Mark Recchi and Zdeno Chara scored first-period power-play goals as the goal-starved Boston Bruins halted a rough stretch with a 4-2 win over Buffalo on Saturday night, sending the Sabres to their first consecutive losses of the season. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Bruins, who had scored just once in their previous three games _ that coming with 52 seconds remaining in regulation of a 2-1 shootout loss to Montreal in its last game on Thursday. Boston also snapped an 0-for-20 run on the power play. Byron Bitz and Marco Sturm had the Bruins' other scores. Derek Roy and Jason Pominville had the Sabres' goals. Buffalo was 0 for 7 on the power play. Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for Boston. Buffalo rookie netminder Jhonas Enroth, recalled from Portland of the AHL on Wednesday, made 33 saves in his NHL debut. The Bruins made it 1-0 just 3:17 into the game when Recchi tipped Derek Morris' shot from the point past Enroth during their initial man-advantage opportunity. Boston, which entered the night with the NHL's worst ranked power play, made it 2-0 on Chara's first goal of the season at 16:31. Chara, the 2009 Norris Trophy winner, looked to the ceiling and raised both arms, possibly showing a bit of relief over his tough start. He scored a career-high 19 last season. Continued... |