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Southeast Upends Bruins

Florida Panthers backup goaltender, Craig Anderson, earned his second shutout in as many games with a 1-0 overtime win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Anderson, a native of Park Ridge, Illinois, set an NHL record two nights before with the most saves all-time by a goaltender in a shutout with a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders. Anderson stopped all 53 shots against the Islanders and all 40 shots against the Bruins.

"I just tried to stay calm and relaxed" said Anderson, who hasn't allowed a goal in the past 105 shots, a 2-1 win against Philadelphia on February 23. "I just knew the guys would pull through. It just shows a great work ethic for our guys and it's a great confidence booster knowing we can go into another building and find ways to win."

Anderson has saved 93 shots over the course of two shutouts, the most since Dominik Hasek's 75 saves in the 1997-98 season for Buffalo. The 28-year old goalie is currently in his fifth NHL season splitting time between Florida and their AHL affiliate, Rochester, team last year. Anderson won his previous game against the Bruins, allowing only one goal this season.

The Bruins have not won at home against the Panthers since a 4-1 victory on November 3, 2005. Florida has won two consecutive games, their first winning streak since February 1. Bruins starting goaltender, Alex Auld, ended regulation play with 31 saves heading into overtime with a shutout on the line. Auld let up the first shot on goal, a snapshot by Nathan Horton, sealing the win for Florida.

"He got that shot through and was able to bounce it off of him," said Auld. "It was just a tough play."

Auld allowed three goals on ten shots in his last appearance, a 10-2 loss Monday against the Washington Capitals, playing only 23 minutes of what was a goalie carousel for Coach Claude Julien.

"After it was 6-0 after the first period, I knew that I was going with Alex [Auld] tonight, so I decided to pull him out," said Julien, referring to Monday night's game. "And then the last ten minutes it was just giving him the opportunity to see some action before the game tonight."

The game also marked the return of B's defenseman, Bobby Allen, who hasn't seen action in a Bruins uniform since December 22 because of back spasms. The defenseman has only played in 15 games this season without registering a point or any penalty minutes.

"It was good to get out there," said Allen. "Obviously I felt a little rusty. I was trying to keep things as simple as possible, keep my shifts short. I didn't play that much but hopefully I will grow into playing more."

Allen skated a total of 3:27 during the game with five shifts and one missed shot.

"He didn't get that much ice time," said Julien. "It was such a tight game and he hadn't played in a while so we were a little cautious in that area, but he didn't do anything that would allow us to say he had a bad game."