Tuukka Rask’s first regulation win since opening night was anything but a smooth 60-minute ride. The Boston Bruins’ 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday had a convincing conclusion, but not before an iffy first 40 minutes.
By repelling all 10 of San Jose’s third-period shots, Rask kept the adversary off the board for an entire regulation stanza for just the second time in his last 12 tries.
His 31 total stops gave him a single-night save percentage of .912, easily his best in his last four outings.
And by doing his part to keep Boston ahead after Gregory Campbell’s eventual decider with nine minutes and 18 seconds to spare, he successfully salvaged a lead for the first time since Oct. 8.
All that notwithstanding, preceding developments as recent as Tuesday’s middle frame had to have Bruins buffs fidgeting. For the seventh and eighth time in six total ventures in 2014-15, Rask let in an opposing equalizer.
In fairness, Logan Couture’s two Tuesday tallies were not the easiest to handle. The Sharks striker drew a 1-1 knot on a tip-in at 16:28 of the ...
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