Bruins Blast Blues in 5-2 Win Behind Zacha and Korpisalo's Heroics
In a high-scoring affair, the Boston Bruins took down their division rivals, the St. Louis Blues, by a score of 5-2 on Thursday night. Paval Zacha led the charge with two goals, while goalie Joonas Korpisalo made an impressive 37 saves to secure the win.
The game got off to a flying start for the Bruins, who took a 2-0 lead in the first period thanks to goals from Alex Steeves and Morgan Geekie. Steeves' goal came after a beautiful cross-ice feed from Geekie, while Geekie netted his 21st of the season with a point-blank shot in front of Blues goalie Jordan Binnington.
The Blues cut the deficit in half midway through the first period, but the Bruins responded with two more goals to take a commanding 4-1 lead into the middle frame. Viktor Arvidsson and Zacha scored back-to-back goals to seal the Bruins' advantage.
Zacha's second goal of the game came on the power play and with just seconds left in the second period, sending the Bruins' bench into a frenzy. Korpisalo made an incredible 37 saves to keep the Blues at bay, including several spectacular stops on Pavel Buchnevich and Dylan Holloway.
The Blues finally broke through in the third period when Buchnevich beat Korpisalo from the left circle, but it was too little, too late for St. Louis. The Bruins closed out the game with a goal from Zacha's teammate to seal the 5-2 victory.
The win marked Boston's fifth consecutive triumph, while the Blues have now dropped eight of their last 11 games. For the Bruins, it was a welcome boost after a tough loss in Detroit just two nights earlier. With David Pastrnak missing his fourth straight game, the Bruins will need to rely on players like Zacha and Steeves to keep up the pace.
The Blues, meanwhile, are looking for answers behind coach Jim Montgomery, who was fired 20 games into the season. Montgomery had led Boston to two playoff appearances and the President's Trophy in his two full seasons with the team. Can he turn things around with St. Louis? Only time will tell.
In a high-scoring affair, the Boston Bruins took down their division rivals, the St. Louis Blues, by a score of 5-2 on Thursday night. Paval Zacha led the charge with two goals, while goalie Joonas Korpisalo made an impressive 37 saves to secure the win.
The game got off to a flying start for the Bruins, who took a 2-0 lead in the first period thanks to goals from Alex Steeves and Morgan Geekie. Steeves' goal came after a beautiful cross-ice feed from Geekie, while Geekie netted his 21st of the season with a point-blank shot in front of Blues goalie Jordan Binnington.
The Blues cut the deficit in half midway through the first period, but the Bruins responded with two more goals to take a commanding 4-1 lead into the middle frame. Viktor Arvidsson and Zacha scored back-to-back goals to seal the Bruins' advantage.
Zacha's second goal of the game came on the power play and with just seconds left in the second period, sending the Bruins' bench into a frenzy. Korpisalo made an incredible 37 saves to keep the Blues at bay, including several spectacular stops on Pavel Buchnevich and Dylan Holloway.
The Blues finally broke through in the third period when Buchnevich beat Korpisalo from the left circle, but it was too little, too late for St. Louis. The Bruins closed out the game with a goal from Zacha's teammate to seal the 5-2 victory.
The win marked Boston's fifth consecutive triumph, while the Blues have now dropped eight of their last 11 games. For the Bruins, it was a welcome boost after a tough loss in Detroit just two nights earlier. With David Pastrnak missing his fourth straight game, the Bruins will need to rely on players like Zacha and Steeves to keep up the pace.
The Blues, meanwhile, are looking for answers behind coach Jim Montgomery, who was fired 20 games into the season. Montgomery had led Boston to two playoff appearances and the President's Trophy in his two full seasons with the team. Can he turn things around with St. Louis? Only time will tell.
He's like a goal-scoring machine on ice, and Korpisalo's been solid as glass for Boston. I mean, 37 saves is insane! 
It's crazy to see the Blues struggle after having such a great coach in Montgomery. Can they turn things around? Maybe they just need a fresh start. For now, I'm just enjoying the Bruins' winning streak and Zacha's goal-scoring magic. 
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, if Korpisalo wasn't on fire it would've been 7-0 
. Zacha's goal fest was awesome though! 
! Zacha is a beast on the ice, that guy is like a hockey machine 
. Maybe Jim can turn things around with a new squad? Only time will tell 
, 2 goals and whatnot. And Korpisalo's goalie skills tho 
I mean who saves 37 shots in one game? That's insane!!! The Blues just couldn't catch up though 
. bruins are on a roll though, 5 wins in a row and david pastrnak is still out 
. hope zacha can keep it up! 
5-2 win against the Blues is huge, especially with David Pastrnak missing games. Zacha's two goals are insane 
. I'm loving the way Steeves and Geekie are contributing to this team. 
The Blues need to get their act together, it's been an ugly stretch for them 
. Maybe Jim Montgomery can turn things around with St. Louis? We'll just have to wait and see! 
anyway, win or lose, it's all about the team effort & chemistry at this point... hopefully the blues can turn things around soon & make a push for the playoffs 
. And don't even get me started on Korpisalo's saves, 37 of them is insane... but what about the defense? Why are they not doing their job better? 
. And have you seen the stats for the Blues lately? Eight losses in 11 games? Something needs to change, stat! 
. Two goals in one game is impressive, but what if he's just having a hot streak and it won't last? And Korpisalo's 37 saves are great, but didn't the Blues just give him way too many chances to make them look that good 
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and did u see that sweet cross-ice feed from geekie to steeves? it was like magic 
. The Bruins' offense is just clicking into place 
, but you can tell they're gonna miss Pastrnak when he gets back. David, where've you been? 
and it's tough to keep winning with all these injuries going on. Montgomery might be toast... 
! Alex Steeves and Morgan Geekie are on fire too, scoring those early two goals to put the Bruins up 2-0. The rest is history... Bruins are on a roll 
- Winston Churchill I mean, what can you say about a game where one guy makes 37 saves and his team wins by 3 goals? 
And what's up with these goalie save counts? 37 saves is impressive, but who's counting? It's not like it affects the game or anything... 
the way Korpisalo was savin goals 2o wu wuz like watchn a superhero in net!!! 
i think zacha & steeves r the real MVPs right now tho, they wuz on fire!! 
