Tim Sassone's game tracker

Bruins 3, Blackhawks 0

Three stars:

1. Tim Thomas, Bruins: Made 32 saves for his ninth shutout of the season.

2. Patrice Bergeron, Bruins: Plus-2 with an assist and 7 shots on goal.

3. Zdeno Chara, Bruins: Plus-3 with a goal.

Split the difference: Splitting road games at Detroit and Boston will be looked back on as being OK as long as the Hawks take care of business in their next two games Friday at Columbus and Sunday at home against Tampa Bay.

— Tim Sassone