Dennis Wideman News

T. PAUL, Minn. - Tim Thomas [ stats ] edged closer to returning from an undisclosed upper-body injury, but rookie Tuukka Rask was again the Bruins [ team stats ] goaltender last night against the Minnesota Wild, making his fifth consecutive start and playing superbly in a 2-1 shootout win.

Tuukka Rask has backstopped the Bruins throughout their recent three-game win streak.

Fantasy Forecast for Monday, November 23 WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Bruins No. 1 center Marc Savard likely will make his return from a broken foot Monday at St.

The Bruins yesterday enjoyed that rarest of NHL scheduling quirks: a total day off on a Saturday.

Byron Bitz did not get mentioned as one of the three stars in the Bruins [ team stats ] ' 2-1 overtime win against the Sabres last night.

Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins stretches during warm-ups against New York Islanders at the TD Garden on November 16, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli hasn't liked what he's seen of late - his club's overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Saturday, followed by Monday night's dud at the Garden against the Islanders - but he's reserving judgment until front-liners Milan Lucic and Marc Savard make it back to the injury-depleted lineup.

Through 17 games, Dennis Wideman has one goal, three assists, and a unique perspective on why his points are down.

On the verge of their most exciting win this season, set to dump the Penguins for a second time in five days after chiseling away at deficits of 1-0, 2-1, 3-2, and 4-3, the Bruins saw the aging and funky Igloo transform into a house of horrors and heartbreak last night, culminating in a Pascal Dupuis goal with 1:24 gone in overtime for a 6-5 ...

The composite Bauer hockey stick lay in two even pieces, broken in half at the Penguins blue line.

BOS PIT 1:42 0 1 8:29 1 1 16:24 1 2 BOS PIT 3:33 2 2 9:19 2 3 15:02 3 3 BOS PIT 9:00 3 4 14:13 4 4 17:31 5 4 19:59 5 5 OT BOS PIT 1:24 5 6 PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin returned and woke up the Pittsburgh Penguins ' slumbering offense.

The Florida Panthers were content to take the game into a shootout. At least that way they knew they'd get off three more shots.

PIT BOS No scoring this period 0 0 PIT BOS 1:36 0 1 PIT BOS 3:34 0 2 19:56 Patrice Bergeron Assists: Steve Begin, Dennis Wideman 0 3 BOSTON -- Ex-Penguin Mark Recchi knows Sidney Crosby too well to think that his current slump might be a long-term condition.

The defenseman, with his formidable 6-foot-9 frame and booming slap shot, is better suited for the left point across from Dennis Wideman.

The Bruins, coming off a 4-2 win over Buffalo last night at TD Garden, are off today.

At Detroit's Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday night, the assessments of the two teams were quite clear: The Red Wings were the thoroughly professional club that took advantage of a couple of first-period scoring chances, then clamped down to protect their 2-0 victory; the Bruins were just kind of mediocre - again.

The Detroit Red Wings managed to out-battle the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, shutting out the B's by a 2-0 tally, and in doing so, they broke the Bruins' season-long alternation between winning and losing while frustrating the heck out of an already ornery Boston team.

The fourth line, arguably the Bruins [ team stats ] ' most consistent and reliable trio this season, had a new look yesterday, with Byron Bitz sidelined by a minor groin strain.

Boston Bruins vs Edmonton Oilers online tv >> Edmonton Oilers vs Boston Bruins NHL, United States of America Saturday, 31 October, 2009 1:00 PM OILERS at BRUINS Last 10 -- Oilers 6-4-0; Bruins 5-4-1 Season series -- This is the only meeting this season.

"Oh my God, he was a beast out there," said Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff. "He's a big boy.