor for an errant high stick.

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The Bruins were on the penalty kill for the remainder of the game, until the final ten seconds. Tuukka Rask, who had a strong game, made several important, great saves on the penalty kill. Of five shots he faced on the Sharks’ four-minute power play, he gave up only one rebound. He made a big save shortly before the shorthanded goal. Rask had a total of 31 saves in the game.

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With 30 seconds left in the game and 20 seconds left in the penalty kill, David Krejci was able to gain control into the offensive zone .The net was empty as Anttii Niemi was pulled for the extra attacker, giving the Sharks a 6-on-4 advantage. Krejci scored the Bruins first shorthanded goal of the season, and his second goal of the season. Chara and Chris Kelly assisted.

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Some other highlights from the game included big hits, such as Adam McQuaid on Eriah Hayes and a surprising take down of Chara by Tommy Wingels.

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The game was entertaining, intense, and ultimately successful for the Bruins.