FOXBORO —
With the game tied 1-1 in overtime, Sturm drove to the front of the net and tipped in a Patrice Bergeron pass to give the Black and Gold the 2-1 victory on New Year’s Day with a walk-off goal at the legendary home of the Boston Red Sox. That moment came just 13 months after suffering a season-ending injury in a 2008-09 regular season game in late December against the Carolina Hurricanes. A few months before that, Sturm delivered his first heroics for the Black and Gold with the game-winner in an epic Game 6 matchup with the Canadiens that brought some hope to a suffering fanbase.