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Matt Fraser was eating a burrito in Providence, Rhode Island, when he got the word that he was being promoted from the minor leagues to join the Boston Bruins for their playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. Less than 48 hours later, in his first career NHL playoff game, he scored in overtime to give the Bruins a 1-0 victory and tie the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals at two games apiece. ''It is pretty special for him,'' Bruins coach Claude Julien said after practice Friday. ''First playoff game, score a goal like that - and a big one, to say the least.'' A 23-year-old forward from Red Deer, Alberta, Fraser played 13 regular-season games in two seasons with the Dallas Stars before coming to Boston in the Tyler Seguin trade.
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