3 takeaways from the Bruins’ 3-2 win over the Canadiens

David Backes celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the first period Saturday.Intensity. Physicality. Hatred. Passion. These adjectives were sorely missing from the recent chapter of the Bruins-Canadiens rivalry.

Not on Saturday night.

The 744th regular-season meeting between the Bruins and Habs had a little bit of everything, from bruising hits to post-whistle scrums to clutch goals and quality goaltending from Tuukka Rask and Carey Price. The Bruins, despite relinquishing a two-goal lead in the third, rebounded on John Moore’s late power play tally to secure the 3-2 victory over their hated rivals.

“I was just thinking about that. There was a lot of scrapping, some hitting…