Last night, the Bruins won their third straight on the road with a 4-2 over the St. Louis Blues. More shockingly, at least to me, was that the first two goals were scored by guys over the age of 60 (in hockey terms).

Mark Recchi and Keith Tkachuk got out of their hyperbaric chambers last night and each tallied a goal in what was a very close game. The power play showed up last night as the Bruins went 2 for 3 on the man advantage and the penalty kill was strong as well.

Tuukka Rask played well for the Bruins, stopping 29 of the 31 shots that came his way and made some great saves when the puck was in close on him.

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

The Good

Patrice Bergeron. Bergeron is on fire during this road trip. In Atlanta he sealed the deal with a game-winning shootout goal that left Pavelec still looking for his pads. In Buffalo Bergy tipped in the game-winning overtime goal and last night he had 4 assists in the 4-2 victory. Bergeron has clearly found his stride and hopefully this will carry on in the absense of David Krejci.

Their skating. Last night was the first time in a long time that we've seen the Bruins skate well for 60 minutes. I don't know if it was just me, but their level of play was definitely better and their play was solid. The Bruins kept their legs churning throughout the game, they were much more physical and they found the back of the net. It all starts with basics and last night, they were on point.

Power Play. I'll give credit where credit is due. The Bruins power play sucks, but last night it looked promising. You can't discredit a 2 for 3 effort, especially since the Blues are ranked 6th in the NHL on the penalty kill. There were a few times where the Bruins would come down the ice and try to force a play, but for the most part there was a fluidity we haven't seen. When you're able to muster 2 goals off of 5 shots on the power play, you're doing something right.

The Bad

Not Having Brad Boyes. This kid is the real deal and last night showed it. Since coming to st. Louis, Boyes has been electric, scoring 84 goals (with one 43 goal season) in 204 games. Boyes did have an assist against the Bruins. Yeah, we traded him for "I can't skate" Wideman.

The Ugly

Nothing really to ugly here. Both teams played well and it was a close game up until the end when Sturm put it away with a short handed marker.

Win Of The Night

Stat Of The Night

With Keith Tkachuk's goal last night, he has moved within 14 goals of tieing Mike Modano for having the most goals scored by a US born player.

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