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  • Posted July 29, 2018
    (SportsNetwork. Denis Malgin Jersey .com) - The Boston Bruins will try to push their winning streak to a season-high six straight games on Saturday night when they play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Bruins have matched their longest winning streak of the season to assert themselves back into the playoff mix. Bostons postseason chances were starting to take a hit after a 5-6-5 mark through 16 games since the beginning of December, but the Bruins have picked up some key wins over some other playoff-contending teams like Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay over this win streak. Bostons latest victory came over the New York Rangers, a 3-0 win in a battle of the two current holders of the Easts wild card spots. Tuukka Rask made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season and 25th of his career. Tuukka was up to the task, Bruins head coach Claude Julien said. In my mind, he was our best player tonight. Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Loui Eriksson all scored and Torey Krug supplied two assists for the Bruins, who matched a five-game win streak accomplished from Oct. 30-Nov. 10. Boston hasnt won six straight since a 12-game tear from March 2-22, 2014. Krug has amassed seven assists over a five-game point streak. Forward David Pastrnak, the 25th overall pick of the 2014 draft, is expected to play in his 10th game of the season tonight, thus activating the first season of his entry-level contract. Pastrnak had posted consecutive two-goal games before going pointless versus the Rangers. While Pastrnak will be on the ice, forward Brad Marchand will miss this contest as he begins a two-game suspension for a slew-footing incident on New Yorks Derick Brassard in the second period on Thursday. Marchand, who was not penalized on the play, has 12 goals and 24 points in 42 games this season. The Bruins are 5-2-0 all-time at home versus the Blue Jackets and had won seven in a row against them before taking a 6-2 loss in Columbus on Dec. 27. Both Rask and backup Niklas Svedberg saw action in the game, with each netminder allowing three goals on 15 shots. Rask relieved Svedberg during the second period and is 4-1-0 versus Columbus with a 1.98 goals against average and .931 save percentage in six games (4 starts). Scott Hartnell scored twice for the Blue Jackets, Kevin Connauton had a goal and two assists, and Curtis McElhinney made 26 saves for the Blue Jackets. McElhinney is 1-2-0 with a 2.69 GAA and .914 save percentage in three games versus the Bruins and could start tonight after Sergei Bobrovsky got the call in last nights 2-1 setback to the Rangers. Bobrovsky made 24 saves, but New Yorks Henrik Lundqvist was even better with 35 stops. Hartnell had the lone goal in Columbus fourth setback in a row. We had our chances, Hartnell said. Lundqvist stood on his head at times. Ryan Johansen picked up an assist to extend his franchise-record point streak to 12 straight games, a span in which he has seven goals and seven assists. Still, Columbus is on its longest losing streak since a six-game slide from Nov. 18-29. Jonathan Huberdeau Jersey . -- Derek Jeter says the New York Yankees have no choice but to move forward now that Alex Rodriguez has accepted his suspension for the 2014 season. Aleksander Barkov Jersey . Not Peyton Manning. Hes holding on to the heartache to stoke his competitive fire.PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Dallas Stars had trouble controlling their emotions, giving up two power-play goals during an undisciplined first-period.A late disallowed goal in the third allowed the Stars to channel their frustration into a come-from-behind win.Tyler Seguin scored a power-play goal with 2.9 seconds remaining to give Dallas a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.Crazy is a pretty good word, Seguin said. Desperation, compete by everybody. We really wanted that game.Seguins goal capped a furious comeback as Dallas scored twice in the final 2:57 to win its second straight and snap a six-game losing streak in Pittsburgh. Jamie Benn and Antoine Roussel also scored for the Stars, who wrapped up a three-game road trip with a win in Pittsburgh for the first time since Dec. 23, 2000.Sidney Crosby had his fourth goal of the season and Chris Kunitz also scored — both on power plays in the first 10 minutes of the game — for the Penguins.We didnt get a point out of that and its a little frustrating, Crosby said.Dallas, trailing 2-1, thought it had the tying score with 3:33 left, but Jason Spezzas would-be goal was waved off after it was ruled that Seguin interfered with goalie Marc-Andre Fleury during a partial breakaway.Obviously a disallowed goal is a good bounce, but we didnt take advantage of it, Crosby said.The Stars did, tying the game seconds later, as Benn got his second of the year when he slammed home a rebound from the top of the crease.Seguin scored the game-winner after Crosby was whistled for tripping with 10 seconds left. He took a pass at the point from Spezza and wristed a shot that caromed off Fleurys blocker and into the net.Fleury finished with 25 saves, while Kari Lehtonen stopped 27 shots for Stars.Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis left the game on a stretcher in the second period.He was cross-checked in front of the net by Stars defenceman Alex Goligoski and hit in the neck or upper-back area by Kris Letangs shot from the point while he was down.Dupuis remained on his knees in discomfort and threw off his gloves, shaking his hands before play stopped with 6:58 remaining in the period. He was tended to while on his back for several minutes and gave a thumbs-up to the crowd while leaving the ice.He had some numbness in his arm and it was coming back, so thats a real positive sign, but I havent heard anything more, Penguins coach Mike Johnston saidd. Florida Panthers Jerseys. Dupuis tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last December, costing him the final 43 games of the regular season. He had four points in the Penguins season opener last Thursday.As difficult as it is, you have to go out and play, Crosby said. I dont think we necessarily let down because of that. They picked it up.Seguin, Benn and Spezza led the way.Seguin had a hat trick during a 4-2 win against Columbus on Tuesday, while Benn notched four points, but Spezza struggled entering Thursdays game with just one assist.That changed in the final three minutes against the Penguins.Spezza, who spent 11 years with Ottawa — the last one as captain — before he was traded to Dallas in the off-season, helped on the final two goals, notching the primary assist on the game-winner.Thats the type of leadership were looking for, Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. I thought he did a lot of good things and was there to help us.The Penguins power-play went 2 for 4 with all four attempts coming in the first period. Also, all of their nine shots in the opening period came with the man advantage.After going 3 for 5 during a win Saturday in Toronto, Pittsburgh is 6 for 13 on the power play this season. The Penguins penalty kill, after allowing five goals on 11 chances in their first two games, was perfect until Seguins game-winner.Dallas entered the game with a goal in eight power-play opportunities and was 0 for 3 until Seguin scored. The Stars previously missed out on 27 straight power-play opportunities in Pittsburgh, last scoring during an 8-2 victory in 2000.That one at the end, you can scratch off the other ones because that was the biggest one and it counted, Ruff said.Trailing 2-0, the Stars regrouped after a sloppy opening period, cracking the scoreboard a little more than six minutes into the second.Vernon Fiddlers behind-the-net pass went through the crease to the top of the right circle where Roussel fired it past Fleury.NOTES: The Penguins won eight of the previous 10 meetings against Dallas. Johnston missed out on becoming the second coach in Penguins history to win his first three games. Evgeni Malkin passed Rick Kehoe for fourth on the teams all-time points list. ... Penguins F Nick Spaling appeared in his 300th game. ... 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