No Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, Charlie McAvoy, John Moore, Kevan Miller, Urho Vaakanainen or Brandon Carlo? No problem.
On a night where Arizona sported its vintage throwback uniforms and the Bruins were barely able to glue together a respectable lineup, Boston did just enough to get past the Coyotes.
Here is what we learned from Boston’s 2-1 victory over the Desert Dogs at Gila River Arena.
Makeshift lineup works out
The main story entering Friday’s tilt in Dallas was how the Bruins patchwork defense — that included recent callups Jeremy Lauzon and Connor Clifton — would fare under pressure following recent injuries to Chara and Moore.