''A couple of times I got help from my D by clearing the puck or making a save for me, but I think it was a good effort,'' said Halak, who got his 46th career shutout.Īcciari put the Bruins in front 5:31 into the first period when he tipped Carlo's powerful slap shot past Boyle, ending a 16-game scoreless streak. Jones didn't have the angle he wanted initially and hesitated to shoot after racing past three Bruins at the blue line, allowing Halak to square up and make the initial save. Halak also got some help when defenseman Brandon Carlo deflected Brandon Montour's follow-up shot of a breakaway by Ducks rookie forward Max Jones late in the first period. Halak did his part, denying Corey Perry on an odd-man rush that was set up by Rickard Rakell's stellar backhand pass in the opening minute of the second period. You play well, they keep the net clear, the goalie is going to look good.'' ''A product of both those streaks is usually the team in front of you. ''He had a real hot streak at the start, cooled off a little,'' Cassidy said.
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Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy attributed the rough patch to the defense's inability to clear traffic from in front of the net and give the Slovakian goalie a chance to see the puck.
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Halak has won consecutive starts since a 1-4-2 stretch during which he allowed 23 goals. Chris Wagner added an empty-netter with 1:31 remaining. Noel Acciari and Jake DeBrusk scored for the Bruins, who have earned at least a point in nine consecutive games. We opened up the trip on the right note.'' ''Like anytime we win a game or I get a shutout, it has to be everybody on the same page and I think tonight we were for 95 percent of it, and that makes you successful. ''It's a team effort all the time,'' Halak said.
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