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Nathan Horton helps Bruins build 2-1 lead over Maple Leafs

 01.03.11 at 8:37 pm ET
By DJ Bean

Nathan Horton’s play has been improved of late, but the scoring sheet hadn’t suggested it until he helped the Bruins build a 2-1 lead over the Leafs in the second period.

After a nine-game goal drought, Horton sent a puck to Dennis Seidenberg in the point before doing what made him so popular at the beginning of his Boston tenure: finding his way to the high slot and snapping a shot past bodies and in. The goal, which came at 7:56 of the period, was his 12th of the season.

At 15:30, Marc Savard took a feed from Horton to beat Reimer on a one-timer from the high slot. Milan Lucic, who also got an assist on the play, picked up his first point in eight games.

The B’s outshot the Leafs, 17-8, in the period and have outshot the Leafs, 24-19, though two.

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  • louinleominster

    Does anyone see the same thing I see with the Bruins? It appears that they have very few players that really know how to score. Most players wind up and fire the puck at the net. Half the time they miss the net and when it’s fired on-net it hits the goaltender in the chest. They don’t seem to be able to pick a spot and beat the goaltender. They also don’t appear to be a good passing team. Good passes lead to goal scoring opportunities. I was watching some old time games when the Bruins had scorers. Other than the obvious talent of these players it seemed that the goaltenders today where more padding which might lead to smaller areas to shoot at. Tell me if this might contribute to making scoring more difficult.

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