The Bruins home opener began with Bobby Orr and Milt Schmidt bringing the sold out crowd at TD Garden to its collective feet. It ended with Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron eliciting the same reaction from the 17,000+ on hand, only this time there was a horn involved.
Bergeron’s season debut played out to perfection. Boston’s alternate captain, who missed the opening three games with a lower-body injury, notched the game-winner with 75 seconds remaining in the final frame.
“After being out for a week, he comes back and scored a clutch goal for us,” coach Claude Julien said of Bergeron following Thursday’s victory.