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Found March 04, 2012 on Sports Blog Net: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Tuukka Rask,  Greg Zanon,  Joe Corvo,  John Tavares,  Evgeni Nabokov,  Tyler Seguin,  David Krejci,  Zdeno Chara,  Andrew MacDonald,  Johnny Boychuk,  Milan Lucic,  Matt Moulson,  Tim Thomas,  Matt Martin,  Claude Julien,  Frans Nielsen,  Josh Bailey,  Shawn Thornton,  Brian Rolston,  Michael Hutchinson
TEAMS: Boston Bruins,  New York Islanders,  Ottawa Senators
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[caption id="attachment_1983" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Tuukka Rask gets carried off the ice by Greg Zanon and Joe Corvo during the second period of Saturday's home game against the New York Islanders. (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)"][/caption] The Boston Bruins have needed no one's help to play lazy, lackadaisical, .500 hockey since mid-January. But Saturday afternoon against the New York Islanders, they got a little help from the referees. A possibly uncalled icing penalty late in the third led to a tie-breaking goal by center John Tavares, and Evgeni Nabokov saved 32 of 34 shots to secure a 3-2 victory over the Bruins at the TD Garden. Tuukka Rask left midway through the second with an undisclosed injury. The Bruins now lead the Ottawa Senators in the Northeast Division by just three points with 19 games left, including one against the Senators. Bruins Lose Focus Late in Third The Bruins appe...
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