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BOSTON -- Even with team captain Zdeno Chara already in Russia and four more players headed that way, the Boston Bruins didnt appear to have even the slightest pre-Olympic distraction. Authentic Jerseys NFL . The Bruins closed out their surge to the Olympic break with a 7-2 rout of the Ottawa Senators on Saturday as seven Boston players finished with multiple points. "Thats something we talked about before the game. We wanted to end this on a good note and feeling good about ourselves heading into the break and I think weve done that," said Patrice Bergeron, who had two goals and an assist. The Bruins won for the ninth time in 11 games with one loss coming in overtime and enter the break with a large lead in the Atlantic Division and second-best record in the Eastern Conference. Bostons spot in the standings was secure regardless of Saturdays result. Instead of coasting into the break, the Bruins closed with their first seven-goal game of the season. "Our transition was great and thats why we had so many odd-man rushes," said Bergeron, whose only upcoming break is a long flight to Russia to join defending Olympic gold medallist Canada. "Im Really excited and now I can look forward to it a lot more." Fellow Olympians David Krejci of the Czech Republic and Swedens Loui Eriksson added a pair of assists apiece in their final game before Olympic play begins. "I liked the way we handled that," Boston coach Claude Juliene said. "Its not like the games we lost we werent very good. Throughout that stretch I thought the consistency we were looking for was there and more." Juliene is also Olympics-bound as a member of the Team Canada coaching staff. Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask of Finland got the day off and Chara left Boston early to carry Slovakias flag in the opening ceremony. Brad Marchand had a goal and two assists, Jarome Iginla a goal and assist and Reilly Smith a pair of assists for Boston. The Bruins outshot the Senators 42-28 and chased Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson after Boston took a 5-1 lead early in the third on a goal by Milan Lucic. "This is one of those nights where we just have to let it go, forget about it and move forward," Anderson said. "We have that no-quit mentality and I think its shown over the last month or so. We have put ourselves in a pretty good situation to be in the hunt and to be in the battle for a playoff spot." Bobby Ryan scored in the second period and Patrick Wiercioch added a goal in the third for Ottawa. Boston backup goalie Chad Johnson made 26 saves while getting the start for Tuukka Rask. The Bruins led 2-0 after the first on goals by Bergeron and Chris Kelly, then pulled away with two more in the second. Bergeron scored his second of the game with a series of moves that left the Senators standing still as he made his way to the net and tucked a backhand inside the post. Defenceman Erik Karlsson was bracing to block a shot that never came and was caught standing upright as Bergeron skated around him, then caught Anderson with another fake that sent the Ottawa goalie toward the far side of the net. Bergeron neatly slipped the puck to the back of his stick and poked it in as he went behind the net. Ryan pulled Ottawa within 3-1 on a goal with 2:45 left in the second, catching Johnson offguard with a wrist shot when the goalie was expecting a crossing pass. But Boston scored again just 1:03 later when Krejci slid a pass across the crease to Iginla for a one-timer, then Krejci and Iginla assisted when Boston made it 5-1 3:35 into the third on a goal by Lucic. Notes: Anderson allowed five goals on 33 shots. ... Boston D David Warsofsky picked up his first NHL assist on Kellys goal with 3:34 left in the first period. Cheap Jerseys Authentic . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. Wholesale Jerseys . -- Felix Girard scored on the power play in the third period to lift the Baie-Comeau Drakkar past the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday. http://www.cheapjerseybiz.us/ . Boston is making its first appearance in the ALCS since 2008. For Detroit, its a third straight trip to the ALCS and its fourth in eight years.A promising young defenceman for the Jets, a scoring winger is resurrected for the Blackhawks, and continued problems for an Oilers blueliner; Fantasy tips and more in Scott Cullen’s Statistically Speaking. HEROES Jacob Trouba – The second-year defenceman was a force for the Jets recording a goal and two assists, with eight shot attempts (5 SOG) and team-best possession (28 for, 17 against, 62.2%) while playing 23:33 in a 3-2 overtime win against Edmonton. Here’s a look at Trouba and other defencemen under the age of 21 that have been regulars in the league this season: Under-21 Defencemen DEFENCEMAN TEAM GP G A PTS CORSI% CORSIREL% ATOI Aaron Ekblad Florida 23 4 9 13 50.9% +1.4% 21:35 Damon Severson New Jersey 25 4 6 10 52.2% +1.8% 23:07 Jacob Trouba Winnipeg 26 3 7 10 49.6% -2.3% 23:17 Morgan Rielly Toronto 23 3 6 9 49.2% +3.4% 18:06 Olli Maatta Pittsburgh 18 1 7 8 51.7% +0.6% 20:37 Seth Jones Nashville 24 0 5 5 54.5% +1.6% 17:46 Mathew Dumba Minnesota 20 1 3 4 53.6% +0.9% 12:30 Rasmus Ristolainen Buffalo 25 1 3 4 38.7% +1.8% 19:30 Mirco Mueller San Jose 21 1 2 3 52.1% -0.5% 17:27 Nikita Zadorov Buffalo 14 0 1 1 43.2% +7.1% 17:37 Kris Versteeg – The 28-year-old winger has found a home on Chicago’s second line, with Brad Richards and Patrick Kane and Versteeg had a goal and two assists in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over St. Louis. Since November 1, Versteeg has been one of the most productive scorers in the league, with lots of that production coming at 5-on-5. 5-on-5 Scoring Since November 1 PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS EV PTS/60 Vincent Trocheck Florida 14 2 9 11 3.90 Brad Richards Chicago 14 5 5 10 3.74 Tyler Johnson Tampa Bay 15 5 7 12 3.64 Kris Versteeg Chicago 14 3 8 11 3.59 Tyler Seguin Dallas 15 8 5 13 3.52 Wayne Simmonds – The Flyers right winger buried a couple goals, including the tying goal in the final seconds, registering 11 shot attempts (7 SOG) in the Flyers’ 5-4 shootout loss at Anaheim. He leads the Flyers with 10 goals and his 21 penalty minutes in 25 games this season is a career-low pace. ZEROES Justin Schultz – Edmonton’s troubled blueliner was buried in his own end (7 shot attempts for, 25 against, 21.9%) against Winnipeg. Schultz is down to 49.0% Corsi for the season, but it’s trending the wrong way, down to 44.7% over the past two weeks. Jaden Schwartz – One of the Blues’ better players this season, Schwartz didn’t manage a shot attempt in 16:49 during a 4-1 loss at Chicago and was a team-worst 34. Cheap NFL Jerseys. % (8 shot attempts for, 15 against) in terms of even-strength shot attempts. Alex Galchenyuk, Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher – The Canadiens line was stuck in the defensive zone – all three at 28% or fewer shot attempts – in a 2-1 loss at Minnesota, despite starting more than half of their shifts in the offensive zone. LINEUP NEED TO KNOW Jordan Eberle – Played 15:35 at Winnipeg, his second-lowest ice time of the season, while Tyler Pitlick played 18:07, skating with Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Corey Crawford – Chicago’s goaltender will be out at least a couple of weeks with an ankle injury, suffered at a concert. Antti Raanta gets first crack at starting in Crawfords absence, with Scott Darling recalled from the AHL to fill the backup role. SHORT SHIFTS Jets RW Dustin Byfuglien tallied a goal and an assist in the Jets’ 3-2 win over Edmonton. After a slow start to the season, Byfuglien is picking up the pace, with five points (3 G, 2 A) in the past six games. Ducks C Ryan Getzlaf (one goal and one assist) and RW Corey Perry (two assists) each had a couple points in a 5-4 shootout win against Philadelphia…Blackhawks RW Patrick Kane scored a pair of goals in Chicago’s 4-1 win over St. Louis, giving him 15 points (8 G, 7 A) in the past nine games. Blackhawks G Antti Raanta had 40 saves on 41 shots in a 4-1 win over St. Louis…Canadiens G Carey Price stopped 33 of 35 shots in a 2-1 loss at Minnesota…Wild G Darcy Kuemper turned back 18 of 19 shots faced for the win. The Wild fourth line of Erik Haula, Ryan Carter and Justin Fontaine controlled possession against Montreal, with Haula and Fontaine driving 80% of shot attempts (12 for, 3 against) despite starting only one-third of shifts in the offensive zone. FANTASY FOCUS It’s a busy night, with 11 games on the schedule, here are a handful of players to consider for your lineup: Nick Spaling – With Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis out, Spaling is skating with Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist, and played a season-high 20:13 last game. Michael Ryder – With barely enough healthy bodies, look for Ryder to get back into the lineup after a healthy scratch last game. Only three Devils forwards have more points than Ryder’s 12 and one of them, Jaromir Jagr, is not expected to play due to illness. Stephen Weiss – Six points in six games this season and the Red Wings are hosting the defensively-questionable Stars, with Jussi Rynnas making his first NHL start since March, 2012. Vincent Trocheck – Forcing his way into a bigger role by actually scoring, Trocheck has 11 points (2 G, 9 A) in 14 games this season and played a season-high 15:33 last game. Daniel Briere – Not a long-term solution, but he does have three goals in the past four games and has averaged more than 17 minutes per game in the past five. Much of the data included comes from www.war-on-ice.com, www.puckalytics.com, www.hockeystats.ca and www.naturalstattrick.com Scott Cullen can be reached at scott.cullen@bellmedia.ca ' ' '