Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Tim Thomas stopped 35-of-36 shots and Milan Lucic added a goal and one assist as Boston downed Washington, 3-1, in the front end of a home-and-home series at Verizon Center. Josh Morgan Super Bowl Jersey . David Krejci posted a goal and a helper and Matt Hunwick also tallied for the Bruins, who ended their season-opening road swing at 4-1. We have a pretty good balance in all of our lines. What we have seems to be working, Bruins head coach Claude Julien said. Marcus Johansson notched his first NHL goal for the Capitals, whose four-game win streak was halted. Michal Neuvirth took the loss although he was pulled after playing nearly 13 minutes and allowing two goals on seven shots. Semyon Varlamov yielded one score on 14 shots the rest of the way. Hunwick drilled a shot by Varlamov at the 2:08 mark of the third period and the Bruins led 3-1. Washington had a goal wiped out at the midway point of the third, when Alex Ovechkin was ruled to have knocked in an airborne puck from a John Carlson point drive with his gloved hand. The Caps got a break when Bruins forward Gregory Campbell was given a double- minor for high sticking with 1:20 remaining, but the home team couldnt muster much offense despite a 6-on-4 advantage. We did a lot of good things except convert...When [the Bruins] get a lead they are tough to beat, Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau said. Boston took a 1-0 lead at the 9:12 mark of the first as Krejci finished off a 2-on-1 by tipping home a Nathan Horton pass inside the left post. Lucic doubled the advantage less than three minutes later as he faked a shot in the right circle, pulled Neuvirth toward him, and slipped the puck along the ice and in. Despite failing to capitalize on a brief two-man advantage early in the second, the Capitals halved their deficit at 7:42 as Jason Chimera fed Johansson for a tap-in. GAME NOTES:The Bruins finally return home from their long road trip by hosting Washington on Thursday. Bostons intercontinental journey began in Northern Ireland for the end of their exhibition schedule, then wound up in the Czech Republic for two games with Phoenix to start the regular season, then came to Newark and Washington, DC...It was the Capitals first loss since a season-opening defeat in Atlanta...Thomas has won his first three starts of a season for the first time in his career...Johansson was Washingtons first-round pick (24th overall) in the 2009 draft. Hakeem Nicks Womens Jersey . [Stardaily] China Central Television (CCTV) has invited well known sports broadcaster Song Shixiong, who retired in 2000, to return to report during the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the Star Daily reported. Hakeem Nicks Womens Jersey . The founder of Internet job site Monster.com, Jeff Taylor, launched Eons.com, a similar site to the popular online teen hang-outs MySpace or Facebook for the 50-plus crowd. Instead of career and school sections, Eons.com has interactive games to build brain strength, news on entertainment and hobbies for older people, a personalized longevity calculator and tips to live longer. Jason Pierre-Paul Youth Jersey . Alex Burrows scored 27 seconds into overtime to give the Canucks a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings on Thursday night. Burrows also had an assist and Jannik Hansen, Ryan Kesler and Mason Raymond also scored for Vancouver. Michael Oher Jersey . Daniel Alfredsson used a nifty backhand deke to beat compatriot Jonas Gustavsson on a penalty shot and the Ottawa Senators spoiled The Monsters debut with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Ray Rice Youth Jersey . Pittsburgh is Donnellys fourth stop in the past four seasons after five superb years out of the bullpen for the Angels. The right-hander was 3-0 with a 1. St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Sean Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in and a run scored, as the Tampa Bay Rays dominated the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-1, in the middle installment of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Ben Zobrist, Dioner Navarro and Carlos Pena each hit solo homers for the Rays, who tied a season high with 15 hits. Kelly Shoppach knocked in two runs for Tampa Bay, which won 9-0 in the series opener and will go for the sweep on Thursday. David Price (9-2) went six frames in the start, allowing one run on four hits to become the first nine-game winner in the American League. He also walked a season-high five batters and fanned four in the victory. Lyle Overbay drove in the lone run for the Blue Jays, who have dropped three in a row and five of seven overall. Starter Shaun Marcum (5-3) got rocked for seven runs and 10 hits in four innings. Tampa Bays offense got going in the first inning. Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria hit consecutive one-out singles to put men on the corners for Shoppach, who drove in a run with a base hit up the middle. Rodriguez followed with an RBI double to left to make it 2-0. The Rays added three more runs in the third to make it a five-run game. B.J. Upton reached base on a bunt single and advanced to second on Crawfords groundout before stealing third. After Longoria was intentionally walked, Shoppach hit a sacrifice fly to deep left. Rodriguez then hit an RBI double down the left-field line and Zobrist capped the frames scoring with an RBI single. Joe Flacco Youth Jersey. Torontos first hit of the contest didnt come until the top of the fourth. Overbay and John Buck hit consecutive one-out singles and Edwin Encarnacion walked to load the bases. Price, though, got Mike McCoy to go down looking and Fred Lewis to ground into a fielders choice. The Rays plated two more runs in the home half on Navarros solo homer and Longorias RBI double. Zobrist and Pena hit back-to-back homers off Shawn Camp in the fifth to extend Tampa Bays lead to 9-0. The Blue Jays got a run in the top of the sixth on Overbays RBI double, but the Rays responded with a run in the home half on Rodriguezs run-scoring single. GAME NOTES:Tampa Bay has now won 10 consecutive home series against Toronto since early in the 2007 season, and the Rays took eight of nine games from the Jays at the Trop in 2009...The Blue Jays were without shortstop Alex Gonzalez (personal) and infielder John McDonald (personal)...The Rays played the 2,000th game in franchise history on Wednesday...Marcum fell to 2-2 lifetime against Tampa Bay...Price improved to 5-0 in six career starts versus Toronto...The Blue Jays activated pitcher Jesse Litsch from the 60-day disabled list Wednesday and optioned pitcher Rommie Lewis to Triple-A Las Vegas. Litsch had elbow ligament replacement surgery in June of 2009. He will replace Brian Tallet in the rotation and is scheduled to make his first start on Sunday at Colorado. ' ' '