The Boston Bruins entered the holiday break as a hobbled bunch after dropping their last four contests.
After a strong performance against the Buffalo Sabres, it seemed that a three-day hiatus was exactly what the Black and Gold needed. The Bruins took the mental and physical reset and responded with a decisive 4-1 victory over their Atlantic Division foes.
“Just shake the rust off for the first couple of periods and get our legs under us,” Morgan Geekie told reporters after notching one of three Boston power play goals on the evening. “I thought as the game went on, we started to get some more chances and play the right way.