Ullmark Makes Career-High 54 Saves in Bruins' Win Over Calgary

CALGARY -The Bruins ended a four-game road trip the same way they started it - on top - as Boston extended their win streak to eight games with a 4-3 overtime win against the Calgary Flames, completing the sweep of the Western swing with many milestones, records broken, and history made.

The Linus Ullmark Show

Linus Ullmark set a career high and a franchise-record of 54 saves in the B's final outing of the four-game road trip. Ullmark is also just the second goaltender in B's history to make at least 50 saves, the other being Tim Thomas who made 52 saves back in 2011.
The shots would not stop coming at Ullmark at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday night. And with it being the second end of a back-to-back, and the fourth game of the West coast swing, it was clear the pressure was on Ullmark to make up for some tired legs. "They tried their hardest throughout the game and I'm going to do the same," said Ullmark "You try to give your best for today and that's what I thought we did...it was tough to come in here on a back-to-back but we managed to find a way."
Ullmark's teammates have been praising him all year, but especially on the rare nights the B's are struggling with some fatigue. "What a game by Ullmark," said Charlie McAvoy. "What a game by him. He kept us in the game all night. He gave us a chance to ultimately get a win at the end like he has all season long. I'm running out of stuff to say about him. It's just amazing. Feel very fortunate to play in front of him."
Ullmark improved his record to 31-4-1. "His focus this year has been incredible," said coach Jim Montgomery. "I don't know if he's let in a poor goal all year."

Sealing the Sweep

McAvoy scored the OT game winner with just 4.3 seconds left on the clock, tying Ray Bourque for the record of most overtime winners by a Bruins defenseman with five. His goal was a great one that stemmed from a heads up play from no other than Patrice Bergeron and started with a faceoff win by the captain at the other end of the rink. "When I got to the dressing room I asked how much time was left because it was such a heads-up play by Bergy to pass that puck to me," said McAvoy. "In a situation like that, sometimes you're thinking about the clock, but he was able to make the extra pass there."
Although McAvoy recognized the team fatigue, he was able to find the positive in it given the successful outcome. "We still find a way to come back and win like we have all year," said Mcavoy. "You can take a lot of confidence from a game like this."
Something everyone recognizes about this Bruins team is that anyone could step up and be the star of the show on any given night. "There's always a different hero and that's what's special about that locker room," said Montgomery. "They kind of have a saying in the locker room: 'never a doubt.'"

Fitting Right In

Dmitry Orlov is fitting in quite nicely as a Boston Bruin, scoring two goals of his own and earning a nice assist on Pavel Zacha's game tying power-play goal in the third period. "That was a bomb," Mongomery said about Orlov's one-timer to make it 2-0 heading into the second period.
Orlov checks in with five points (two goals, three assists) in his three games as a Bruin. "It's special for me," said Orlov. "I've never been on a new team. I'm still emotional and I'm trying to calm down but it's hard to do."
When asked if McAvoy knew how great of an offensive player Orlov was, he was pleasantly surprised. "No, I didn't know," said McAvoy. "I always thought he was a great player and I knew he was a winner....and I'll tell ya, it's fun. We feed off each other in here it lifts us all up."

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