With the Boston Bruins sitting just four points out of first place overall in the Eastern Conference entering Monday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets and all but assured a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs, one key component to the team’s recent success has been goalie Tuukka Rask. After a slow start in which he went 3-8-2 with a 2.85 goals-against average and a .899 save percentage, the Finnish net minder is 27-3-2 with a 2.05 goals-against average, a .927 save percentage, and three shutouts in his last 33 games entering last night.
