Tim Schaller Scores Highlight Reel Goal, Bruins Crush Rangers 6-1
Tim Schaller doesn’t show up on the score sheet very often at all, let alone with authority. He changed that in a major way on Wednesday night.
The winger scored one of the Bruins’ most eye-popping goals of the 2017-18 season in a dominating 6-1 victory for the Black & Gold over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. With the Bruins already up 3-1 in the second period, Schaller split two defenders with a long, sweeping deke and beat Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist with the ensuing shot.
The goal was just Schaller’s eighth in 52 games this season.
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The Bruins also got two goals from Patrice Bergeron, who is now up to 24 goals and 46 points in 47 games on the season. Zdeno Chara also contributed a goal and an assist, including the eventual game-winning goal late in the first period.
In all, 14 different Bruins registered at least a point in the excellent all-around effort.
Brad Marchand registered an assist in his return to the Bruins lineup from a five-game suspension. And the helper was particularly impressive, as the winger raced toward the net on a shorthanded scoring opportunity. But instead of shooting, he pivoted and showed good patience to find an open Bergeron for the one-timer.
What’s Next?
Pray for the Buffalo Sabres. They get the Bruins, who are now 13-1-2 in their last 16 games, at TD Garden on Saturday with the Bs coming off two days of rest. Incredibly, the Bruins (33-11-8, 74 points) will enter Thursday knocking on the door for the best record in the National Hockey League. They sit just one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-3, 75 points) with a game in hand.
— By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com
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