On a night that Zdeno Chara would, no doubt, have not handled differently to any other, the Boston Bruins should’ve taken it upon themselves to put up a strong and consistent performance; exactly what they long-serving captain has always done.
It did appear to all be going to plan early on too, with the Boston Bruins leading 2-1 at the end of the first period and having stretched it to 5-2 when David Krejci netted midway through the second.
However, from there on out, they did the antithesis of what Zdeno Chara has provided the Boston Bruins in nearly every one of those 1,000 games.