The Penguins are a good team. Eastern Conference champs last year, home team of the young superstar of the NHL...it's not a bad gig. But in the 2008-09 version of the league, they're nothing but a road bump for the red-hot Bruins, who exploded again for a 5-2 win and their ninth straight win.
One of these days, it might be easier to list the Bruins who didn't score, but today we'll still salute those who lit the lamps in Pittsburgh: Zdeno Chara and Marc Savard on power plays, Phil Kessel (assisted by Savard), Martin St. Pierre (shorthanded, assisted by Savard) and Dennis Wideman. You might have noticed Savard had a pretty good game. "I think as a whole tonight, we're really happy," said the man of the hour.
The numbers: 32 saves for Tim Thomas. 23-2-1 in their last 26 games. 106-51 in goals in that stretch. A 12-point lead in the division, 9-point lead in the conference, and tied for the most points overall with the Sharks. Things are going well.
Not so much for the Celtics, who completed a stinker of a West Coast road trip with a 91-86 loss in Portland. The Blazers didn't have Brandon Roy (they did have Greg Oden, which is pretty newsworthy), but they had enough to dig themselves out of a big early hole. Pierce had 28 for the C's and Rondo a 13/6/7, but it wasn't enough. Luckily, the Celtics get to see the Wizards, Knicks and Bobcats when they come back home, so winning ways shouldn't be too far behind.
Jerod Mayo added another bright spot to the Patriots' bittersweet season, garnering 49 of 50 votes for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Some guy from Cincinnati we never heard of got the other vote. We're sure Mayo would trade it all for a game against the Ravens this weekend. Sigh.
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