Immediately following every rookie tournament game, we will pick a player from each team who made the biggest impression. Our “Impressions of the Game” for Bruins vs. Tampa Bay are as follows:
BOSTON: David Pastrnak (no points but was Boston’s best player, frequently generated chances)
TAMPA BAY: Jonathan Drouin (2 assists; was largely invisible until the third period when he turned it on, dominated OT)
Tampa Bay 3, Boston 2
Sunday, September 14, 2014 – Ford Ice Center
Tampa Bay 0 1 1 1 – 3
Boston 1 0 1 0 – 2
1st Period – Boston, Sexton 1 (Lindblad), 12:13.
2nd Period – Tampa Bay, Nesterov 1 (Drouin, Point) 10:36 (PP).
3rd Period – Tampa Bay, Aviani 1 (Kunyk) 4:05. Boston, Simonelli 1 (unassisted) 13:12 (PP).
Overtime – Tampa Bay, Curran 1 (Drouin, Point) 4:51.
Shots on Goal-Boston 7-8-7-3-25. Tampa Bay 8-6-4-5-23
Power Play Opportunities-Boston 1/7. Tampa Bay 0/7
Goalies-Boston, Morrison 0-0-0 (23 shots, 20 saves). Tampa Bay, Gudlevskis 1-0-0 (25 shots, 23 saves).