After the Bruins started the season almost laughably plagued by injury, it seemed like things were finally settling down and back to normal with a 17-game point streak to show. Unfortunately for the B’s, “normal” has also come to mean Brad Marchand winding up in some sort of trouble with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.
Without their top scorer, a top-line defenseman in Charlie McAvoy, and Noel Acciari, the Bruins had to prove the depth they’ve been touting as their key to success could step up without a safety net. While it wasn’t the prettiest, a red-hot Patrice Bergeron sparked a full-team effort as the Bruins earned a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre Thursday night.