Bruins Daily · Oct 18, 2022
Bruins sparked by Jake DeBrusk’s surprising birthday return
Looking to stay undefeated in the young season, a heavily undermanned Bruins backend faced their toughest test yet against the high-flying offense of the Florida Panthers.
But a shorthanded Boston bunch wasted little time taking control in this one. A speedy and assertive Jake DeBrusk returned to the lineup with a bang, scoring just 21 seconds in.
The Panthers found better luck early in the middle frame, catching Boston’s battered defensive core off-guard. Matthew Tkachuk fed a back-door-cutting Sam Bennett for the equalizer at 4:32 of the second period.
The Bruins countered Bennett’s equalizer later in the middle stanza, and DeBrusk again provided a spark for the go-ahead tally.