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Bruins look to build on offensive outburst vs. Montreal

Nov 17, 2007 - 2:43 PM Boston (9-6-2) at Montreal (10-5-3) 7:00 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) - The Boston Bruins dormant offense may have awoken.

Boston looks to build on one of its best offensive efforts of the season when it visits the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

The Bruins, who have lost four straight here, posted a 5-2 win over Toronto on Friday after being held to seven goals in their previous five games.

Peter Schaefer scored twice and added an assist in the Bruins' best offensive game since an 8-6 win over Los Angeles on October 12.

But things will not come easy against Montreal. Boston has been outscored, 8-2, in two meetings this season. The Bruins had a four-game winning streak snapped with a 6-1 loss here on October 22 in the last meeting.

Goaltender Cristobal Huet stopped 31 shots, while Chris Higgins and Alex Kovalev scored the first two goals.

Part of the reason for Boston's four-game losing streak here is Huet, who is 4-0-0 with a 1.83 goals-against average in five starts against it. Huet stopped 24 shots in Friday's 4-1 loss to Buffalo.

Meanwhile, Boston goaltender Tim Thomas has started nine straight games because backup goaltender Manny Fernandez is out with a strained knee. That means the Bruins may give rookie Tuukka Rask his first career start. Tuukka, who was recalled on Thursday, went 7-1-0 with a 1.98 GAA for Providence of the AHL.