patriots coach bill belichick took a few turns with bruins coach claude julien not too bad at all, and he wore an nhl outdoor classic hat along with his signature hoodie. the bruins host the montreal canadiens, outdoors tomorrow pats. and by the way, check out the goalie mask for the bruins tuukka rask for the game. it features several prominent patriots tom brady, julien , edelman and gronk spiking the football. very cool. the tradition continues tonight the manchester monarchs host the greenville swamp rabbits at 7:30, with fireworks to follow. its the annual new years eve game at the verizon. >> we expect to have a solid crowd. we will provide a solid round of hockey and a fireworks show after. it' s a good way to do it. we are looking forward to it. >> time for one last hometown this student is managing more than just a busy schedule. >> amanda murray plays basketball, soccer, and lacrosse at bow high school, the senior has been a part of three state championship teams to date, including back to back soccer titles, and a basketball title, which she says is still her favorite falcon

here's claude julien on spooner's big game. >> when ryan is on his game and he's skating and he gets involved he can be a guy in that line that really drives that line more or less, he can be the the leader on that line. >> i think i went like 13 games with a goal, five on five, something like that, which is not good. i'm not sure what's considered to be good, but i know that wasn't good enough. so i definitely need to score a lot more. and shoot the puck more. >> derek henry becomes just the second alabama player to win the

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guarding the healthy netter bruins win their second straight 3-19 fine and here is claude julien on spooner's big game. >>> when ryan is on his game and he is skating and he gets involved he can be a guy in that line that really drives that line more or less. he can be the leader on that line . >>> i think it went like 13 games in a goal. five or five or something like that which is not good, you know know? i'm not really sure what is considered to be good. i know that wasn't good enough. we need to score a lot more and shoot the puck more i guess when i play. >> anchor: the celtics so, so close trying to hand the warriors their first loss of the season. the c's giving the defending champs all they could handle taking them to double ot. but curry would do his thing 38 points in all and the warriors remaining undefeatedment the reigning m.v.p. bringing out the 3 era and the game living up to the hype, boston pushing the warriors to the limit and how about this? the celtics hit 12 three point pointers. the warriors just nine. that's the first time all season that golden state lost in that categ

santa claude julien making a list czeching it twice tuukka rask not in giving a mood early on. coming up with a huge save on david back us streaking in on rush 25 seconds into this game. game was scoreless through 1 jake allen just as much a krooj between pipes for st. louis ridiculous stop on brad marchand going right to left, allen saving all 32 shots, the b blue break through. a who goes dashing through the zone and ripping it past rask, 22nd goal of year make it 1-orr. later in the third, robbie takes the stretch pass and unleashes a wicked wrister. tops owl where you leave cookie for jolly old st. nick bruins lose two-0 snapping their three game winning streak. not fun loss. it stings you know we, knew what the opportunity was. you know forget what's happened here in last month and a half or so. it's tough to lose one. but, we, we have a lot tobacco happy about i think we're going to feel pretty good about our game right now. and go into break knowing that get rejuvenated. >> for seven straight season the patriots have a 5 or more guys named to the pro bowl roster. in firs

now they had head to montreal claude julien says the schedule is what it is. >> we have to. i mean that's that part of grind through nhl, there were no exception to the rule here. every team goes through that. you just have to have some character and battle through it. so we got to get ourselves ready for wednesday here. and then understand obvious will importance of that game get us back in the win column again. go from there. >> celtics back in boston for first time in ten days they went 3 and 2 on that road trip that took them through florida, mexico texas and louisiana. now a tough week at home. bulls tomorrow night and then night. golden state now 23 and 0 after city of curry more than just scorer no look alley oop. twoin points and ten assists. clay thompson other half the splash brothers on fire tonight. 39 points. ten 3 pointer. he did leave game with sprained angle something to keep an eye leading up to friday night. warrior win it 131-123 for 27th straight regular season win gaiting back to last year. patriots in need of a little pick up after dropping back to back

. -- bob: the sabres, the bruins, an extra special lack of effort or as claude julien assessed that was our team not respecting the game of hockey. david krejci chimed in good teams shouldn't do what we did it was that kind of night. the bruins giving up five unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes. here we are. second period. down 1-0. for all of 36 seconds when kevin miller shoots and matt beleskey tips to tie the game 1-1. brad marchand beats patrice bergeron who nets his 12th of the year and the bruins led 2-1. it was 3-1 through the third when b.u. terrier jack eichel gets his first of the night. that's called foreshadowing. his first means there would be a second. the first tied the game at three. eichel drops home. an empty netter. pro. the sabres added one more and the bruents lose 6-3. very nearly a similar fate for the celtics in detroit. evan turner with the zeller. the celtics taking a 15-point lead to the fourth quarter. still led by 11 with 2 1/2 jae crowder with a nice fadeaway and one. but the pistons did not go away easily. jackson makes it a two-point game in the fina

they've lot three straight and are already without tory crewing who claude julien says day-to-day but biggest below for from you ins for best offensive player. david krejci week to week an upper body injury suffered last night in ottawa b not disclosing the senator forward says he collide and a shoulder to shoulder tough break for krejci who tied for team lead with 33 points, and leads black and gold for ice time among forwards. maybe that can speed david's return to big glove last year first round pick playing for native czech republic world junior championship lighting lamp on power play goal. this goal assisted by fellow b's the checkses beaten slow vacs two-0. >> and remember you can catch bruins taking on montreal in winter classic right here on 7 nbc the puck dropping 1:00 p.m. new year's day after game you can find complete coverage of all of the action right here on 7 news. and 3 relief pitcher f. finishing 100 plus all three of them onyango keys. bomber trading for closer chapman to an already stacked >>> and we're out of time the tonight show starts next. seven news continue

claude julien's club locked in a scoreless draw through two through in the third period and vladimir tarsenko goes dashing through the zone, ripping it past rask. bruins lose 2-0, snapping their three-game winning streak. >> it's tough to lose, but we have a lot to be happy about. i think we've got to feel pretty good about our game right now. we go on this break knowing that and get rejuvenated. >> alex: tom brady topping the list of patriots' pro bowl selection. t.b. 12 going for the 11th time. matthew slater grabbing his fifth pro bowl nod. rob gronkowski and stephen gostkowski honored for fifth time. and three others making their maiden voyage to honolulu. while he will not play tonight against the hornets, marcus mart is making the trip to charlotte with the celtics, a sign the guard could be getting closer to a return. i'm also -- alex corddry. that's sports have. a great day. >> christa: one football player proving persistence pays off. joe anderson gained fame when he houston texans stadium that read in part, "not homeless but starving for success." he's now been signed to th