With one last game before a five-day break for both sides, the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins could leave everything they had on the ice at TD Garden.
That’s exactly how the game began, with Andrew Shaw seeking retribution on Torey Krug for the hit earlier in the season that knocked him out of action for several games. He got his point across by engaging Krug in a fight that sent each off to penalty box before the game had reached the one-minute mark.
Shaw claimed the decision of the fight, and the Habs controlled the pace of the game early on, using their speed to get around the Bruins’ defence and into the offensive zone.