What a wild game to watch. With scrappiness, big hits, and an abundance of scoring for the Bruins, this one was the pre-deadline romp the B’s needed. Their inspiring play should encourage management to show confidence and perhaps make a deadline-day move to bolster a newly potent offense. But, that’s for later today. For now, revel in the glory.
First Period
Arizona came out hitting, looking to put the Bruins on their heels and peeking over their shoulders. Sharp stops off shots from the circles by both goalies in the first three minutes showed that Mike Smith and Tuukka Rask were up to the tempo of this game early on.