Thunder Alumnist scores his first NHL goal - a Game Winner vs the Montreal Canadians
MONTREAL — Defenceman Adam McQuaid from Cornwall, P.E.I., scored his first goal as a NHLer on Sunday.
Tuukka Rask made 36 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Boston Bruins finally found a way to win with a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. McQuaid’s point shot at 17:32 of the first period was tipped in front by the Canadiens’ Ryan White and just caught the inside of the post to the right of Halak before going in.It also was McQuaid’s first point in 12 games with Boston.
The 23-year-old McQuaid, who was recalled from the Bruins’ AHL team in Providence a week ago, was playing in his 12th career NHL game.
He has played in 31 games this season for Providence and has registered three goals and seven assists. The six-foot-five 209-pound Islander was originally drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round (55 th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to Boston from Columbus for a 2007 fifth round draft pick on May 16, 2007.Sunday, Marco Sturm scored twice for the Bruins (23-23-11), who were on the verge of an 11-game winless streak.Jaroslav Halak made 24 saves for the Canadiens (28-26-6), who saw their modest three-game win streak come to an end.Halak had no chance on any of the three goals he allowed, with two being tipped past him by teammates and the third coming off a blocked shot in front.
It was the sixth time this season the Canadiens have been shut out, but only the second time with Halak in goal.
For the Bruins, their three goals snapped a string of nine straight games where they scored two or fewer, scoring only 11 goals total over that span. It was their longest such stretch since 1964.
The Canadiens began the first by taking the play to the Bruins but fell into a familiar pattern by the second half of the period, allowing Boston to control the play and eventually grab a 2-0 lead with two late goals.
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