Bruins trap Coyotes, tie them up... then kiss 'em

Andrew Raycroft stood tall in overtime and as he turned away thirty-nine of the forty-one shots as the Bruins tied the Coyotes 2-2 at the America West Arena Wednesday.

The Bruins' tie ended a one-game losing streak and kept the Coyotes from taking the Norris Division lead from the San Jose Sharks.

After a silent first period, the Coyotes struck first in the second. Henrik Zetterberg notched his second of the season to strike an early lead. The goal was set up by rookie Alexei Morozov, as controlled the puck behind the Bruins' net and got a pass to Zetterberg, who slid the puck past Raycroft. Not long thereafter, Andy McDonald returned the favor when Tomas Kaberle won a face-off in the Phoenix zone, skipped it to Lars Jonnson, who turned the pick to McDonald as he blasted a 35-footer in for his sixth of the season at 11:09.

Raycroft was sensational in the nets as he held the Coyotes at bay. Alexei Yashin managed to get a cheap shot past him in the third, but it was the over time period when he stood tall.

Boston knotted the game when Bill Guerin scored his eleventh goal of the year on a pass from Jochan Hecht to beat Lalime on a 20-footer up the slot at 6:21. Neither team scored the rest of the period, with balanced shooting at ten all, even with the Coyotes having a man advantage twice for two minutes a pop.

At the start of the overtime, Raycroft made a sensational stop on Sheldon Souray at point-blank range to keep the game tied.

Boston was 0-1 on the power play while the Coyotes were 0-3. The Coyotes lead in the season series 1-0-1 as the two teams would up their regular season action. It is not likely the teams will meet in the postseason.