Jarome Ignilia Saves Boston Bruins[/b]
Jarome Iginla scored with 6:28 left in overtime on a redirected shot that went off an opponent, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Detroit on Thursday night in Game 4 of their first-round series to finish off a comeback from a two-goal deficit.
The Presidents Trophy winners and defending Eastern Conference champions can advance with a win against the Red Wings on Saturday at home. Detroit took a 2-0 lead early in the second period after Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall each had a goal and an assist. Torey Krug scored midway through the second period to pull the Bruins within a goal. Milan Lucic tied it at 2 early in the third period. I thought they got better as the game went on, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. I thought we had a real good push at the start, but they stuck with it and as the game went on, we had more holes in us defensively. Detroit's Jonas Gustavsson made 37 saves in a surprise start Thursday night, filling in for Jimmy Howard, who was out with the flu. Last second, he just couldn't go, Babcock said. Iginla was credited with the winning goal, but seemed to get some help putting the puck in the net. Boston's Dougie Hamilton sent a shot toward the net that Iginla deflected and the puck looked like it went off DeKeyser's left leg before going in the net.
It's a playoff goal, Gustavsson said after appearing in his first postseason game after playing in 141 games over five regular seasons. That's how you win games. Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg played for the first time since having back surgery two months ago. Zetterberg gave the crowd a jolt, leading to fired-up fans roaring when he was on the ice for his first shift, and seemed to also give his team a boost early in the game. It was fun to be back, he said. It would be a lot more fun to have a W. Later in the game, Zetterberg looked like a player who was still trying to get into game shape as he struggled to skate with world-class players. We knew that would probably be the case, Babcock acknowledged.
Lucic scored his second goal of the series, taking advantage of the Red Wings being out of position in front of the net and teammate Carl Soderberg making a backhanded pass from behind the net. Detroit came out, and with Zetterberg coming back in their building, they were very hungry and were very good in the first period, maybe the first half of the game, Iginla said. But we stuck with it and that goal by Krugs was a huge goal.
Jarome Iginla scored with 6:28 left in overtime on a redirected shot that went off an opponent, lifting the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Detroit on Thursday night in Game 4 of their first-round series to finish off a comeback from a two-goal deficit.
It's a playoff goal, Gustavsson said after appearing in his first postseason game after playing in 141 games over five regular seasons. That's how you win games. Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg played for the first time since having back surgery two months ago. Zetterberg gave the crowd a jolt, leading to fired-up fans roaring when he was on the ice for his first shift, and seemed to also give his team a boost early in the game. It was fun to be back, he said. It would be a lot more fun to have a W. Later in the game, Zetterberg looked like a player who was still trying to get into game shape as he struggled to skate with world-class players. We knew that would probably be the case, Babcock acknowledged.
Lucic scored his second goal of the series, taking advantage of the Red Wings being out of position in front of the net and teammate Carl Soderberg making a backhanded pass from behind the net. Detroit came out, and with Zetterberg coming back in their building, they were very hungry and were very good in the first period, maybe the first half of the game, Iginla said. But we stuck with it and that goal by Krugs was a huge goal.