The Boston Bruins hardly had a chance to digest the Milan Lucic news before Saturday’s Original Six matchup with the Montreal Canadiens.
Hours later, Jim Montgomery’s squad attempted to handle the business at hand. And precisely seven days after their 3-2 overtime setback at the Bell Centre, the Bruins delivered one of their more well-rounded efforts of the season on a night where the franchise honored the “Big Bad Bruins” era and their two Stanley Cup victories in 1970 and ’72.
Charlie McAvoy’s one-timer during Boston’s two-man advantage got the Bruins off and running at 7:11 of their dominant opening frame.