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There is always a bit of uncertainty whenever a goal is challenged by a video review, regardless of the circumstances. But the Bruins were certain things to break their way into a 4–0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
The Canucks challenged that the Bruins were offside when they scored the game's first goal in the first period on a Charlie Coyle rebound bid after a Charlie McAvoy point shot. The zone entry was a bit of a tricky one, as McAvoy walked down the blue line with the puck while waiting for Sean Kuraly to tag up on the delayed offside. But the Bruins D-man did a very smart thing by letting the puck go until his forwards had tagged up at the blue line.
"Out of my peripheral [vision] I thought that Kuraly had tagged up, but I wasn't sure. But we were lucky to see that one stand," said McAvoy. "I was just trying to delay so they could get out of the zone. I tried to straddle the blue for as long as I could. I just tried to not touch [the puck] until he was there."
The Canucks thought the play was offside as many casual fans did while watching the play unfold, but NHL officials upheld the goal while clearly stating it was about McAvoy waiting until his teammates had tagged up before he made a play with the puck.
It was determined that Bostons Sean Curley legally tagged in the Blue Line before Charlie McAvoy and entered the offensive zone, according to an NHL release.
Haggerty: Charlie McOw continues upward trajectory in victory over Census Given that the Brins had to overcome half a dozen goals in the first half of the year to overcome the coach's challenges, it was some Black and Gold justice that the first score was placed on the board. The Bruins dominated the game when Vancouver's shot total nearly doubled during the game, but the call was a big start in a scorching game where a quick tempo could change the game's complexion.
It was also a goal that the Bruins had a good belief that he was going to count when they began watching instant replays of the cuckoo goal via the coach's iPad on the bench.
"We felt like it was [going to go our way]," said Bruce Cassidy. "Charlie didn't touch the puck until Kuraly had cleared and that was clarified quickly on the bench when we looked at it the second time. The first time I could tell Sean was still in the zone, but we hadn't touched the puck yet. So I was a little surprised they challenged it, but that's the way it goes. We weren't able to capitalize on the [subsequent] power play, but I was just happy to see the goal stand to be honest with you."
So were the legions of Bruins fans watching the game that have seen a handful of close goals go against them, including a similar play in Montreal earlier this season where it was ruled Charlie Coyle didn't have possession when the puck was between his skates entering the zone.
While the Red Sox are greeting their fans for a six-week baseball winter, the local hockey team is taking all the right steps.Brookins (32-10-12), with Washington and St. Louis ranked first in the NHL for a neck-and-neck running season, visited Vancouver on Tuesday with a 4–0 win in a row.
Goals from Charlie Coyle, Brad Marchand, David Crazy, and Carson Kuhlman pushed them to the top, but their three-zone game gave the Pacific Division chiefs the Canucks (30–19–5) little chance of victory."We were a better team tonight," Bruce coach Bruce Cassidy said.
No doubt. Boston kept the visitors at arm's length all night, broke down passes and made plays and tested some of the 25 shots Tukka Rusk, who posted the shutout number 3 of the season. There were reactions (Sean Curley, after a healthy scratch, played with his hair on fire) and a confidence-driven finish (Marchand's hands are back; he has scored in two straight games). The Bruins also won a reversal on the opening goal.
There is always a bit of uncertainty whenever a goal is challenged by a video review, regardless of the circumstances. But the Bruins were certain things to break their way into a 4–0 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.
The Canucks challenged that the Bruins were offside when they scored the game's first goal in the first period on a Charlie Coyle rebound bid after a Charlie McAvoy point shot. The zone entry was a bit of a tricky one, as McAvoy walked down the blue line with the puck while waiting for Sean Kuraly to tag up on the delayed offside. But the Bruins D-man did a very smart thing by letting the puck go until his forwards had tagged up at the blue line.
"Out of my peripheral [vision] I thought that Kuraly had tagged up, but I wasn't sure. But we were lucky to see that one stand," said McAvoy. "I was just trying to delay so they could get out of the zone. I tried to straddle the blue for as long as I could. I just tried to not touch [the puck] until he was there."
The Canucks thought the play was offside as many casual fans did while watching the play unfold, but NHL officials upheld the goal while clearly stating it was about McAvoy waiting until his teammates had tagged up before he made a play with the puck.
It was determined that Bostons Sean Curley legally tagged in the Blue Line before Charlie McAvoy and entered the offensive zone, according to an NHL release.
Haggerty: Charlie McOw continues upward trajectory in victory over Census Given that the Brins had to overcome half a dozen goals in the first half of the year to overcome the coach's challenges, it was some Black and Gold justice that the first score was placed on the board. The Bruins dominated the game when Vancouver's shot total nearly doubled during the game, but the call was a big start in a scorching game where a quick tempo could change the game's complexion.
It was also a goal that the Bruins had a good belief that he was going to count when they began watching instant replays of the cuckoo goal via the coach's iPad on the bench.
"We felt like it was [going to go our way]," said Bruce Cassidy. "Charlie didn't touch the puck until Kuraly had cleared and that was clarified quickly on the bench when we looked at it the second time. The first time I could tell Sean was still in the zone, but we hadn't touched the puck yet. So I was a little surprised they challenged it, but that's the way it goes. We weren't able to capitalize on the [subsequent] power play, but I was just happy to see the goal stand to be honest with you."
So were the legions of Bruins fans watching the game that have seen a handful of close goals go against them, including a similar play in Montreal earlier this season where it was ruled Charlie Coyle didn't have possession when the puck was between his skates entering the zone.
While the Red Sox are greeting their fans for a six-week baseball winter, the local hockey team is taking all the right steps.Brookins (32-10-12), with Washington and St. Louis ranked first in the NHL for a neck-and-neck running season, visited Vancouver on Tuesday with a 4–0 win in a row.
Goals from Charlie Coyle, Brad Marchand, David Crazy, and Carson Kuhlman pushed them to the top, but their three-zone game gave the Pacific Division chiefs the Canucks (30–19–5) little chance of victory."We were a better team tonight," Bruce coach Bruce Cassidy said.
No doubt. Boston kept the visitors at arm's length all night, broke down passes and made plays and tested some of the 25 shots Tukka Rusk, who posted the shutout number 3 of the season. There were reactions (Sean Curley, after a healthy scratch, played with his hair on fire) and a confidence-driven finish (Marchand's hands are back; he has scored in two straight games). The Bruins also won a reversal on the opening goal.
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