Goalie Tuukka Rask OK after groin scare; Tyler Seguin records second hat trick with EHC Biel.
View full sizeBoston Bruins forward Tyler Seguin recorded his second hat trick with EHC Biel of the Swiss League Friday and has 23 points in 15 games.The Boston Bruins knew the type of player they were getting when they drafted goalie Malcolm Subban over the summer with the 24th pick.
In 2011-12 with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League, Subban – the younger brother of Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban – posted a 25-14 record with a 2.50 goals-against average and .923 save percentage.
Now in his third full season with Belleville, the 18-year-old Ontario native is continuing to impress. In 14 games, Subban is 8-3-2 with a 2.21 GAA and .929 save percentage, both of which rank fourth in the league.
Sunday, he put his skills to the test in a solid 2-1 shootout win over the Windsor Spitfires.
Subban gave up a Spitfires' power-play goal at 7:46 of the first period, but then kept them off the board for good – even in the shootout, where he was a perfect 6 for 6 (33 for 34 over 65 minutes).
His younger brother Jordan netted the game-winner as the Bulls improved to 9-5-2 (20 points) in the East Division of the Eastern Conference to keep pace with the Oshawa Generals (24 points).
SEGUIN BLAZIN': Bruins forward Tyler Seguin is continuing to dazzle with EHC Biel of the Swiss League. Friday, he scored four goals and assisted on another in a 7-2 win over Servette.
It's Seguin's second hat trick since signing overseas because of the NHL lockout, the first coming Oct. 23.
Saturday, Seguin scored one of Biel's four goals in a 6-4 loss to HC Davos.
In 15 games, Seguin has 13 goals and 10 assists. He's been mixed and matched between the first and second lines while playing mostly left wing and center.
With the Bruins, Seguin is accustomed to playing right wing on the second line with center Patrice Bergeron and left wing Brad Marchand.
RASK OK: After a groin-pull scare, Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask was back between the pipes Oct. 26 for HC Plzen of the Czech League.
He allowed three goals, including one to Bruins teammate David Krejci, and finished with 29 saves in a 4-3 shootout loss against Pardubice.
Rask told Czech TV his injury wasn't serious, and he's proven it by starting Plzen's last three games – all victories – and allowing just three goals.
Rask slightly pulled his groin in a game Oct. 23 against Slavia Prague, and as a precaution, didn't return after the first period.
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