Bruins Praise Joonas Korpisalo After Helping Boston Return To Win Column
The Boston Bruins returned to the win column with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.
Boston was coming off a blowout 7-4 loss to the Seattle Kraken to end its road trip. Yet, the Bruins played well on Thursday, and a key reason why was goaltender Joonas Korpisalo.
Korpisalo got the start and stopped 28 of the 29 shots he faced in the win, as he was excited to get back in the crease.
“That was fun to get back in there,” Korpisalo said on Thursday, as seen on NESN’s postgame coverage. “I’ve done this before, so you just go out there and do your best. Try to enjoy the game and get the win.”
Korpisalo started his first game since Dec. 27 when Boston lost to the Buffalo Sabres. In his first game in nearly two weeks was solid, and forward Casey Mittelstadt had high praise for him.
”It was awesome,” Mittelstadt said. “Korpi, he battles every day, and he’s a heck of a goalie. He played great tonight. That was awesome to see.”
It was a solid performance from Korpisalo to help Boston get back into the win column and remain firmly in the playoff race.
The Bruins are 23-19-2 and are two points back of a playoff spot. Boston will host the New York Rangers on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.