Marc Savard had a goal and two assists Saturday to lead the Boston Bruins to a 7-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Michael Ryder, Blake Wheeler, Marco Sturm, Dennis Wideman, Matt Hunwick and Shawn Thornton also scored for the Bruins.

Third-period goals by David Krejci and Dennis Wideman 25 seconds apart Wednesday boosted Boston to a 3-1 victory against Philadelphia. It was the first of four games between the Eastern Conference foes in the next few weeks. With the contest knotted 1-1, Krejci won a face-off and redirected a shot by

Shawn Thornton's go-ahead goal in the second period Sunday helped the Boston Bruins record a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. With the score tied, 1-1, his fifth goal this season put Boston in front for good with 8:02 left in the period. Dennis Wideman (unassisted) scored his 11th in the final second

Tuukka Rask's first career shutout Saturday boosted the Boston Bruins to a 1-0 victory over the New York Rangers. The only goal in the contest was Marc Savard's 19th, coming at 19:37 of the second period. Rask, who was playing in just his fifth NHL game, turned away 15 shots in the third period alone

Michael Ryder produced the deciding goal in a shootout Wednesday, giving Boston a 4-3 decision over Toronto. The Bruins head into the All-Star break in a tie with San Jose for the largest point total in the NHL at 73. Boston overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to snap a two-game losing streak. Dennis Wideman brought the Bruins within one early in the third and Zdeno Chara tied it with 5:53 to play in regulation.