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There is a post over at Backhand Shelf today that lists 10 backup goalies that have out performed their #1 counterparts.  It is an interesting read but it may be a perfect example of how simple statistics don’t tell the whole story. The first pair of goalies on the list are the Bruins Tukka Rask [...]

This past season the Boston Bruins were the lowest scoring team in the NHL with just 196 goals for (the only team not to reach 200 goals) or about 2.34 goals per game and in the playoffs they were only slightly better scoring at a 2.58 goals per game pace.  So the question that needs [...]

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Jon Quick got his 30th win in front of his hometown crowd tonight, the Kings’ overcame some bad bounces and mistakes and beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a shootout. The win makes the Kings a perfect 4 for 4 on this road trip, having won 5 straight overall.
Kings took the first lead of the night on a beautiful Dustin Brown redirection of Anze Kopitar’s shot/pass in the high slot. Kings appeared to take a 2-0 lead later when Wayne Simmonds deflected in a shot from Randy Jones, but it was determined that Simmonds tipped the puck with a high

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