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Tim Thomas Possible Save of the Year; Kessel Gets Game-Winner in Shootout

Boston's Tim Thomas has been a one-man wrecking crew this season, playing the best hockey of his career. High praise for a guy that already has a Vezina Trophy under his belt. After losing his starting job a year ago to youngster Tuukka Rask, Thomas has been the best goaltender in the league this season, entering play on...

Bruins Stun Penguins With 5 Third Period Goals: What's Next Step in Pittsburgh?

When the NHL schedule came out before the season, anyone interested in watching Wednesday's Penguins vs. Bruins game probably wasn't expecting the goaltending matchup of Tim Thomas vs. Brent Johnson. After all, Marc-Andre Fleury was seemingly cemented in as Pittsburgh's No. 1, while Tuukka Rask had taken the top job in...

2-on-1: Surprising Goalie Battles in Boston, Pittsburgh and San Jose

Every week two of our hockey writers will discuss one topic: it's the 2-on-1. This week, Adam Gretz and Chris Botta discuss the goaltending controversies created by the strong play of backups in October. Chris Botta: Take a good look at the goalie stats lately, Adam? Pretty wild. Tim Thomas had an October to remember in...

2010-11 Boston Bruins Preview: Who Is Going to Score the Goals?

What a maddening season it had to be for the Boston Bruins. We already know about the history they made in the second round of the playoffs by becoming just the third team in NHL history to lose a 3-0 series lead, dropping four straight games to the eventual Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers. But the fact...

Video: TSN's Top 10 Goalie Moments Contains Fights, Saves and Meltdowns

Here's something to pass some time on a Monday morning. The top 10 on TSN's "Sportscentre" Sunday evening was counting down the top 10 goalie moments, and it includes a fantastic compilation of fights, goals, blunders and ridiculous saves. As always, any list or countdown is going to be subjective and open to plenty of...

Tuukka Rask News From the Web

05/29/12 Kalman: Breaking Down The Bruins' Goaltending Source: CBS - WBZ-TV - Boston MA You need look no further than the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, which starts Wednesday with Los Angeles visiting New Jersey, to see how important world-class goaltending still is to a team's championship aspirations.
05/18/12 NHL Free Agent Rumors: 5 Teams with No Idea Who Their... Source: Bleacher Report The Boston Bruins have two guys for the starting job next season, but either one could win it.
05/06/12 Bruins' Offseason Sure to Be Full of Speculation,... Source: NESN Bruins fans definitely didn't think the offseason would already be upon them.
05/04/12 Boston Bruins: The 2012 Tuukka Rask Should Emulate The... Source: WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA By the time the Boston Bruins reconvene for training camp in September, it will have been relatively eight months since goaltender Tuukka Rask last enjoyed a winning decision.
05/04/12 #NHL Sea Bass on keeping Rask, Thomas; Jokinen... Source: LetsGoKings.com Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media.

Background on Tuukka Rask

Tuukka Mikael Rask (born March 10, 1987) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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