Posts About "Jaroslav Halak"
Blues Rewind: Why Ben Bishop Left St. Louis
April 24th, 2019 When the puck drops on Thursday night and the St. Louis Blues begin their second-round matchup against the Dallas Stars, they will be staring down a familiar foe in the opposing net. The Stars' crease will be home to Ben Bishop, a St. Louis native and former Blue who is a Vezina Trophy finalist for the third time in his career. Even...
Bruins Round Table: 7th Player Award
March 17th, 2019 Every season, New England Sports Network presents one Boston Bruin with the 7th Player Award an honor given to the player who most exceeded expectations as voted by fans. The award has a rich history - it was first given to longtime Bruin Ed Westfall in the 1968-69 season and has been awarded to a player in every...
Bruins Need Halak & Rask to Be Strong Down the Stretch
February 26th, 2019 In most championship campaigns, a team will benefit from a red-hot goaltender. Even the strongest of teams, from the blue line up, will lean on a goalie who is locked in at the right time in order to survive the grueling regular and postseason marathon that leads to the Stanley Cup. At the very least, teams with championship aspirations...
Bruins' Halak Returning to Early-Season Form
February 16th, 2019 The Boston Bruins nabbed Jaroslav Halak from the free agent market on July 1. His duty was to replace backup netminder Anton Kuhdobin who parted ways with the team that summer. In his first months as a Bruin, Halak did much more than that. Halak was playing like a starting goalie - something he has been for other NHL teams in the...
Bruins Lose Rask - Who's Next in Boston's Net?
January 20th, 2019 The Boston Bruins fell to the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday. The star of the night was Mika Zibanejad who potted a go-ahead goal in the second and the eventual game-winning goal in the third period. However, the biggest play of the game came on a tally by Filip Chytil - and it wasn't the goal itself that drew the most...
Bruins' Rask & Halak Trending in Opposite Directions
January 18th, 2019 Don't look now but the Boston Bruins appear to have a clear-cut No. 1 goaltender and it isn't Jaroslav Halak. While Halak has been solid in his first season with the Bruins and has compiled a record of 13-8-2 with the NHL's fifth-highest goals-against average at 2.46 and ninth-best save percentage of .920, he's lost...
