Vezina, Canadiens Blank Bruins (1/27/25)

The miserable season rolls on for the expansion Boston Bruins as they've now lost their fifth straight game and 16th out of 18 games. This time it was a lack of defense and offense in a game not even close. Montreal Canadiens goalie Georges Vezina stoned the Bruins cold while his counterpart Doc Stewart couldn't stop a nosebleed. The game was essentially over in the first period when Billy Boucher, Sylvio Mantha and Howie Morenz scored to put the Canadiens up 3-0 with just over 6 minutes remaining. Old friend Fern Headley laughed at his former team as he assisted Morenz on his second goal of the game in the third period. It all added up to yet another defeat, this time by the Canadiens at the Boston Arena.

                                        Noted fiddle player Louis Feinberg laughs at the Bruins

The game was pretty much over right away when Howie Morenz dumped a pass to Billy Boucher who scored on Doc Stewart to put the Canadiens on top 2:56 into the first period. Just under ten minutes later Sylvio Mantha came in all alone and scored to essentially ice the game early. One minute after that, Aurele Joliat set up Morenz for a goal to increase the lead. That was it for the period and the game as the Canadiens led 3-0.

                                                              Morenz tortures the Bruins

The good news for the Bruins was that they didn't allow a goal in the second period. Hitchman and Stewart combined to shut down the Canadiens. The bad news was Georges Vezina the Montreal goalie didn't allow a goal either. The game remained 3-0 heading into the third period.

                                                     "Can you guys score?" - Stewart

Just like the first period, the third period belonged to the Canadiens. Vezina was a rock in net and Fern Headley probably felt relieved he was on the other side for once. With 8:19 left in the game, Headley himself set up Morenz for his second goal of the game to put the Bruins out of their misery. There weren't many penalties in the game, just one apiece. It all added up to a 4-0 shutout win for the Canadiens.

                                                  "You get nothing and like it!" - Vezina

Penalties:

Lionel Hitchman - 2 minutes

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Who would of thought the Bruins would be THIS bad this season? Expansion teams are usually cucka as it is, but this has been a totally miserable season. They've lost 16 out of 18 games, there's really nothing else to say is there? They couldn't even score a goal against Vezina and the Canadiens let alone be competitive. Who knows what Art Ross can do to fix the situation. Not just this season but moving forward. Its one thing to have a bad expansion team that has some talent you can build on....how do you build on this? Hitchman and Herbert are good but that's about it. No sense ranting any further, the Bruins are 2-16 and there's still 12 games left in the season. The Bruins look to snap their four game losing streak four nights from now against the Hamilton Tigers. Let's see what happens at Barton Street Arena.