Ducks@Bruins

Hiller



Bruins

Final: Ducks 6 Bruins 1

Starting Goaltender: Jonas Hiller

The Ducks first win of the season as they pummel Boston to rally to a 6-1 win
Jonas Hiller gets his 2nd start of the season and his looking for his first win of season against the best team in the East last season. Bruins’ goaltender Tim Thomas, who stood on the opposite side of the ice from Hiller, won the Vezina Trophy for the best goaltender last year.

Fact: Jonas Hiller sharpens his own skates. He’s been doing it for seven years.
Hiller made the first two saves of the game; he prevents a goal through traffic as he went down into the butterfly position. The puck went off Hiller’s skate leaving a huge rebound in his crease, as the net was wide open. Hiller jumped on it and covered it up a highlight save.
“Now turned over and Hiller holds the line” –Brian Hayward A turnover at the crease Hiller saves.

Someone who is 6’9 and with wickedly hard slap shot? The giant Zdeno Chara shot the puck which got through traffic to Hiller and Hiller smothered the puck.
Marco Sturm rips it off the wing and through his 5-hole. The shot lifted Hiller’s stick slightly off the ice past a shocked Hiller.

Bobby Ryan has improved his physical game as he has more big hits in the game against the Bruins on young gun Blake Wheeler. Wheeler is shaken up but hit his head on a padded post along the glass. Best thing was the little boy’s expression in the background.

Teemu Selanne scores on a 5-3 man advantage as Corey Perry screened Tim Thomas. Teemu Selanne scores again on the power play. 1:23 apart. Tim Thomas was unable to hold the puck. The penalties proved costly to the Boston Bruins.
Hiller makes a save as the Bruins whack at the puck all the Bruins have is Hiller’s pads to knock it into.

Ryan Carter helps clear a rebound in front of Hiller. Hiller’s biggest problem is his rebounds, as he needs and will improve on throughout the year.
Corey Perry scores his first goal of the regular season as Tim Thomas goes down. Perry is patient hesitates to shoot and every player on the ice buys into the fake. Perry was awarded with a wide open net.

Wideman's shot is held as Hiller absorbs the puck into his chest prevented a late period goal.

The defense in front of Hiller has saved him a few times such as Nick Boynton and Ryan Carter. Ryan Carter is overall having a good game with the exception of the penalties he’s taken.

Hiller gloved off a save for his first save of the 3rd period. Hiller had made a save on Shawn Thornton on a long shot preventing goal from the Bruins to keep the gape at 3-1 Ducks.

Evgeny Artyhukin gets a pass from Joffrey Lupul. Arty has pressure on him and puts it past Tim Thomas right through the 5-hole.

The team in front of Hiller is showing a much better game than they did that last two games which were loses against the San Jose Sharks and a bad loss against the Minnesota Wild. The Bruins have a lot of turnovers which is great for the Ducks as that costs goals for either team.

Finally after so many scoring chances and being stone walled by Thomas so many times Bobby Ryan is awarded with his first goal of the season.

In the 3rd Hiller doesn’t see too much action or too many shots as the Ducks have definitely improved from the past two games in this still young season. The historic Boston Garden is quiet as the Ducks led their Bruins 5-1.

One of the worst things for a goalie during a game is not seeing too much action in his zone. While a goalie can be happy watching the game being played in front of him. He must keep full concentration Sometimes the goalie can go a little cold and let in a “bad goal” as it is called. As said before, Hiller hadn’t seen too much action in his zone or when he has seen action, the defense has done well and hasn’t seen too many shots

Hiller saw a shot as he absorbed the puck into his chest.
A shorthanded goal what an odd goal, as Corey Perry skates into the Bruins zone, a rebound off of Thomas and off of Perry’s head over Thomas’ shoulder, smiles all around the Ducks bench and the Ducks on the ice. Joffrey Lupul blocked a shot in front of Hiller which started the play for Perry.
Hiller played better in the game against the Bruins than he did in the game against the San Jose Sharks.

Scorers:
1st Period:
Boston: Marco Strum Assists: Marc Savard
2nd Period:
Anaheim: Power Play Goal: Teemu Selanne Assists: Scott Niedermayer
Anaheim: Power Play Goal: Teemu Selanne Assists: Corey Perry, Saku Koivu
Anaheim: Corey Perry Assists: James Wisnieski
3rd Period:
Anaheim: Evgeny Artyhukin Assists: Joffrey Lupul, James Wisniewski
Anaheim: Bobby Ryan Assists: Steve Eminger
Anaheim: Shorthanded: Corey Perry Assists: Joffrey Lupul