1993-94 NHL St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins

1993-94 NHL St. Louis Blues vs Boston Bruins

He is one of the best assist men ever to play in the National Hockey League he is one of the best goal scorers they played together for the St Louis Blues Adam Oats were those special years yeah they really were and maybe to the point where

Uh you didn’t appreciate it as much cuz we thought it was never going to end and unfortunately it did um the chemistry was Fant fantastic and it made uh life so much fun I scored a lot of goals just because uh we had a we had a sense

Because of our friendship or we knew what we were doing he has that Superstar uh Mystique about him that everybody knows when you’re playing Brad hle well I don’t know I don’t really know what a Mystique is I just I’ve got a I guess a personality that not too many guys have

Whereas I’m out there having fun uh uh I don’t look intense but I’m I’m intense out there but I can’t play the game unless I’m having fun I think is release is better than anybody’s um but I think one thing that people don’t talk about

Is how smart he is yeah that’s uh that’s that’s an ultimate comment from a from a a guy who I consider to be the smartest guy uh one of the most intelligent smartest guys that I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing with or or just being friends with away from the ice

Watch out Holly I turned into a goal scorer as well he’s got 21 he’s a little bit behind uh everyone else that’s considered a goal scorer tell them to just keep passing and not worry about scoring and just moments ago these two friends met up at Center ice this time in

Different uniforms the Boston Bruins for Adam Oats and St Louis with Brett Hall hello everybody Gary Thor Bill CL and welcome ESPN’s national hockey night tonight here in St Louis had an opportunity for us to bring you one of the Miracles on Ice if you will this

Season by the name of Cam Ney well we talked about the chemistry between Bret Hall and Adam o everybody saw that but there is some chemistry in Boston right now Adam o is half of it the other half is Cam Neely what an amazing story he

Has missed almost all of the last two seasons because of complications from a serious knee injury and he’s still only playing part-time this year I mean he’s only played 37 games an incredible 42 goals the masterton trophy in the NHL is for perseverance at this stage of the

Season even with 30 games to go cam Ney is a lock for the masterton he played only 21 games over the past two seasons he set out for one reason Steve Des Shan set out for another but not anymore well pretty interesting story two years ago Steve duchaine was the top scoring

Defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers last year he was the top scoring defenseman for the Quebec nordes but over the offseason he got into one of those classic squabbles with management and he said I will never play another game for the Quebec nordes true to his

Word he did not and last month the blues sent three players to Quebec to get him the blues so far are ecstatic with what they got he is supposed to produce points he has 11 points in 11 games and he can really handle the puck interesting matchup tonight the St Louis

Blues they have the third best record at home Boston breu second best on the road [Applause] St Louis Gary Thorne Bill Clement and Elm Mor gany Full House will be on hand here tonight as the Boston Bruins take on St Louis for the second time Vincent

Rond used to play here three years plus here in St Louis 27y old is putting up those kind of numbers now with Boston in a rending situation at the other end Curtis Joseph what a season he is having faceof one back to Sweeney drops it back

For Ray Bor and we are underway sends it in and right away Curtis has to be hung on to and nowhere to go for Curtis Joseph so he literally hang on to that one and skated off into the corner the Boston Bruins second in their conference

And fourth in the league St Lewis fifth in the conference and 10th in the league and once again this season Joseph facing an inordinate number of shots in net Curtis Joseph this season facing some 36 shots per game just under that Boston Bruins like to put it on that’s

Exactly what their number is but they put on for game 36 we’ll see how Joseph gets tested here waiting to take the face off is Ted Donado Steve Hines and Glen Murray are on the line with him face off one back Donado actually had won it comes back up along the near side

Boards boo couldn’t get it out in front Murray the shot and the save made Curtis good early chance for Glenn Murray the Winger number 44 the Bruins as he was open momentarily back to Center St Louis two on two down the middle couldn’t split it’ll be cleared back out of the

Zone kerov couldn’t get in you know the one thing about the St Louis Blu since the trade getting Steve duchaine they are a better offensive team but there’s no question about it they are not as good defensively this will be a struggle to see if they can keep up with the

Bruins because while they match up well with the Bruins in just about every category defensively is where the big difference is Brian Sutter’s guys coming into tonight’s game ranked fourth defensively in the league and that that’s true to form for a Bruins team and true to form form for a Brian Sutter

Kind of style because that’s the way he played that’s the way he coaches defense first then let’s get the goals what an emotional return for him I talked to him this morning in the hallway we were standing outside the locker room his number is retired all 12 of his years as

A player were spent here he raised his family here he coached here for 4 years he told me Gary I love this place I love this Arena I love this city and the tears were welling up in his eyes this morning coming back here to a place that

He still very much considers home it’s the first time in 18 years as of last month that there is not a Sutter as part of the St Louis Blues organization Ron Sutter one of the twins Richie the other one went to Chicago in the waiver draft

And Ronnie now is part of the Quebec nordi organization and Brian started it all in 1976 so 18 years and now there are no suters here in St Louis and clears it out I couldn’t help thinking as I talked to them this morning how fortunate for the NHL in St Louis to

Have Brian Sutter as part of their history H the shot deflected and it’ll end up in the seats both teams committing turnovers here in their defensive zones there’s the man who’s now behind the bench for the s l Blues you know Bob Barry was openly critical of the trade

That his organization made with the Quebec nordes I mean the problem that he had with it is that he’s lost a lot of the Junkyard Dog quality that this team had in Bob Bassin in Ron Sutter and in G butcher you get Steve duchaine and he was not unhappy about acquiring Steve

Duchaine I mean Steve brings terrific offense terrific enthusiasm and he uses his body more than people give him credit for it was the guys that left that bothered Bob Barry now he’s trying to get some people to work for him like M proov was out there eor cor Lev plays

They have struggled time to trying to fit into the operation very wants out there in the ice rayor drops it away Bren ‘s pass deflected at Center by [ __ ] cleared in face down behind the net by duchaine duain plays it off the glass Bruins able to hold it in

Centering for Brent yuz Curtis Joseph plays it around the boards just underway ESPN’s National Hockey Night deflected off smolinsky in front front Miller comes the other way Kevin Miller 19 goals and 20 assists on the season Miller had it poke checked away he felner and Montgomery are out shot and

That one’s deflected wide as Brian smolinsky the rookie had the opportunity cleared out and uh it’ll end up on net so they’re going to have to play it Vincent riando making the start for the Bruins as he came over from Detroit where he was just sitting and watching

As we said he had been here in St Louis prior to that for three plus years Tully’s got it St Louis blues and Boston have met once on the season and it’ll roll in and it’ll be held on to that was a 2 to1 Victory by St Louis in Boston in game

One welcome back to St Louis Arena well how big a star is Bret Hall here in St Louis he’s literally a superstar how about a three comic book set the super Adventures of the golden Bret Hall three set he’s the biggest star here in the

City and uh he’s going to be he’s going to be back back in time for 1994 he’s taken it out of space for this he’s back in time for this run at the cup though guys and that money goes to charity centering pass Shanahan was in front

Adam o cleared it up Cam Neely touches it out of the Zone Al I wonder how much Al’s getting for those he looked like he was Hawking him to the public there he looked like he’ done that before yeah good workout Rick zavo cleared it out to Center Cam Neely playing the regular

Shifts here this is the first time for Neely that he’s played four games in seven nights in three years so before the game he said it’s another test for me I’m trying to get in six out of the seven Road games of the stretch we’re on

Right now NE said he felt fine he say they haven’t done this before Neely out at Center po checked away from him NE had a goal against Dallas in their last game day before yesterday and set out much of that game not that there was anything wrong with him but they pretty

Much dominated the affair so he didn’t have to play it all he’s definitely resigned himself to the fact that his knee will never again be right be 100 wow that changed directions on the way in Curtis Joseph had the drop ball move in on him that time Chase on the near

Side as they change it up no score here in St Louis both teams having trouble controlling the puck Mary Baron had it sent in Rando thought about it let it go Chase moves up with Reed Reed poked it away towards the line battle for it along the boards Andrew McKim a rookie

Called up on January 25 for the Boston Bruins he wears 45 working in the corner Ray Bor back to together Ray B having an a just a sensational 15th year in the National Hockey maybe has never played better show you some of his numbers as we move along here tonight St Louis Blue

Bar looking to the middle Tom Tilly has it Tilly Tilly tied up by Reed got it out in front L was there to sweep it towards the boards and it’s just backed out of the Zone fin got it out but the Bruins don’t give you much

The St Louis Blues are going to have to work for whatever they get the Bruins keep the shots to the outside even if you can get them from there because they’re one of the best in the league of keeping the shots down you have to work like crazy for everything against them W

Welsley cleared it around hkin could not hold it in comes back to Center Philip bone the 27y old dumps it right back in and St Louis coming out not trying to skate through the middle they are dumping and chasing early on here in this game Glen Wesley looking to break

It up through the middle that time was deflected control by Murray Murr who’s had a chance already in this game Murray out there with hindes and swept into the zone at the right Point smolinsky works on this line normally with them St Louis Blues Boston lining three up at the Blue

Line one four Checker in that was Hines pu fre up to Glenn Wesley Wesley and bour lot of ice time two primary defenseman for the Boston Bruins and they go as a pair they’ll be out there a lot tonight we’ll keep track of it for you Hull moving it

In Hull drops it back Hull’s open Hull couldn’t get it too close to his stick Hull at the chance eor cor left set him up but it was a little too close to the skates and he couldn’t get the shot off great chance 5 minutes into this first

Period not a lot of scoring chances but a lot of turnovers shots are 3-1 in favor of the Bruins that was the first shot for the blues muray was in the middle comes back to hall Hall who will be double shifting as he normally does

Drops it in the middle of just br brown coret with him dropped it off Murray was there Murray just sweeps it behind him back up Bruins are trying to get a change completed here coming over the boards calov had it dropped it back for Adam Oats oats out with Neely NE calov

And cam ne’s got the pocket NE Ney on the spin with jany oning back for oats oats leaves it calov comes back to the point treding to drop it back newchan was there and duain puts it into the seats Friday night that’s hockey night right here on the SPN no score from St

Louis he is fourth in goals but first in comic books Elm moranti that’s right well here’s the story real quick bred Hall gets beamed into the future in the golden Adventures of Bret Hall into the year 20094 playing in the Stanley Cup finals against the slashers of course he

Scories in overtime and part of the proceeds from these comic books go to a worthy children’s fun here in the St Louis area guys see that last line have fun that’s part of Bret Hall’s philosophy did anybody notice a mistake like what’s wrong with this picture in

The front of of that comic book which way was he shooting the creators of the comic book have him as a left hand shot instead of a right hand shot Ray B CAU the defense within the wallet rebound centery pass Cam Neely tried to put it

In B the shot again and it blocked Montgomery try to break Montgomery brings it left wing side Montgomery’s got Hall in the middle Hall got knocked down fans wanted to call won’t get it Hall was taken down as he came in at the Blue Line oats drops it back Sweeney on

The charge Sweeney back to Bor bour who loves to shoot the Neely and he just missed it wide G Neely coming down the PIP again back for kneeling Bor will chase it down on the boards rayor lets it Go boost it’s sitting Montgomery swept it away and the net comes loose

From the marsh PS he did not know where that puck was not even close to knowing where it was and the the interesting thing is that it wasn’t behind him it was right beside him rayor just spun around he wanted to get it on that may have changed directions in the way look

At Kujo he thinks ah I got this baby yikes who’s that trying to get that’s CTO that’s trying to get through number 10 for the Bruins good job by desane who held fof off absolutely you know Curtis Joseph has had his problems over the last few games Jim rivnak has gotten in

And played a couple but he is really experiencing his first downturn of the Season he has allowed some stoppable pucks to get by him in the last five or six starts he admits it and so to the blues 49th start he started seven of the

Last 10 he has 25 wins that’s third best and a 915 save for that’s fifth he’s facing those shots again another one taken from the point held off again as Paul Stanton headed points are open and the Bruins are going there Brendon Shanahan another one of the great skull

Scorers on this team sends that one in wide had to be played Rando and finally touched up Rond did not do it and it’ll be an icing call end with the other game Steve ly all right Gary thanks let’s start in Landover with the Islanders and capitals going if they were scoreless

Into the first that was until crew wristed one towards the goal and Ben W hog put in the rebound so it’s one- nothing Islanders after one back to St Louis Full Slate of games on Tap tonight Steve will be busy and keep us up to date on what’s going on on this Friday

Well there’s a hard luck story right there at Denny felner he trained very hard this summer to make this team because he only played a half dozen games last year but while he was trading he broke his ankle this summer he started in Peoria in the international

Lead to get in shape he re-broke his ankle and now he’s just coming back Wesley deflected off the left skate and went w ruins are really getting the puck in and getting it in hard felner had a deflected Heen back to get it clears it out of the Zone played at Center by

Wesley turned quickly up ice Joseph stumble and stumble will send it in lot of Boston Bruins names that at leer of Bruins fan you might not be familiar with because they pick up guys who just come and grind it out night after night in the Su tradition and they’re doing it

Two-on-one break Hinds with molinsky knocked away from him as Tom Tilly went down and blocked it to breaking up the two onone Shanahan dropped it out through Center Shanahan with the fster the flex again Brent H has got it h moving in used save by Curtis Joseph

Let’s open this baby up shots are 6-1 in favor of the Bruins who are running and gunning Vincent Rond drops it off roow started up Jamie hus working after being brought up to the minor leaks but notice that only one team is opening it up the Boston Bruins that they’re getting their

Chances because the blues were caugh the change plus they pinched up and and got caught in another situation they are not a good team defensively now and there was another one as HS had the chance back in front for hin deflected away and up comes corev corev pke check from

Behind Donado got a stick on it riond plays it to the corner Gordy Roberts has been playing some spectacular hockey for Boston could not move that one out back inside shot went wide now the chances at the other end pretty good chance right there cler off penalty coming up the L

Call on Boston there’s the touchup in our first penalty of the game will be called here Mick meu our referee Ron Finn and Dan shaky are the linesmen working with him and St Louis in the scoreless game will’ll get a power play you know Brian suter’s motto is this

Don’t beat yourself I mean he wants his guys to go out there and play a pressure game they will chase the blues all over the ice and Brian Suter said this morning our team can score on the rush and on the for check the whole key is

Reading when to rush and when to dump in and for check and he says he’s got his guys pretty well having this thing figured out and their their attack was really mixed up and with the talent they have they can score on the rush with the Grinders that you mentioned Gary they

Can score in the four check Adam leads them with 75 points Cam Neely their leading goal scorer with 32 Neely is picking up almost 33% of the goals scored by the Boston Bruins cam NE is the one who’s putting it in the net power play here for the St Louis Blues

As Donado goes out St Louis on the power play with the shooters they’ve got they’re dangerous 59 Power Play Goals 287 chances they are seventh overall in the league but they are third here at home in the power play but Boston their penalty killing unit is sixth overall

And fourth on the road they have given up the fewest Power Play Goals in the league H def Flex It Wide Boston’s only surrendered 39 and they’ve been short-handed the second fewest times so they don’t get caught in the Box Reed going back to get it Reed gets held off

And knocked down the go felt he took a dive Montgomery sends it back up for Kevin Miller Miller Montgomery and Hall working on the line Kevin Miller Montgomery in front defenseman cutting with zombo zombo got tied up can’t be cleared out of the Zone The Shane a

Great power play point man over to Hull Hull poke checked away Duane Boston pressing the puck SBO shot was blocked Soo got it back and clears it wide good body play Don Sweeney who went down and blocked that shot and the Bruins clear minute 13 remaining on this power play

First one of the game no score we are nine minutes into the first period to Shane bothered by smolinsky tell’s got it has to go back to jany jany wide side jany and oats two great assistant working in this game first for different teams jany with St Louis there’s Jeff

Brown brown drops it in Shanahan missed it wide the patent to Brendan Shanahan off- wi shot rifled along the ice he doesn’t shoot wide that much he’s right near the top of shot on go in the NHL wide because he hits the net most of the

Time and he can shoot it and he is scoring Shanahan right now tied for eighth overall in scoring and tied for ninth and goals into the corner m rookie mcke over skated to Shanahan back to the point 33 in the power play Jeff Brown shot deflected in front wide by felner

CED around the boards Tilly on the far side will hold it in somebody isn’t going to Wesley that’s Glenn Wesley and the Bruins will be able to get away with that as they’re able to clear it out the length of the ice Paul Stanton got it

Out 17 left on the power play shots are 92 in favor of the Bruins St Louis their first Power Play of the game Brown for Janney Janney got by oats Sweeney took him down play back back by Neely to Ray bort bort checks the clock 3 2 1 0 for

One on the power play even strength Adam o back to get it Oaks with Sweeney in front of him and offside by the old country mile 945 left to go in the First full house here at St Louis on ESPN’s National Hockey Night Bruin St Louis no

Score back to Gary bill number one offense continues to put it on face off at Center cleared into the Zone offside call on the Bruins we’ll bring it back up ESPN’s National Hockey Night on Friday of course next Friday 7:30 Eastern 4:30 Pacific we’ll have a look at Jeremy ronic and the Chicago

Blackhawks seventh in the West in the playoffs and the Buffalo Sabers sixth in the Eastern Conference in the playoffs Alexander mcy back out on the ice we hope Eddie B for 24 wins Dale Howard has got 800 career assist now and probably Dominick hassk or Grant fur one of those

Two we’ll see in net that’s next Friday you know guys like Jeremy ronic and Mike madano of Dallas and Doug Gilmore of Toronto must be kind of happy with the trade that St Louis made with Quebec because Bob basson and Ron Suter were tenacious grinding defensive centers

They’re not here anymore and a couple of shots on here Vincent Rond hangs on and Corb gets pushed away from the side of the net what a story for Rond just waiting to be traded in Detroit wondering if it would happen and where he’d go would he get a chance to play

Casey and blue had been the goenda sudden it’s Rond and Casey and they’ve been for the last 14 Games su’s been rotating the goenda making his seventh start with the Bruin 32 and one Boston working out of their own end gy Roberts Roberts got it up for hindes Hines working on this line

With the denado and Murray now sent in by Jamie hus W laid behind the net Elite mozone got it up the boards and out not conneting though G Roberts Roberts plays it back to the near side to steevie hindes hindes moving in zbo gets the stick in the midsection and again it be

The attempt from the St Louis Blues to get it going ronado moved over on the check near side can’t connect again Boone got knock down and a penalty coming up as Murray took down bone and there’s the whistle they Le bone at a half step on Glen Murray and Murray

Found a way to solve that haul him down he didn’t have to haul him down either he had two defenseman back so it really was a Break pretty easy call for mck MCU on that one you see that Glenn Murray took him from behind Glenn Murray gets a lot of ice time when cam is out of the lineup obviously the Bruins have to juggle a little bit Glenn Murray gets to move up

With Adam o when cam NE is out of the lineup but then he drops down to a third or fourth line it’s kind of interesting he’s either a third or fourth line guy or a first line guy with them never in between you rest or it’s all out yeah On

Any Given Night bour comes back to get it power play again suck of the night for the St Louis Blues and did not convert on their first chance Ray bour sends it out Boston has picked up nine short-handed goals this season St Louis has given up the second highest in the

League they’ve given up 13 short-handed goals Miller sends it in Around the Net Vincent Rond could not play that Ray B over again banged it around all not out of the zone to shame the shot blocked out Deep by Reed Reed giving Chase Reed’s got brown coming from the other

Side Reed in save rebound knocked Away by the defenseman as brown finally got back one save and the second shot off the defenseman stick short-handed chance for Bost and a good one brown had run out of legs try to catch him from the near side couldn’t get over there Brown

He’ll send it in high off the glass and then head to the bench hook checked in behind the net Kevin Miller was after it Hall triying to knock it away could not toan Duane’s pass blocked twice three times by Adam o oats does it all penalty killing shorthanded intercepted Sweeny

There’re still short-handed sweny brings it up sweny Bruins changing rifle shot off the glove and into the seats oo did he blister that chance Steve Ley Gary the goals are coming Fast and Furious to Winnipeg we go one nothing in Blackhawk going up against the Jets in the first

Nelson Emerson the shot then Wayne McBean comes off the backboards to Darren Shannon and he beats at B for we’re tied at one in the first back to St Louis we told you there were lots of games going on how about this one by Sweeny well he he let this one rip and

This is after watch this glove save by Joseph this is after the the Breakaway shot semi- Breakaway shot by Dave Reed you know I’m sitting here saying well gosh you know he’s been able to face the right guys Cujo has first of all he had Bren Hughes then he had Dave Reed and

They’re not big goal scorers but you look up and down the Bruin roster Cam’s got 42 goals Adam o has 21 and then Brian smolinsky has 19 there aren’t any Breakaway threats really on this team after that no there aren’t there really aren’t you want to take the puck over to

The bench hand it off to one of those guys and let him come out on the ice I guess if I had to pick somebody denado Hines had his head down went knee to knee with Shanahan and he’s hurt he had his head down as much as you can have it

Down and Shanahan collided with him and he had to limp off the ice read the other way this is still a power play for St Louis Reed’s been up twice now short-handed hkin there with him Tom Tilly moves over trying to dig it out Reed had it pinned up poke checked it

Away Tilly got it out cam nearly intercepts still short-handed 5sec save made Curtis Joseph there’s no score in this game but the momentum definitely with the Boston Bruins St Louis is 0 for two in the power play back to even strength shots 11 to3 in favor of Boston

And this will be an icing call Rick zomo on the touch 637 left to go here in the first boy Hines doesn’t like the G Call he is hurt but he’s not hurt bad enough that he can’t turn around and yell at there see him looking down I mean the puck was in his skates and as he looked up Brendon Shanahan was there and that was just a flat out Collision

It didn’t look to me like Shanahan put his knee out you know I I think Shanahan wanted to hit him high and when heines B over they just locked knees I think he thought hin was going to stand up and he never did he just kept his head down and

He had a hard time getting off the ice he sure did but he at the same time as he’s hurting like crazy I mean he’s trying to punch his way out of the ice surface we got to get to Jo Juno we haven’t mentioned yet got to get that in

Right now gosh what another hard luck Story I mean a third jaw injury the same broken jaw for Joey Juno two nights ago Gary we were sitting there watching it he took a tremendous hit from Mark Tori and he is banged up again and it’s the same

Situation the bad jaw again it is broken again they were examining today they FL back to Boston he went to the hospital he took the x-rays third time he’s broken that jaw in front Joseph makes a great save and the net came loose calov came around tried to wrap it in Curtis

Joseph held the short side Boston 168 and four on the road the blues 178 and six at home Stevie hindes testing budlight scor we’ll keep you posted as We Roll Along tonight Steve Heights is I think characteristic of the problems the Bruins have had scoring Heins went 22

Games without a goal before scoring on Wednesday that is the one element the Boston Bruins don’t have as consistent scoring from all kinds of people I mean Cam Neely is a given ADOT is having a good year after that big drop off if they can get some scoring they can be a

Power still they are getting the goal tending now that they had hoped for comes back to Ray Bor Adam o just won his sixth draw he is six one in faceoffs already in this game Bruins at 110 and St Louis is W4 there not much in the

First part of this game it’s not been controlled by the Bruins except the score z0 R puts it up for Cam Neely ne’s out there with oats spks got to come back to get it it’s out Sweeny Kevin Miller gets knocked down Puck underneath him it’s kind of bumped away and Sweeny

Will pick it up no score with 547 to go Cam Neely NE had to come back for it though he’ll just dump it in wide to Curtis Joseph Adam oos going back held on to Neely back again Neely trying to send it behind the net couldn’t get it there

Hull Hull Miller gives it right back to him Kevin Miller and Hall will both head to the bench Rando holds it up the far end husc coming out on defense Sweeny back there to help out intended in the middle Brent use couldn’t get it but he rolled in on Curtis josephan goes back

To get itane in his first game more than halfway through the season ended up playing 21 minutes in the second game he played 30 three he said I slept really well yeah well he’s going to have to generate some offense because there isn’t much offense down the middle after this guy Craig

Janney is having another superb year but with two centers going to the Quebec nordes after Craig Janney you’ve got Jim Montgomery who’s a rookie he’s got 16 points eigor Coral have 10 points and Nathan Lafayette who has had to move into the center position is also a

Rookie he has five points not much offense and to make matters worse for the blues and this is not a knock against those three guys that play behind jany they’re better offensively than defensively so they do not have a checking Center jany tied the fourth an assist with

53 ruins Wesley the shot Curtis Joseph makes the save and decides to hang on Glen Wesley off the faceoff win just took it all the way around the net corner to corner and Curtis Joseph again holding the near side post on it the other thing too Gary you talked about

The faceoffs the St Louis Blues don’t have a real quality Faceoff guy they’ll use Brendon Shanahan in Big Time face on situation so you you have to know that you can lay some money on Ron Karan the general manager here if not trading for somebody then at least acquiring one or

Two players before the trading deadline which is March 19th almost half to here jany jany sends it out for Brandon Shanahan Shanahan stood up along the fire side Mur Baron went by trying to get it out and could not ruins right back the other way smolinsky out of Michigan State his fast

Deflected into the corner Joseph stumble stumble had it in the skates lost it sented for smitz give it taken away by duchaine and back comes Janney cig Janney and an interference on the fire side delayed call coming up for the Bruins and there was no question about

It on the far Wing Paul Stanton was holding up the left Winger had him at the Blue Line and that’s what we were talking about in games over the last week the new emphasis being placed on interference calls away from the puck and that’s exactly what Stant was doing

In the left wing holding up the blue exactly I mean Brendon Shanahan was coming down the left side I mean here it is right along the boards here and Shanahan was trying to get loose on that play and just couldn’t Paul stand and held him up away from the play and you

Can see that had Shanahan been able to get through it would have been a three-on-one pretty good call we’re going to try and keep one camera wide so we don’t Missle on that stuff we have noticed over the last couple of games as broadcasters and with our directors and

Producers that it’s becoming more difficult to show you at home the penalties that are being called because most of them are away from the play now just like that one Brandon Shanahan the man who was held off here’s the third power play of the game for the St Louis

Blues obviously 0 for two with no score a year 431 left to go in the first period Montgomery moves in to take the draw Palmer University of main Captain last year led the team to the NCAA Championship and was watching the Olympics with all the main players of

Love for Canada and the United States and the Olympic teams tipped Away by Hall Brown tried to get it in dein Miller had it and it was deflected off his stick and into the SE in the faceoff will come back at Center well Bret Hall doesn’t really

Have a problem with the the new lineup that his team has first of all Steve duchaine will provide some offense from the blue line but he gets to play with Jim Montgomery and Kevin Miller now two guys that lean to offense more than they do defense so that suits Brad Hall he is

On Pace to surpass last year’s total of 54 goals by a long shot and he has still got a a strong chance to win the league title for goal scoring he is four goals behind Dave anduk coming into tonight’s game he has gone on of course another 40

Plus goal season already his sixth and it’ll be his fifth consecutive 50 goal season easily the faces on right now Rando left it in behind the net Austin Bruin short-handed Sween he clears it out of the zone and Bret Hall on Monday ball goes well he and his lady will be a

M and pop baby boy Bret Hall that’s new on Monday they’ve got it planned going to go in and make that one happen there up by hind d going to get back onside such are the disadvantages of the NHL schedule the birth is being made around

The schedule that Bret Hull has in games and appearances back to desan shot by Brown deflected to Shanahan Shanahan back near side and wouldn’t you know it Bret Hall his lady is a former goal tender she played hockey Brown’s got it brown leaves it on the far side jany SW linski

Takes him out of the play Wesley’s got it fans booing the power play here and they already know the baby is going to be a boy the question is not whether it will be a score just whether it will shoot right or left I mean pooby Hall

And red Hall with the Bloodlines it’s going to be a score remembering mum maybe a goal tender yeah well till he backs up with it I’ll tell you what it’ll be a goal scorer that’s good defensively right now the fans are really getting on this power play down

To 30 seconds left on it and they’ve had it in the zone only once Hull trying to make it happen sends it in Brett Hull is score 18 power play goal second most in the league Tom Tilly’s pass intercepted cleared out by Gordy Roberts and on

Happy Full House in St Louis down to 17 on the power play Bruins change up on the penalty Killers sent back in with Ray Bor coming back to play him Bor behind the net B’s got a chance this year to do something he’s never done he

May have his first 100o year did the numbers today of course it’s in 84 games he’s on Pace for exactly 100 points he’d never done that before what a treat in his 15th year if he could reach that level have his best point season ever

For trying to clear it out D to Neely and the penal is over it’ll sure help him if Cam Ney stays healthy sure will cleared back in Sweeny Sweeny even strength lost up to Denny felner felner turns it up three on two chance now two on two as Montgomery had dropped the

Stick behind the play as he tried to turn it up by zombo back no score 203 left to go here in St Louis ESPN’s National Hockey Night Gary Thornville clementa now Moran and delighted to have you with us wherever you may be this evening thanks for being on board Harry

Barett goes back to get it Baron starts it through the met see the Bruins checking game they are really coming up and pinning St Louis in the zone 14-3 the shots on goal in favor of the Bruin typical Boston pressure they pressure the puck everywhere they think

They’re a good Puck carrying team oh here we go we got a fight right in front of the Penalty Box is that husoft Jamie husoft and Mackey Dave Mackey oo C is a fighter and he goes with both hands he started with his right and then started going with the left

And that’s when Dave mat ended up seeing that he had a problem Jamie husoft was in the New Jersey Organization for many years last year played minor league hockey this year started at the minor leagues was called up on January 29 it’s his 11th game he is a terrific person and a

Hard-nosed hockey player who doesn’t mind going in and playing this role for Boston but he can play he can play wing and he can play defense and he’s done both and he just showed Macky that when it comes to fighting he’s one to be contended with all butl scoreboard with

A minute 36 left to go in this game which is scoreless these are the others there’s C NE going back to the bench and sitting down he certainly is a guy that has overcome adversity C Neely has lost both his mom and his dad to

Cancer so he sort of had an idea what adversity was all about and then it happened to him 2 years he was out of the lineup for almost almost all of two years with a complication to a knee and dral he has fought his way back and

Speaking of fighting check this pile of guys out right here husoft and Macky are going to separate in just a second here there’s hus stepping up on the play we watch right in front of the Penalty Box you know players now ask one another you want to go the reason they do that

And you saw them throw their gloves down at the same time after appearing to have communicated with one another they do because if you get an instigator penalty by just dropping your gloves and grabbing somebody you are gone for the night so you want to get a verbal

Reassurance from the other guy that he wants to go every once in a while you’ll get trick he’ll start and then stop the five minutes for fighting on each nobody gets the advantage Lesley’s got it three on two break Boston bronin on the way swy shot Curtis Joseph the save again this

Is a typical St Louis blue Curtis Joseph G he has had to make 15 saves in this game while his team has put three shots on net the other end and we are down to a minute 3 seconds left to go in the first period Paul Stanton comes back to

Get it under a minute left Stanton dumps it in but we are scoreless Curtis Joseph goes back to get it molinsky moved up bounced over his stick Far Side to Miller hulls out there with him Kevin Miller leaves it for Bret H ball moves in got turned by Joseph stumble Brown

Some R Brown shot that one over the head of V of rando Fireside played by Joseph stumble a rookie called up on January 10th from their Providence Fire team round back to get it 35 seconds left to go here in the first period chase down Sweeny Sweeny in the corner battley b

Home for it comes to the point Brown tried to knock it down and couldn’t sombo with Cam Neely on his backside cam NE poke checked it away NE looking for Adam o but it was red in the middle and blocked good play out in front that time they would have had the opportunity

Length of the ice poer off who made that play at the other end H checked away from eigor Cora back comes Ray bour Ray bort for the BRS B DPS it in o was on the near side Wing under 4 seconds left to go Boone clears it around ends up in

The seats with 1.5 left in the First you know this is not unlike the way the season has gone for the Bruins and the St Louis Blues the blues get outshot just about regularly the Bruins are hardly ever outshot and although these totals are exaggerated that’s the way it goes for both of these teams

Check this out the Boston Bruins have outshot their opponents by 6 57 shots but they’ve only outscored their opponents by 29 and that has been the problem for Brian suter’s team they got all kinds of rubber at the net they just don’t have many finishers you know Gary

At that rate they will finish with close to a th shots more than the St Louis Blues yep and uh right now the goal differential Boston scored 190 St Louis has scored 188 for that big differential in shots with only 1.5 left Boston’s going to pull the

Goenda skater on the ice oats will take the the draw and try and get it back probably Ray bour or Cam Neely bour on the far side towards the boards Neely back the inside of the circle there to on the right side of your screen and

It’s a Neely shot save they did what they wanted Adam o won yet another draw and cam nead the chance we’ve completed one period of play the St Louis Blues and the bus the Bruins go to the dressing room sit zip the Bruins with a huge shot Advantage Steve well if it

Wasn’t for Brett Hall Brendan Shanahan would be the leading score for the St Louis Blues as it is with Hull in the lineup Shanahan only Trails Hull by two points Shanahan one of the few highly coveted NHL power forwards now through our travels around hockey both with ESPN

ESPN 2 we think we have found out why Shanahan is so successful first of all quite frankly the guy is a wild man strong intense talented fiercely competitive on the ice the blues Brendan Shanahan as complete a forward as there is in the league but off the ice proves

To be a truly unique Character now we come to this summer for Shanny and the Word was that he was going to be in a movie it was going to be The Flintstones and it was going to be the sound of Dino let’s hear it oh you put me on a spot no just do it well

People don’t remember but Dino used to have in the very first Flintstones episode Dino had an English accent and could speak yeah so let’s hear it no because I wasn’t very good at it that’s why I didn’t get the part did you try out for it oh yeah well what did it

Sound like when you try it out sounded like you’re not our type hit the road I think the guy who actually was Dino in the first episode became the voice of kazoo you know what does it know dum dum that guy well I think Barney’s the ultimate best friend you

Know you laugh at anything you say and dve you to work and things like that Craig Janney is sometimes a bit of a Barney um mostly in physique does doesn’t have that same sort of dignity that Barney carries with him though well when we go swimming and he dives off the

Diving board I call it the Barney Rubble dive he also does the Barney rubel Shuffle you know where the body stays still but the feet are moving all over the place you know at the Dance Floor Just shakes it checks dig him well if you think that’s bad folks the other

Thing he wanted to do this summer is that and apparently according to the Press guide it actually happened saxophone and not only did he play saxophone but it was in the Canadian jazz festival so Shannon we wanted to have the opportunity to uh to hear you

Do it I would except the coach says no sacks before a game I would I can I would cuz I can now you’re putting us on on all this right no including running with the bulls no I ran with the bulls i r I ran the streets

It was about 3 and a half weeks early but was this in Chicago no it was in in Spain but you know it was 3 weeks early 3 and a half but uh people were looking at me but you know I only got hurt once or something

Like that Bren and Shanahan not your typical NHL Superstar Shanahan and the blues they’re scoreless with the Bruins in our game tonight although Boston is out shooting Shanahan and his Blues teammates 15 to three in that not very much when it comes time to shoot forget

About it boy they keep the shots down Brett Hall is fourth and goal seventh overall in scoring in the National Hockey League while Cam Neely comes into this game of course not having played all of them this season far from it but you certainly wouldn’t know it 37 games

42 goals and 15 assists he is third in goals in the league and Hull frustrated in that first period as the blues went 0 for three in the power play St Louis did not commit a penalty the Bruins had no power play Chance in that first period the shots

15-3 in favor of the Bruins we start at full and even strength here in the third period and Donado wins yet another faceof another story in that first period as the draws distinctively went to the advantage of the Boston Bruins Baron chases it down in his own end

Muray Baron four goals six assists 52 games played this season for him and Center Ice bounces off the stick Brer off had it cleared into the Zone by Baron back to get it is Paul Stamp stamp burning on the board jammed up not out bu off again was

There held it in did not end up on net the Bruins do such a good job of preventing shots from getting in on net this season the Boston Bruins have given up the fewest shots for game 25 per game L for Gandy well Gary cam NE is indeed playing tonight and relatively healthy

But there is some fluid on the left knee now this is not from playing that knee is so ravaged a reporter from Boston was telling me that he gets fluid on the knee just from the travel in the airplane keeping the knee kind of cramped as you know hockey players

Unlike baseball football basketball they don’t go first class or two for three they’re kind of cramped in if I were the Bruins I’d make sure I got two SE need from him have that leg up the rest of the Year guys they want to buy him a

Plane gab Neely does not practice on the day of games tries to stay off the ice right up till game time take a little warm up feels good get back Ray Mor plays it behind the net just underway here in the second period in St Louis Full House on hand here again tonight

17470 is what they’re averaging this will be their 21st sellout of the season this a great city was great hockey tradition continuing this year hul shot not even close Kevin Miller comes over to get it Miller H working to the front of the net here Miller looking for him

Miller had it P checked Away by cam neing back the other way out of Oz oats has got a three on two Oaks moving in triying to drop it off has to chase it down himself he had calov over there for a moment then lost him back up to the

Point held in shot by Sweeney and that’s blocked just jammed up off the board’s not out brown made a pass that went directly off the the wards right straight back to him zomo in the corner zomo pushed away from Montgomery as cour tied him up Vincent Rando in net for the

Bruins watch most of the first should have charged him for a ticket facing only three shots in that first period ctis Joseph on the other hand again a big KN in net clears it up for jany Jan can’t get it out of the Zone Joseph stumble smolinsky pokes it in wide he

Was trying to set up Brent hu Craig Jenny on the fire side Denny feler could not control it cleared back in on the near side for the rins picking up right where they left off Tom til’s got it til behind the net for hin hin around the

Boards felner will look to clear it up felner Shanahan Shanahan pass behind to cig jany puts the line out there for the Blues in the corner it is loose good hit put on by Shanahan as he moved over and hard Gordy Roberts the man who got hit

With control to Puck trying to get it up Shanahan held it in Shanahan again holds it into feler in front of the net can’t get it to him he was open jany’s pass was blocked H giving chase at the other end Joseph stumble stumble that turned around but got the puck stumble looking

Into the middle and Tom Tilly was there hes was cutting down the slot and was open until he stepped in and took the pass away brenon Shanahan up Shanahan lost the [ __ ] escapes cleared out by Ray Mor Shanahan is tied for ninth and goals he has picked up five short-handed

Goals tied for first in that department great gear for him shot deflected again that ends up high off the glasses hin got it G got tied up in net there now gets away nado’s got it for Boston Donado trying to rush it up H check away from him Lo

And Center hindes moves over and the blues have scored at least three goals in in each of their last 12 games but this will be a huge test for them the way Boston is playing defensively and the Bruins they don’t play a trap style they play an aggressive style and they

Think they can beat the Trap the blues do not play a strict trap but they have a lot of congestion sometimes in the neutral zone Brian Suter is one of those optimists that says you know we can play it any way you want we’ll attack all the

Time we’ll send two guys in for checking and we still won’t give up any two on ones and you know what when they’re playing their game he’s right they attack and they don’t give you anything defensively while they’re attacking very hardworking team as you would expect

Under Brian CER back the other way Glenn Wesley drops it off Donado Donado brings it in Murray the trailer Glen Wesley couldn’t get it brown clears it up and it’ll end up in the seats four minutes into the second period here in St Louis National Hockey Night no

Score there’s one of the steady defenseman for the St Louis Blues Rick zombo he just returned last week after a 10 game suspension for bumping linesman Kevin Collins figured out how much money he lost as a result of the suspension because it’s without pay it cost him 57

Grand if you’re wondering who the top two are I tried to figure this out today what I was able to come up with Dale Hunter suspension cost him 150 Grand Tony Granado will cost him 214,000 put it in the KY Ray B save made

At the other end Ray b gets it back in center off the board near side Neely couldn’t handle it would have it offside so he let it go Miller rushing it up the other way Kevin Miller back for Hall HS him Ro H checked Away by Ray B yes he is

Playing that way this season B comes in to get it can Neely there to help out H pushes it behind the net cleared around by Sweeny zombo steps up to hold it in and did and it was lost as it bounced away Sweeney got it on the near side

Neely over skated still in the zone hall Hall Ray rayb reaching in shot what a save by Vincent randoo Hall set up Kevin Miller and Rando held the fourth did he ever and keep in mind Vincent rando’s warm-up was about an hour and a half ago

And he has to be cold as an ice cube right about now he only faced three shots in the first period terrific play Here by Bret Hall Brad Hall today called rayor the guy that’s going to take him on this play a lock for the Norris as

The best defenseman in the NHL he has so much respect for number 77 in Black Hull with a one-hand pass to Kevin Miller that Rando really had to react quickly to you know Vincent randoo has only lost two games he’s three2 and one Gary as you mentioned in the first period since

Coming to the Bruins the two games that he lost the Bruins were shut out both games I mean like give me a Fighting Chance guys at least get one for me he’s played extremely well there are the guys who Lu so much time Ray bort that’s even

A little low for him Craig jany smolinsky jany won that one in on goal R Hughes goes back to get it behind the net BR Hughes eight goals three assists 52 games played this season for Boston Boston Bruins 318 and 10 fourth best record in the National Hockey League

Coming into this game in second place in the conference right now knocked Away by Joseph stumble stumble tried to hit smolinsky smolinsky comes back to get Glen Wesley Wesley Wesley who likes to move in put that one right through the crease that’s smolinsky moving up on it

There out of the Zone Brendan Shanahan Shanahan has to chase it back in his own in no score 1451 left to go in the second period Wesley Janney reached in took it away jany dropped it back stum his air stum got a man up ice and Bren

Hes couldn’t get it to him jany Wesley again lost it in front drop shahan and another great save by R you hurt him Gary he looks like he’s hurt I mean he’s flexing his left arm right now hard shot left arm he rotated it around a couple

Of times and he’s still doing it Shanahan sends it in again what a rip two outstanding Saves by riond as the blues get a couple of shots here in the first 6 minutes of this second period scoreless game there’s the touchup on the icing great to have you with us

National Hockey Night from St Louis no goore well the blues just about had one on this play with the pass going to Brendan shanan want to watch the positioning of Vincent Rando he had to move across quickly and as the shot comes check Rando out he’s dead center

Of the net exactly where he wants to be and all he did here was hope for the best and he got the best it hit him in the shoulder and he’s all right linesman went in and checked with him during that intermission eor coralv corv turning to

The front corv has picked up three goals seven assists Robert Roberts lcks a STI here we’ll see what happens if the blues can continue to penetrate lost down on the ice Robins back to the point shot Baron deflected Bruins want to get it out Roberts moving in without

His stick looking for some help got it cleared up on at to Center and cleared back in a delayed offside Cal Faceoff will be at Center our Miller Genuine Draft League leaders take a look at the shot you got some people in this game who can do it Bor Shanahan and Hall all

Playing here tonight one two and three in shots you see on the right hand side the percentage that end up in the net don’t let that fool you about Ray bour the reason it’s 5.1 is his job is to get the puck in front shoot it in well of

Those Five Guys he is the only defenseman in that list and his job is to get it in front but besides that he just shoots from farther away I he he’s shoot from the blue line so ruins love to go to the net as we talked about

Earlier and B helps by getting it there four two the shots here in this period shot 177 in the game in favor of Boston G watching this morning you never lets up in a shot a morning skate he’ll step into the hash marks and just BL it I

Would hate to be a goalie playing for the Brewers because B tries as hard as he can even in practice not fun B on on the far side for Steve duchan duain tipped into the Zone Boston goes back to get it Dy Roberts Roberts will take it

In behind the net Boston starts it back up to St Louis changes on the Fly at Center Reed had it lost it near side they tried to get it in had a man on the right wing open battle was open but they couldn’t get it to him back up hav see

Much a hull here yet in the second period go to the point to zomo zomo the shot blocked out deep re got a piece of that one FL back in front Montgomery tried to turn it on on clears it out of the zone and brown comes back to get it

Brown drops it back to zomo his pass deflected off the linesman though Montgomery had it and lost it Halls out h moving up ice PA in wanted that shot tried to get it to zomo cutting but it was behind him the venan came back out to the point Miller behind the net

Miller Center and knocked down in front was Bret Hall no call Ray bort is all over it Cam Neely the other Way NE moves in NE near side Miller breaks up that one a charging calof was breaking in as he just came off the bench H get SP

Around calov takes it away the matri calov four goals in 21 games l first he has played in for Boston this season he’s been up and down between the miners and the big Club I out the center call St could he have touched that no they’re

Going to let the icing be called on T lots of other games going on in the National Hockey League and you’ll see the scores as we go along here tonight since we’re in St Louis those East Coast games are hour up in front of us so we’ll have some

Finals he talking to Adam o today about his stick the blade on his stick looks like a kid stick Gary I got a four-year-old son that has a blade on his stick that’s bigger than his and he said you know what I even think it’s too

Small I try to use a larger one a longer one in a thicker one it doesn’t seem to work so kind of it ain’t broke I’m not going to fix it he keeps going back to a smaller one and it even looks too small for him but he plays better with a small

One what else is interesting is that black tape that he has on his stick you’ll never see black tape on his stick in practice just one of those superstitions white tape in the morning black tap for the game and another one on the draw to Stanton save made Again

By Curtis Joseph andamos is racking him up as far as the draws are concerned here near side for Brendan Shanahan no score Craig jany’s got it jany and oats out there at the same time Neely ran it over from behind fans again wanted to call a Stanton ended up taking jany down

Ahead it is dumped up in the air and boo will come back to play it Mur Baron back to play it side for Shanahan St knocked it away chance for a two-on one holds Us in the middle oh Shots by Johnson great position right leg out shahan the other

Way R Shanahan with felner felner cutting had it blocked guess who cam NE cam NE on the back check broke that pass up by threading it out of the air Adam o to Neely Neely shot off the end of the stick and wide here side held in by

Hines picked up by he and and out Dy Roberts chasing in at the other end no score 1054 left to go we’re in the second period 19 to7 the shots in favor of the Bruins Jamie hus starts it up hus sends it in and hindes will do battle

Tilling up there first and touch it up for the icing call G Thor b n Mo G joining you on National Hockey Night on ESPN from St Louis more as a result he started the score more he’s got 21 this year and yes bred H was right in our open he is far

Behind Hall oh here we go again is Kelly Jason hus now Jamie hus second fight of the game oh oh baby they both want to throw with their right Billy Chase has been out three games with an injury he’s not injured now he’s got his right hand

Loose see hus was forced to go to the left there 27-year-old Jamie husc trying to get the Jersey over his head first per it was hus and Macky the Ben they’re out of gas St Louis trying to make sure they get some of that physical presence back

After husc had won that first battle we’ll get the calls on these when we come back Steve leaving all right Gary thanks you know we told you about it earlier in the intermission but let’s show it to you first half minute of play in Los Angeles against the Flyers

Welcome back Marty murle and welcome back from Wayne grety and murle beats Domin 26 seconds in welcome back Marty question is more in that game is Philadelphia going to have the same coach Monday morning they had on Friday night I think everybody’s asking themselves that question Gary Terry

Simpson is under the gun in Philadelphia they are out of the playoffs right now and that franchise right now cannot afford to have that happen left of your screen you see husoft and Chase getting ready for the face off they’re talking it over they might have this thing already mapped out

Oh yeah they got this thing mapped out before the puck was even dropped but you have to wait till the puck is dropped technically it’s not in play and you can pick up a huge penalty and find if you fight without the play being on they could have called that there but they’re

Not going to Eastern Conference remember now in the conference as the top eight teams go there are the top six look at the points here going to be some real battles for positioning we’ll take a look at the Battle it goes on to make it right now Florida and Washington would

Be in Philadelphia though three points out right now and Tampa Bay the Islanders and especially Quebec in real trouble in the western conference with eight teams going they’ve got a real juggernaut at the top here these teams in the past week have been tied three or

Four of them on any given day you see the top six there in pretty good position seven and eight Chicago San Jose not in such great shape because you’ve got Anaheim and Los Angeles very much in contention now Chicago’s not bad right now with their 58 points but San

Jose is on the bubble with Anaheim and Los Angeles right on their heels with be interesting to see if Los Angeles can win without any scoring Granado’s gone now and so is Tomas sandstrom El Morgan down there at ice level L well thanks guys you were mentioning the flyer

Situation I talked with their general manager Russ Farwell today and he didn’t give a overwhelming vote of confidence to Terry Simpson he said he would have to take some of the blame for the way the team is playing but it wasn’t strong enough for me to to to believe that

Terry Simpson’s in any good shape for this weekend and they’re really run going to run into a buzz saw tonight in LA with Marty mcy I don’t know that he’ll be the coach on Monday morning in Philadelphia and I think the short list will include Terry Murray and maybe Jay

Leech guys all right El they are calling the game misconducts and appropriately so the puck had not been dropped prior to that fight breaking out so Chase and hus are done at 10:43 here they are going you saw the linesman in fact turn around with a puck still in his hand and

Head over to them when the fight started and any that occurs a play is dead you’re gone yeah well watch him here he’s not going to drop it and Chase and husoft are talking it over they’re going to get going before the puck even hits the ice watch they see there’s a false

Start and I think they believed the false start Ron Finn looked like he faked the drop and then turned around no fair Finn and so MC meu the referee watching all of that there’ll be no power play as a result of this they simply will be

Gone with 1043 left to go here in the second call basketball is coming up tonight on ESPN at midnight Eastern at 9 Pacific from the mullet Center in a Paris Massachusetts it’ll be Manhattan taking on number 10 rank mass mass is 19 and5 10- one in the Atlantic 10 Marcus

Cami for um Mass averaging just over 10 points per game almost seven rebounds a game and 81 block shots you’ll see him coming up tonight Manhattan and mass shots 197 in favor of the Boston Bruins Bruins have been red hot they come off a three- nothing shut out

Wednesday at Dallas Casey of the shut up they are 40 and one in their last five and they have W seven of their last 10 the Boston team that everybody looks at and says who are these guys except maybe for Bor and Ne and oaked in by H nobody

Getting a power play out of this delayed call coming up behind the play touched up by tillan this is going to be on the St Louis Blues for holding Brent hkin is going to the Penalty Box the first St Louis penalty of the game hkin picks it

Up B Barry very not happy about that call being made his team’s going to be short-handed he knows that there’s a national hockey night party going on tonight Bob Barry does his two sons Brad and Brock are watching in Palm Desert California they typically throw a ESPN national hockey night party on these

Nights when his when their dad is behind the bench it’s a good idea great excuse for we’re doing yes same thing all right let’s see what the Boston Bruins can do with the power play as they will send out Adam o to take the face off off

They’ll have Donado and Cam Neely on the line ray Bor of course will be back along the blue line with Glenn Wesley on their power play unit Boston this season they have scored 61 Power Play Goals while giving up only 39 they are fifth in the league on the power play and

Fifth on the road in the power play rayb over to Wesley Wesley shot Neely tipped it in good save made Again by Kujo in the corner Donado Donado C NE will play in front of the net or in the high slot area NE open couldn’t get it to it back

Again shots a save I Believe by Kujo as the shot came in by Donado and hit the goal tender stick Tony Donado back up for Ray Bor B swings it to Wesley in the middle Donado is shot again blocked by Rick zombo for got it lost it Shanahan

Clears Boston led by cam nearly 16 Power Play Goals and has picked up 12 nine for Ray bour there’s no wonder the Bruins have a successful power play any time the puck is on rayor Stick they are dangerous when it’s on Adam o stick they are more dangerous when it finally gets

To cam NE stick look out great scorers and stick handlers out there Von Rando holds it up at the other end one minute left to go on the advantage for Boston Rand Bor Bor stopping dead in his trcks will start it back the other way Bor

Loves to rush in headman gets that one up for NE Neely had that one deflected off Steve duchaine stick and into the seats cam Ney the job in front bad knees and all Brian Suter was describing how Cam Neely plays this morning he said it’s kind of simple he goes up and down

The boards and he bangs a lot here he’s on the power play Waiting for the tip and it never got through that was Ted Donado with the rebound he goes up and down the boards and he bangs a lot he goes to the net and when he shoots he shoots for the

Middle of the net not the side of the net Brian Sutter is Driven Crazy by guys that cut it a little too fine and miss the net he said camly Shoots for the middle of the net I’ll figure it out if he’s off by a foot and he shoots High

Most of the time it’s going to be either to the right or the left just just outside of the go tender shoulder it’s a great place to shoot perfect Jeff Brown clears it up and out of the Zone Ray Mor coming back to get it again he wins the

Norse it’ll be the fifth time as the League’s number one defenseman he y has four never played a minor league game stepped in has a missed sense down the middle all alone shot and not even close to the net calov there you go Bill shoot to the middle

Taken by Brown calov tried to pick it on Curtis Joseph and it wasn’t within four feet play behind the net Bo 12 seconds left on the power play Boston with their first Power Play of the game c Ney dumped it in coming out to get it Curtis Joseph Joseph swings it around

Power play is now over even strike Bray boy ctis set it up had it blocked right into the skates of Baron there even strength here now Rond coming out got a play this being tested at the other end of SC it moved in Len Wesley we remain

Scoreless Boston 0 for one on the power play St Louis for three 809 to go second period smolinski starts it smolinski dropped it gets it back from brugh stumble on the right with him just lost control of it rolls in and a penalty coming up on the fire side for

Interference and I believe it’s on I’m not sure I think it’s corv and corv when meu made the call stood there and pointed at himself as if to say who me although it may have been in Russian another one away from the play yes absolutely car interference the

Call Bob Barry was all over Kevin Miller at the bench he is upset about something it’s Kevin Miller That’s drawing back and forth with Bob Barry there’s a heat of the battle exchange bobber will just turn the other way in made his point 759 left here power play coming up again for the

Bruins second in a row for them and again they’ll bring Donado out there smolinsky is going to stay out of the power play in at this young rookie they love this kid seventh among rookies in scoring 19 goals 17 assists and a good draw man to boot just not that time ends

Up in the seats faceof will stay in the St Louis though there’s the Norris winner the great defenseman raybor he is now among the leaders in scoring again he’s tied for 12th overall he leads defenseman this year and you see goals by a defenseman there are only three who

Have passed that 300 mark and there they are and I really agree with with Bret Hall what he said this morning that he should be a lock for the Norris Trophy you can see that he leads all defenseman in scoring but besides that Bret Hall pointed out he plays 40 minutes a game

He hits everything that moves on the ice I mean there is nothing missing from his game and a real leader zombo in the smolinski’s got a power play for the Bruin smolinsky looking up theado in front smolinsky theado and stumble on the power play smolinsky great stick

Handling boy dropped at denado not quite ready for that one as it got into the skates cleared around the boards by Murray Baron Boston able to hold it in smolinsky again battling zombo zombo reaching to knock down smolinsky smolinsky moves in smolinsky save Curtis Joseph no rebound as zomo helps to clear

Out a minute 20 left on this power play for Boston I Pringle story line line here at the St Louis Arena Hall no shots Jamie huscroft a couple of fights in this one and one that occurred before the puck was dropped so he’s gone the blues power play one shot on

Goal our Shots tonight continue to be distinctly Boston Bruins give up only 25 a game the best in the National Hockey League fewest shots given up Bost Bruins the goenda you the Shane behind the net he got D that frees the P to NE Boston

Power play Cam Neely fan on it got it back to adamos rayor Len wesle first Power Play unit out for they reverse they try free it up on the near side SS in front tip Curtis Joseph again the save Adam Oz was right there to tip it on now well if Adam o

Isn’t in front and cam NE is it’ll be a big challenge for Steve Duane and Jeff Brown interesting pairing by Bob Barry he’s got his two offensive guys out here Steve duchaine was a little too far away from Adam OT so he got a free tip but if

Neely gets in front I don’t know who’s going to move him out because Duane can’t and neither can Jeff Brown you look at Adam Oaks one of the all-time leaders in the National Hockey League as far as assists are concerned he averages .9 a game fifth best all

Time I was telling bill before the game though I went back and did Craig jany’s numbers Craig jany averages 8 five assists a game makes him six all time so you got the number five and six assist man in National Hockey League history on the ice here tonight in Janny and oats

Oats with zomo r zombo got zomo done a heck of a job here in this penalty killing unit still 24 left on the power play D got hit into the boards checking his hand stays out of the ice 39 seconds left on the Boston Advantage no score Ray leading defensive score was already

In the zone St Louis lines up across the blue line warb 27 left on the power play cleared in Adam did he touch it no could be icing and there’s the whistle muray Baron on the touchup let’s check in with Steve Gary thanks from St Louis we go to

Los Angeles flyers from Kings in the second Marty murle scored to make it one- nothing LA and then Philadelphia comes back Mark recky watch the individual effort here watch him embarrass Rob bla see you later and then beats Rob stabber great shot 1 one in the Second a battle for Philadelphia time is running out and for Los Angeles the same for the playoff points Neely had the hand checked when he went to the bench took the glove off trainer looked at it said you’re all right how he went I think he went for a glove wipe too I’m

Not sure that he changed gloves they don’t usually unless he keeps extra gloves at the bench that we don’t know about but he threw his glove up the rain he just to get wiped off 17 seconds remaining on this power play for Boston molinski got it into the middle o

Brings it in oats back molinsky cutting STS pass to wide for to Shane Shane H up down on the ice calov Boston two seconds one power play is over B 0 for two in the power play back to even strength Brown block the O pass Brown Jeff Brown dug it out Can’t Get

Enough sweede shot that hit off to Shane skates out of O So toy turn around shot blocked again and the St Louis Blues started up ice even strength here no score 541 left to go in the second period on the board z g Carin cor he’s

Got room cor couldn’t get it through the screen as it deflected off legs Boston’s going a three on one down the middle swing he over to cam Curtis Joseph stayed up with the stick on the ice cam three onone break Sweeney holds it in again near side for Glenn Murray Murray

Drops it back to Wesley Wesley through the screen Joseph the save rebound now parallel parallel trying to find some room to get it out of the Zone doesn’t shot in by Murray deflected wide into the corner Del and he’ll clear it out of the Zone good chances for Boston par

Left St Louis wants a change here Reed gets the buckta chain shots 257 on the game in favor of Austin 104 in this period in favor of Austin Reed puts it high through the crease fle off the boards Brendon Shanahan Shanahan tied up Glen Murray Murray all over good job

Jeny’s pass rolls into the Zone David Reed back to get it here side for St with Pittsburgh clear it out shot right back the other way by Baron both teams making changes Gord Roberts Roberts sent it in face out by Baron again Baron looking up ice bner trying to find somebody went right

Through Sweeny near side fresh legs Nathan la byette not by yet lost it as he got pinned up by Joseph stumble held on to by riando 413 left in the second Zip Zip well here’s how the blues got caught in the last play corin’s going to shoot

Watch over here Tom Tilly number 20 in white is going to try to sneak in try and add to the offense willby gets caught away come the Bruins cam near ended up with a real good scoring chance on the play but you know what the puck

Never sat down for him Gary it was wobbling the whole time I think that’s why I shot wide pin shot deflected off the back of Nathan Lafayette back the other way ‘s us Sensi in use stumble and smolinsky and Curtis Joseph hangs on to that one and we’ll check in with Steve

Gary thanks first final of the night is in Rangers and senators from Madison Square Garden Mike RoR the story tonight here the stop on Mark Lamb 24 stops third shut out of the Year seventh career Adam Graves at a pair Rangers roll tonight Steve thanks at 78 points for

The Rangers now here’s a we talking about see the Pucket never did flatten out for Cam Neely and Kujo didn’t even have to make the save it was a long pass and it was wobbling all the way no score Bujo has come up with 26 Saves by the

Way sang had three shots in that first period second time that’s happened to them this season fewest number of shots Montreal held up to three in one period earlier on Steve Shane back for hall Hall on the near side to Montgomery Montgomery coming with Miller Montgomery looking for Hall Montgomery still has

Goes wide side towards to Shane Shane dumped it all the way around Boston pitching in front of the net rayor hit Hall in the face with the stick on the follow through no call on it PA reachs for his face then kept on going H hits Gordy Roberts gets hit by

Smolinsky pucks up against the boards and they’ll draw the whistle and you can see brt Hall he gives Ray bour a pat on the backside as bour knew he’d done it and held on to Hall to make sure he was all right and the professionalism of it

Hall knew he didn’t do it on purpose and patted him on the rump as he turned away it’s like his nose he’s got a little Rudolph working yeah right on the tip of the nose but Bret Hall holds Ray Bor and really high esteem bred Hall is a stick

Collector he collects autographed hockey sticks he’s got about 25 of them he just doesn’t get them from anybody he gets them from people that he respects and that means they don’t have to be Superstars but he does have a ray Borg stick he has a Gretzky stick a mark how

And a Gordy how stick and some guys that used to play Bill Barber and Bobby Clark former Flyers he has their sticks got about 25 of them they may want that stick brenon Shanahan shot deflected wide allar right on the bench after checking the old snola there Donado 313

Left to go second period still no score in this game evidence of the National Hockey League season where the scoring is really down because the goal tending is really good Hines back for Murray Murray turnaround shot was blocked near side it comes to Donado back to for his

Goes to Jeff brown brown starts it up Denny felner felner with Hull on the right side no shahan over there sent it in Rond pushed it on the board Shanahan stole it Shanahan getting Hook from behind s behind the net Ray Wes in puts the big hit on F’s pass goes right off

Cour skate for still pinning up with Ray Janney two former teammates with Boston that’ll end up in the seats El Moran well that’s when you’re looking at trade rumors in St Louis nowadays it’s Jeff Brown the guy everybody’s saying is going to be going out of town last week

There was a room he was going to Pittsburgh the deal is when Phil Howley comes back he’s supposed to be Expendable there is some worry though if howley’s back isn’t 100% maybe they shouldn’t let Brown go yesterday when the blues were over looking at their new Arena site the Keel Arena actually two

Days ago his teammates were kind of kidding him he said hey Jeff don’t go look at the home locker room take a look at where the visiting locker room’s going to be that’s where you’re going to wind up anyway guys yeah they were suggesting that he pick out a stall in

The visitor’s locker room the compli a concerning Phil Howley is that he is due back in early March the trading deadline is March 19th the question is will they be able to determine if Phil Housley can play and play effectively for the rest of the year they’ll have to wait not

Likely had a right straight up in the air everybody looking can’t find it NE sends it out calov on the far side his pass ends up running into the Zone St Louis trying to get it out he had it for a moment corv knocked it away Wesley

Gets it up for Adam Oaks and sends it in that was amazed to see today the St Louis goals against coming in this game and still is 3.26 they are 15 defense coming into this game last year r w last year they finished at 3.26 the exact same number they were fifth in

The league in defense that’s how much go stowing is down covered up by Rando who had lost his stick Vincent riando he hasn’t made a lot of saves but he’s had some tough ones ESPN tw’s Fire on Ice coverage of the National Hockey League this coming week here we go two Tuesday

At 10:30 Eastern 7:30 Pacific the Calgary Flames take on the Vancouver connects new Andy and Pavo bur Wednesday 7:30 Eastern 4:30 Pacific these Boston Bruins travel to the New York Rangers Cam Neely should be there mark mesier 61 points and on Thursday those rangers take on the New Jersey Devils as they

Cross the Hudson you’ll see the Rangers and Devils that will be on Thursday all coming up on espn2’s Fire on Ice 145 left to go in the second period riando at 27 years old again not getting much offensive support even though they’ve put up all those shots

Thrin Curtis Joseph will come up for this one Joseph backs it off the boards bouncing around to Macky Mackey sends it around Loston able to hold it in to Shane had it Loston stumble in front kicked Away by he battle for it behind the net in front Ed tipped away from him

And out of the Zan Lafayette going to stick on that one Joseph L The Edge on that one he lost him right down on the old wallet Ray boy back for Gordy Roberts minute 10 to go in the second period Ed up lafaette he’s getting some ice time here in the final

Four minutes of this second period after sitting for B of this game Roberts comes across ice one minute left to go on the period H knocked it down smalin’s pass broke it up momentarily in front stumble couldn’t directed on net Joseph stumble back Roberts Robert shot that’s right

Back to him as Hall got in front of that duain behind his arm now duain plenty of time here 43 left for St Louis to get up ice they can’t control it Boston changing up pin picks it up pin pushed it over to Du dado moved in on him and

They will call icing on this there’s a break for Boston 29.9 left the faceof back in the St Louis Zone know Gary you talked about Vincent randoo and the the way he’s played since coming to Boston which has been very very successfully he is 32 and one and

His goals against is terrific in the six games that he has played he has only allowed 13 goals that’s just a little over two the problem for poor Vincent Rando and the reason he is not better than 3-2 and one is that the Bruins during those six games have only scored

11 goals for them they haven’t even averaged two a game 3.28 Boston’s offense 14th in the league whoever would have thought though bill you look at Boston we say that St Louis has scored less 3.2 for I mean you just how can that be shot deflected in front as Ray

Took it from the point St Louis with a fewer goals than the Boston Bruins with Hall and Shanahan Donado sends it in wide to the net play Joseph come off play it a little trouble with that one did the old header on top of the bu Ray chasing 11 seconds left to

Go they wave off any icing here tried to make it look good but not enough for the whistle G sends it out of the Zone shahad St Louis way in the zone here and uh that’s going to do it we have completed two periods of play here at

The St Louis Arena and it has been a night where the shots are 279 in favor of Boston but the score at the end of two 0 steeve period here we told you this is a defensive season in the National Hockey League and we’ve got a defensive game going here third period

Underway neither team’s been able to convert power play deflected in front great chance Hall was there on the deflection play back through Center and the Boston Bruins get it Adam Oats oats brings it up ice calov trailing oats taken out of the play by D Catal moved

Over couldn’t get it Sweeney Sweeny shot that hit Des Shane and he’s down Des Shane got pushed down and a penalty coming up it’ll be on the Boston run carton clears it out desan just getting up at the other end and there is the whistle Duan got cross checked and a

Power play coming up for St Louis and it was adamu was right in behind Steve duain duain elected to stay on the outside of o to try and block the shot and he sure did look like he got it up high the O for the Bruins in behind

Duchaine there’s the cross Che from behind looked like he got in the shoulder he was able to turn his shoulder to it but Adam o is off for interference there’s a crosschecking doesn’t matter to Adam oat he knows he’s got to sit for two talked about defense this season building the National Hockey

League and enormous difference compared to last season both for genders and for teams look at this last season there were only two teams Toronto and Chicago whose goals against as a team was under three this year there are nine teams giving up fewer than that number of goals and for individual [Applause] [Applause] goenda years this year oh they are it is in the corner RB power play Craig Jenny fell down he had a lane to the net when he slipped short-handed Reed the other way Dave re shot off the Blocker of ctis Joseph who comes up with his 28th save

Hul by Donado Shanahan jany Hall Shanahan up front of the power play as bobbery continues to mix it up Shanahan back to the point to Shane a little too close to be able to handle a pass well they’ve got to get onside Boston will change up on its penalty Killers with a

Minute 18 left on disadvantage played by Sweeny lot of ice time for Don Sweeny playing his 50th game of the season short handed smitsky miss it he can shoot but he didn’t get that one on net Tilly feler power play unit changes jany lost it at Center back for jany

Jany brings it in drops it for brown Jeff Brown spun around hindes took it away pushes it up ice smolinski on the right tilling in front of him smolinsky dropped it brown got back TI it away before Hines could get there Tom Tilly with 46 on the St Louis power

Play Brad Hall no Janney rather jany got in Hall down and a penalty coming up on Boston great effort by jany Paul Stanton had to pull him down well Paul Stanton doesn’t like the call he knows he’s guilty of the hook but I think Craig Janney held Stanton’s

Stick at one time jany got in behind him watch Stanton come around here see jany with the stick look he’s holding he takes Stanton’s stick and actually holds it and pushes it out of the way that’s how he got his second breath here he is right here with the grab on stand

Stick Janny wins he he absolutely wins because where he held the stick was not visible to meu he was behind the play trying to catch up for the play so Paul Stanton’s mistake was not in the hook it was allowing Craig Janney to get in behind him before the pass even

Came so we will get a power play and a two-man Advantage Elm more gany was down there by the bench Craig Jen was was looking up from the ice he was looking over at the official and asking hey is that a penalty shot and he got the shake of the

Head no I think he was looking for a penalty shot in that situation guys he got to ask right what do we have here there’s a 38c Twan Advantage coming up for the St Louis Blues the teams however have gone to their respective benches St Louis one of the teams is

Called the timeout I think it’s the Bruins St Louis has called the timeout well obviously he had the people on the ice he wants on the power play so he wants to rest them in a nothing nothing game in the third the chances he figures

Bob Barry are going to be few and far between so let’s get them out there different motives for the timeout the blues were not doing as much talking as the Bruins that’s why I assume there was Brian Suter that had called it ESPN’s National Hockey Night you know it’s

Friday night and next Friday 7:30 Eastern 4:30 Pacific we hope you’ll join us in Buffalo the Chicago Blackhawks will be there seventh best team in the west are the Blackhawks Sabers right now sixth in the east Jeremy ronic having another great season you saw some highlights of him tonight 92 points

Averaged over the last four years bell four in net 24 wins coming into tonight’s play Howard Chuck will be there Dominic hassk grad fur we’ll see you there next Friday there you see St Louis 23 without a goal versus Boston on the penalty killing unit back for Des Shan power play St Louis and a two-man Advantage for 38 seconds a two-man advantage to Shan no score in this game jany back hall s rebound score Bron should a [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] hand boy did Bret Hall get rid of this shot in hurry watch duchaine into the corner Brad Hall is on the right of your screen and as soon as Janny put it out to him WHL Reno made a terrific save on the first one but not enough people to

Control the rebound and Brendan Shanahan rips at home for a one- nothing lead and they still have a power play because that was with a two-man Advantage Brandon Shanahan gets his 35th goal of the Season his 12 power play goal now a five on four power play

Continues one nothing sa Lo Des Shane steps up shot safe score BR [Applause] [Applause] H well how important was the first Power Play or at least the first goal being scored when they had the twom man advantage that wiped out the one penalty but the blues come right back with another Power Play and once again Vincent Rand with a rebound that was too

Tough to control no help and Brad Hall is doing what he does best scoring and having fun while he’s doing it 42 goals on the season his 19th power play of the game I’m not mistaken those are the first two blue shots of the period or

Were they shots three and four three and four according to the scoreboard a two nothing St Louis lead Hall and Shanahan a play goal and the St Louis Blues are up two nothing over Bon brenon Shanahan 35th of the year at 208 from holl and Janney on the two-man Advantage Brett Hall at

225 his 42nd from duain and jany the bread and the butter the back of the net two nothing St Louis greig Janney now has moved up in his position as far as assists are concerned he’s got 55 he’s now third in the League behind Gretzky and Gilmore in

Assists and it is a two nothing St Louis lead Boston’s going to try and open it up even a little more here Sweeney hit zomo with that trying to get it in Adam Mo sets it in front shot just missed him nearly had it block by Hall bred Hall

Block Neely shot Neely centers Joseph got some help on the fire side turn around shot for Block Ryan Miller B’s able to hold it in Oaks Boston Cam Neely again Neely looking B coming to out nearly kicks it himself off for boy great flurry Boston shot score out of HS on the

Deflection and just like that the Bruins are on the [Applause] board well you got to love this after two scoreless periods here we go Adam o with his 22nd goal of the year a terrific Awakening by the Boston Bruins this has always been a trade of

The Bruins you get him down and they come right back there is no quip in the Boston Bruins and terrific work by NE and calov in deep along with Adam and then Ray B who had been pushed out of the Zone by Kevin Miller got back

Into the zone to get it and keep it alive and spin around and let the shot go right back into it the Boston Bruins and it s the crowd back a bit Adam Oats the farmer St Louis blue tips that one in and O leading the team with 76 points

2 third goal of the Year St Louis on top was an even strength goal hang on St Louis BL having trouble getting out of the Zone till he pushed it up the boards Roberts was there to hold it in momentarily now sent through Center back for Glenn Wesley Wesley Wesley just

Bumped it in by poov played by Tilly Tilly behind the net Tom Tilly playing in his 30th game off the season same Len Murray’s got it Murray’s dropped pass intercepted or got to come back to Center and lost it to Roberts Roberts over to hindes Hind

Will send it in Boston will change up Glen Murray had an empty net for a moment as Joseph was behind it hard hit on the far side and a penalty coming up delayed call and it’s going to be on St Louis power play for Boston when we come

Back Steve all right Gary in Los Angeles flyers and Kings tied at one in the second Eric Lindros ready to shoot and score 31 on the year for him that made it 2-1 Philadelphia but just minutes later the Kings come back John Drew drives towards the net fights off a

Check Dominic rousell the save Robert long scores the goal 2-2 after two back to St Louis good one going on there and a good one here well right in the middle of your screen you see the penalty away from the play a little trip by Philipe bone those

Are the interference calls that are being made now watch this at the 244s colliding Brett hkin in white got the worst of it big and strong is Glenn Murray here’s Boston’s chance power play opportunity for the BR ruins a 2-1 score Boston’s goal oats his 23rd from nean

Bour at the 330 Mark now Boston can tie it up they can take advantage of this power play they did not convert on the first two chances they had in this game while two Power Play Goals are up on the board for the St Louis Blues remember St

Louis got those against the Boston team that has surrendered the fewest Power Play Goals 41 in the league and after going 23 without one getting two in a matter of 13 seconds Adam Wesley moves up Wesley jammed on the boards to hold it in could not Shanahan

Try to clear gets a little help Miller knocks at the length of the ice 15 minutes to go third period for back 1 minute 20 seconds left on the power play rort shot in by Donado here side Cam Neely Neely up there withon Donado on

Front diving was Neely to hold it in and baron will clear it out B will have to chase it the distance great B goes back to get it B picking up an assist now 69 points for him 53 assists on the year as he looks at himself Red Line blue line

And in power play Boston right back out good play by Duane defor Boston gets on side again into the Zone Ray bed by duchan double team with Shanahan round the net til he benett came out in front and was there but not before Kevin Miller cleared Rando at the other end

Holds it up 35 seconds left on this Boston power play Wesley behind the net shots are 29-3 in favor of Boston the score is two to one in favor of St Lewis Austin dumping it in that one ended up on De Wesley sh def backed out

Of the Zone Joseph put that one on the back side of the stick stamping back to get it 13 seconds left on the Boston Power Play Hall comes out on the ice there H Center couldn’t control that one near side for Adam Oaks Oaks looking corupted in the middle shot save made by

Curtis Joseph when he comes up big he comes up big big St denied the power play goal the penalty’s over Boston 0 for three in the power play St Louis has killed it off and we’re back to even strike it remains a two to1 lead for the St Louis

Blues in the middle Hines will send it into the BR M rather send it into the Zone H goes back to get it around the board Sweeny held it in sweet the big shot deflected not in on net hit Joseph stumbl back into the Boston Zone on Ray

Bort B will turn Boston continues to make changes in the middle for stumble lost it Hein had it hin gets it back hin trying to send it up ice for Bool but Ray vort came in bort knowing somebody would be over there got it back near side Brent hes hes tied up great

Defensive back checking John hin hooking not as great as I thought or he thought power play for Boston H in here to break this up it’s the end of a about a three-minute shift no sweat for Ray Borg I mean he just charged up on the play anybody else would have backed up

He gets it up ice and if we stop right here you’ll see that the four St Louis Blues are caught up ice and that’s why the Bruins had a two-on-one hin 44 with the hook there on Brad Hughes and I think hen had a little bit of a beep

That was a pretty good defensive play he just sort of locked Bren Hugh’s arms out and Hughes trying to shoot trip himself here’s Boston’s fourth power play of the game St Louis has been able to shut it down they need to do it again to keep the lead an AO back shot Wesley

Deflected wide by cam NE was in front Ray B has gow down along the boards that pinned up Kevin Miller Austin with the advantage on the power play trailing two to one 1230 left to go in the second period Glen Wesley work it from behind

The net Adam o out on the power play with Cam NE Ray War’s already up at the Blue Line the other forward out on this Curtis Joseph held it up Rick zomo looking to clear does knocked down by Wesley Wesley over the board Boston’s

Got to get back on side sh shahan up in the four check short handed turned Wesley back in his own end Ray B round Shanahan for deflected Away by Bret Hall who cleared at the length of the ice now B to by Rondo Ray wart will start it

Again wart drops it off Cal KN taken away again by H to play H picked up by Bor as he stripped Montgomery ins side can’t get into the Zone Cartal there back out Tilly knock down at Center by Stanton to the Bruins Cartal again but St Louis is holding this play at Center

Bret Hall short-handed two to one Blues on top 43 left on the Boston power play Full House liking what they see here with the penalty killing unit of the St Louis Blues coming into tonight’s game ranked third in the National Hockey League mention now Boston had given up

Fest counter Play Goals well s Louis is second in that department no wonder the way they’re playing it here tonight Stanton comes back to get it Stanton with 20 left on the power play is Joseph zomo again looking up the middle couldn’t get it out it’s knocked

Down but couldn’t be held in BO that curent calov plock that with his hand felt it and the power plays down to 5 Seconds aost they can make it Qui right stumbl in the middle zombo intercepts penalty’s over hean out of the Penalty Box they killed

Off four St Louis has in this game and they maintain their two to one lead on the two power play gos a penalty coming up here 1039 left to go in the third period and another power play Boston Bob Barry’s team’s going to be short-handed again but maintaining their

Two to one lead other games going on in the National Hockey League and as you heard a big slate of games with lots of finals in now and we will run these along for you tonight Bo Bob Barry is living right and it’s easy to live right when you’ve got

A guy like Curtis Joseph in goal but he will have to test again because the Bruins run the power play and Vincent Rando has to be saying guys when are you going to get some goals for him the two games that he has lost as a brewing they

Have been shut out and they’re being shut out here ORS in the Box in the interference call Boston’s fifth power play good hit put on by Murr Baron Baron got in on Wesley hard caming trying to back it up Baron was there Donado going after BR Hall moves in on him knocking

Down theado Baron dado down on the ice no whistle and now there is one just as the puck came free Boston’s fifth power play of the game our Visa storyline in St Louis Bret Hall 398th Career goal here on the power play tonight Craig Janney has picked up two

Assists third in the league and assist now Adam o has added a goal to his total the only one for Boston and Joseph yet another busy night in net well the blues aren’t going to let the Bruins come to them on this power play watch this hit Murray Baron on

Glenn Wesley crunch along the boards and right after that bred Hall took his man pretty good too so the blues are trying to play it physical here they’ve got a two nothing lead and they’re going to use their timeout here we’ll get a timeout by

Boston now with 109 left to go as they want to get their power play people rested NASCAR goodies 300 coming up tomorrow in ESPN at 8:30 Eastern and 5:30 Pacific Daytona International Speedway is the place Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons Ned Jared it’s the opening weekend of the 94 NASCAR season Dale

Earnhardt’s the defending ncar Champion he has won this race six times out of 13 that he’s been involved the track is putting up some tremendous speeds exceeding 200 M an hour 2 and 1/2 M long that’s tomorrow 8:30 Eastern at 5:30 Pacific one goal differential El Maran

Uh that’s right Gary and uh one goal cam nearly can make a big difference and when Harry S comes back from Norway the Bruins Jam he’ll find a contract proposal from ney’s offer from ne’s agent this is going to be a tough contract with his injury does he deserve

3 million somebody’s going to give it to him we’ll find out what happens in those nearly contracts as these weeks run down the regular season Gary and how healthy is he going to be another question Ray bar brins of the minute 27 on the power play in the middle oats oats dropped it

Off for Neely they set up both low in the slot that time with oats a couple of steps up and Neely down below Wesley held it in nice play to Ney NE couldn’t handle it zbo over to get it zbo lost it NE got it Nado Nado Nado lost his stick

And got stuck in the door Nado stick was stuck in the Zam B door he’s going back to get it he was skating around and it went right into the door and it broke and and when he went to get it he didn’t know it was broke he had to broke it he

Had to leave it on the ice and that allows Kevin Miller to get the puck and zombo to clear it out he went by and there went the stick I’ve only seen that happen once before Peter stne has one stick in the door like that brought in by B Ray Mor

Centering pass bounc as Neely was cutting Wesley holds it in 38 left on the power play for Boston St Louis leading two to one you saw that stick still out there behind the net back for B Mar over to Adam o back in the middle Shane oats still has it he’s in

Front oats tied up good play Brown Shanahan got the pck Shanahan hit the linesman as he got it out of the Zone covered up good play by Shanahan he put his glove over the puck preventing the Bruins player from cleaning it out and moving up ice down to six on the power

Play smolinsky in spinski center Shot peris Joseph didn’t see it but it hit the stick and Def Flex into the seats and the power play is [Applause] over well here’s what happened to Teddy Donado stick 21 for the Bruins he goes behind the net and comes out without a stick it

Jammed in the door oh good play by by Brendan Shanahan not a penalty he didn’t grab it pick it Up and I’m not so sure that didn’t go off for Curtis Joseph’s mask it went right off the top of his mask and up and over and to bit the dog on that one guo is one of those one of the many artistic masks now around in the

National Hockey League for gold 32-13 shots in favor of Boston bles up now he’s over even strike selected wide on the point shot ruins are hold for five on the power play tonight smolinsky malinsky got spun around lost the pck Tilly Tilly up to the point Sweeney

Sweeney tried to bang it across ice could not here’s a three on two break St Louis Moone moar left it in the corner corv corv paid the price and lost the PT couldn’t do anything with it good hit foot on him by Joseph stumble the rookie back to Center Tom til’s got it

809 to go third period loose leading it by a score of two to one they got two Power Play Goals Shanahan and Hull answered at least one of them by Adam Oaks just a minute later St Louis is up by a one is joseon left it as Duane was there

Duane into the middle two on two the other way jany jany four would had none of it stood him up centering fast to the way as Janny came to the middle Shanahan holds it in shot reflected off a gr stick Ray one BS behind the net fman

Takes the Pu out back to Shanahan intercepted four Tilly Shane brother could not hold it in Ray’s got it going for Gordy Roberts Roberts moves into the Zone Roberts centered it Joseph knocked it away Joseph reached out got to stick on that one Joseph had to do that Reed was

Cutting in to Shane in the corner fer couldn’t handle it for again back at Center for comes in from the red line Joseph goes back BRS changing it up comes back to Center BS moved over he couldn’t get it Lesley will chase Curtis Joseph has done a terrific job of

Getting to a lot of puns that have been hard arounded by the bru they’ve tried to slap the putt around behind Curtis Joseph all night long he’s got to at least half of them and I’m talking about Blast from the blue line along the board

For was the last one he’s gone back so hard he’s rattled the boards and he goes back to try and stop that they actually fell into the boards in the second period C Neely deflected off zombo wide Neely had a back hand chance and St Louis will ice

Wesley will go back on the touchup this will stop the clock with 6:32 to go in this third period and our NCI proof positive Steve Gary thanks the MCI proof positive play of the night and it was a special one special to everyone and especially Marty murle takes the feed

From Wayne Gretzky that was 26 seconds into the game they’re 2-2 after two back to St Louis Steve thanks there you see Hall out in the ice he is added one of those goals that’s up there oh man check this ice time out rayor 29 minutes and 44 seconds and

That’s going to represent more than half of the game Neely 23 minutes he’s going to probably end up at about 25 or 26 before it’s over and Hull will end up with about 25 big minutes for forwards huge minutes for Ray Bor that’s the most amazing thing about

It for Ray Bor the shots on goal everything that’s one thing but at his age to be able to play as physical game as he plays Gary and play as much as he plays that is the amazing feat to me his 15th season of the National Hockey

League mon Montgomery got tied up by Donado bort clears it up Ray bort got upset last season when some people said he had lost to step and wasn’t playing as well and maybe time be thinking about not playing anymore and the r decided coming back this year that those things

Would be answered well he has done that on the near side hall Hall in his own end trying to get it out will hold it watch up the hall Hall will start Miller got dump so he didn’t have anybody with it cam NE was there ne’s played a lot

Tonight NE ahead for Hall f on it Blues are trying to change up here stand trying to catch him INE Here Comes Adam checked away this BR Hall played a defensive game shot sa Joseph rebound near save Curtis Johnson well here’s the Bruins last chance they

Just about tied it Cam Neely with the rebound chance off the coural enough shot but watch where he shoots the puck from right there and a normal guy wouldn’t have even got the shot away but Cam Neely was able to not only get it

Away he got it into the air and tried to direct it up over kujo’s hand and just couldn’t get it high enough he did well even to get the shot away great shot great save huh two stars right there Curtis Joseph going after his 26 win he’s third in the league and

Wins fifth in safe percentage and he robs can nearly the League’s third leading goal scorer auson brow trying to get it tied up car off shot the fle to the near Point Wesley didn’t get that zombo lost it in front off again wide zombo block it bouncing all over the

Place here guys digging this is right now a real battle with both teams working with 522 left to go and the blues leading it by a score of two to one shot up to 3414 in favor of Austin and the Boston Bruins while they are down on the scoreboard are out shooting

The blues 34 to 14 and perhaps more importantly going into the last 5 minutes Gary still are dominating the faceoffs and if the blues are forced to have a lot of faceoffs in their Zone that may be a factor because the Bruins are far superior at least for tonight

Bruins have just been using their sentiment here in oats smolinsky Donado and a couple of times for MIM the rookie who hasn’t played much tonight there’s that shot char Adam Al has won a lot of faceoffs tonight he’s been on top two to one or 3

To one as far as those he’s one of those he lost G takes it behind the net Danny throw it back 512 left to go Boston down two to one St Louis Blues molinski and the touchup St Louis has been home the stretch with one more game left this

Weekend for almost three weeks nine consecutive home games I heard of that’s really unusual isn’t it it’s amazing I mean the guys are going to used to be at home not sure how the wives feel about that but but they have not done particularly well with it though I mean

They’re three three and one on this stand they really hope to put more points up than that there are the faceoffs Boston with that Advantage jany will come out for St Louis he’ll take a lot of the faceoffs here in this period as we get down to the final 505 and as

They get bigger and deeper into the zone of the St Louis Blues it’ll be Brandon Shanahan that takes over [ __ ] is the top Bruins Faceoff guy one that one back for board great Bard behind the net 5 minutes left third Peri L Jan’s out in front of the net forcing

Him back and forth now comes back after carton up on the near side konov lost it good play by Janny you forced all of that to happen stumble FS it by Fel to work up ice for Murray Hur Baron bed it the other way Boston on side COV COV gets it back H

Shot that was wide really trying to set that up Ray Borton was in everybody’s down low now B DS it around the N that only one man back that’s Sweeney Sweeney shot deflected by stumble and a save by Joseph again bar Baron Baron banged up

On the boards but he got it up and it’s cleared up by janed Shanahan Shanahan over to Denny feler feler in feler rolls it for the grease and hard into the boards his RB took him down and no call and the fans up wanting to know why car

Off in on Curtis Joseph Joseph zombo there zombo with Murray in front of him Montgomery cleared it out the hall Hall Montgomery and Shanahan Shanahan in Montgomery heads to the net Shanahan drops it for brown TI it away from OES Murray’s G it 350 left to go third

Period two to one St Louis on Top PA and Shanahan the goals brought in by Donado Donado held off zombo rebound wide Stanton had the chance Curtis Joseph was down but he could not direct it on net Rick zombo has played a heck of a game

And he was involved in front again on that hold up ESPN to coverage of the National Hockey League Fire on Ice next week here’s what you get to see on Tuesday at 10:30 Eastern 7:30 Pacific Calgary Flames they are red hot Joe new Andy up to 35 goals pav B Vancouver

Canucks on Wednesday 7:30 Eastern 4:30 Pacific these Boston Bruins take on the New York Rangers Messier picked up a couple more tonight and on Thursday those Rangers with leech and Messier take on a team not much talked about but has been among the top five or six All

Season the New Jersey Devils they are fifth in the East right now that’s next week on two Adam o in the face off he’s got it back to the point the board for it shots Joseph well right from the face off again and you know when Adam Oz has Cam

Neely on the wing his Faceoff totals are better any sentimen will tell you that a lot of the wins have to be credited to the Wingers that come in and try and help you win them and when Cam Neely is out there and in this one it looks like

He almost got a piece of it with Cam Neely out there you’ve got a premier power forward and it makes Adam O’s winning percentage just Skyrocket in the faceoff Department 326 left both teams getting instructions from their respective benches on how they want this played Boston the second best on the road in

The league St Louis the third best at home they are playing that TI of game here Tonight Adam o and Brendan Shanahan Shanahan trying to tie it up vs one another one Ray B tipped away Kevin Miller Cam Neely couldn’t get it Shanahan does doesn’t yes he does get it up Montgomery Montgomery on the right side’s got Miller blocked by bour Ray B

Broke up the pass Miller gets knocked down by cam Ney Tony Donado Donado the other way T Donado shot off the Shan Steve Des Shan in the corner three minutes left to go at regulation bro by himself what a save unbelievable save by Rando who was down on the ice when Bret Hall

Shot well Holly can only look back and say I I I did everything right didn’t I what a say Steve duain made a terrific pass to Spring Bret Hall loose and Hall will fake Rando down the only thing Hall might have been able to do is roof this

Thing to the top but he was fading away it’s like a fade away jumper it’s hard to get it up in the air when you’re moving away from the shot he wants it checked he was yelling for for checking for checking to see if it was over the

Line but give little Vinny Randol a 10 Beller on that one man what a save did it cross the line great save even even if it did you’d have to give Randle the benefit of the doubt on that one because it it was squeezed off in his glove and it was

Close enough for him to get credit for the save so it remains a one goal game zbo shot deflected to the corner by randoo 245 left to go oldfashioned Baron burning low of scoring hockey game here at St Louis lose two and the Bruins one at Center going Roberts Roberts the mid

Dumps it into the Zone back to get it is Jeff brown brown trying to get it out Dodge here’s another Breakaway at the other end moving in shot [Applause] SC ker [Applause] [Applause] up well how much can RI take care of himself too much the Bruins stayed in they allowed proov to get in behind them and proov got that one just over randle’s glove this is only a seventh goal of the year but he smartly got it

In the air and Riano just about got that one didn’t he so that is the breathing room that the blues have been looking for and craving here in the last minute H missed his Breakaway brov scores on his and that may be enough 224 to go and now the blues have a two-goal

Lead three to one Lis Blues prerov ital prerov the 27y old picks up the huge goal here and now the Bruins down by two fighting the clock with only 209 left Glen Wesley brt ugh shot Reed save Joseph Curtis Joseph turning in another enormous night here Reed Reed shot hit

The mask again of Curtis Joseph’s head feler back for Shanahan that’s twice he’s had shots off that helmet Ray Bor back to get it shots are 37 to 16 in favor of Boston bar in bar alone for a moment Sweeney moves into H Sweeny theying down by Brown does the

Same and it’ll be whistled up against the boards 131 [Applause] left a Curtis Joseph’s motto is whatever it takes Bob Barry once told me that if he couldn’t win a hockey game or stop you he’d at least die in the attempt he’s one of the great competitors and if

He can’t get him with his glov look get it with his head his second head save D hear that all the way up here and we’re way up top Cojo you’re going to have to get that mask touched up you might have a couple little Nicks on the fourhead area

Little teeth knocked out of the dog on top there tonight minute 31 left coach facing 35.6 a game only Kelly Rudy faces has faced more shots on a per game basis than has Curtis Joseph but the way it’s going Joseph as he did last year is probably going to end up facing more

Than anybody with the time it’s all said and done Brandon Shanahan will be out to take the face off a minute 30 left to go Ray bour bour bour dumped it o back to him bour shot save Joseph rebound shot Sweeny wide Brown got a piece of him

Bruins putting a lot of pressure on for dropped it off again goes back to tonado denado brecks Ono marar Ro go 1836 Brown picking up the assist Cam Neely been shut down here tonight not many teams have been able to do that 1736 go Brown the

Assist again cam NE can’t find it it was behind him less than a minute left to go in the game Shanahan H the trer up for St Louis oats for the ruins Center Sweeny bed at line S gets it again they’ve not pull the goal tender even

Though it looks like it here Center again tip by Adam oai 42 seconds left to go St L up by two Sweeney his shot at the flex off zombo skate siring pass block by zombo again coming in Sweeney still go tender in net Cam Neely Neely shot blocked Montgomery comes back and

Clears Rando gets it away to Bard shots now up to 41- 17 Cal off Boston changing Reed dumps it into the corner you’re looking at the time remaining in the third period bang the wi Kujo is going to win his 26 game Kujo 26 15 and8 on the season he makes

Another save this one’s over Blues With It 3 to [Applause] one [Applause] well Brian Sutter’s team just came up against some terrific goal tending Brian Sutter has to be happy with the effort that his team put forth but when you run up against the steel wall named Curtis Joseph you got a problem baby final

Score 3-1 for El Mory B CL I’m Gary Thor thanks everybody stay

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