BOSTON -- Few teenagers could make their NHL debut during the Stanley Cup playoffs and fit right in.
But 19-year-old Charlie McAvoy has done just that for the Boston Bruins.
With their blueline depleted lineup because of injuries, the Bruins signed McAvoy, who had just turned pro after completed his sophomore season at Boston University, last Monday. Two days later, he made his NHL debut in Game 1 of Boston's first-round Eastern Conference playoffs against the Ottawa Senators.
McCoy, a former first-round pick (No. 14 overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft, has been outstanding in his first two games for the Bruins, averaging 25 minutes of ice time.