All eyes were on David Krejci last night as he scored three of the Boston Bruins' four goals in a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs that pushed Boston's series lead to 3-1.
Krejci scored three goals last night, including the overtime winner at 13:06 to secure the victory for the Bruins. Boston goalie Tuukka Rask gave another spectacular display and again saved 45 shots.
"Honestly, it's nice," Krejci said of his three-goal effort that gives him an impressive five goals and 10 points in four games. "On the first goal, I just went to the net and I don't know if it hit me or not. I went hard to the net and then saw the puck lying in the net. On the other two goals, it was [Nathan] Horton making two huge plays. On one, he set me up for a one-timer and on the overtime goal, he took a huge hit to make a play. It was all him."
Krejci felt his team's experience came in handy. "We know we have so much experience on this team, but it's how you use that experience that is important," Krejci said. "I think we used it well tonight, but Tuukka also made some great saves. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have even been in overtime."
Krejci, a very valued member of the Bruins squad, he was received with nothing but compliments after yesterday's game.
"David, tonight, certainly was the guy who was shining," said Boston coach Claude Julien. "He was on top of his game and he has been a really good playoff performer for years for us. There are players who thrive on playoff hockey, and he's one of those guys. We know he's a great playmaker and skilled player, but the other part of his game is he doesn't shy away from traffic and he doesn't shy away a physical game. He's very gritty when he needs to be gritty. If he has one weakness, it's that he is very hard on himself when things aren't going well."
Game 4 is Friday in Boston.
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