The Bruins have won a season-high four straight games, and their improved play in the third period is a massive reason for that success.
It's hard to win many games in the NHL when the opponent dominates the third period, which is what happened too many times for the Boston Bruins during the first 20 games of the season.
The latest show of improvement at the end of games came Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers at TD Garden. The visitors jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period and had a 3-1 advantage entering the third period. But the Bruins stormed back with goals by Trent Frederic and Brad Marchand to tie the score and force overtime.And that's where Pavel Zacha played the role of hero for the second time in the last three games with the winning goal.
The Bruins clearly are playing with more confidence at the end of games over the last two weeks. And once a couple results start to go your way, that confidence and belief just keeps growing and growing. The Bruins no longer look tenatitive in the third period. They aren't waiting for something good to happen -- they are aggressive in making it happen.
Brad Marchand Nick Goss Philadelphia Flyers
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