The Bruins should be thankful for the performances of Tuukka Rask and Jonas Gustavsson during their two-game road swing through Toronto and Detroit. Because of the two netminders, the Black and Gold stole four important points and jumped to third place in the Atlantic Division this Thanksgiving.
But head coach Claude Julien and company are going to need a complete effort on Friday when they welcome the red-hot Rangers. The Blueshirts are coming off a 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday but are 8-2-0 in their last 10 and bring their league-leading defense to town.