KANATA, Ontario — The changes made by Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant may have changed the optic for the opposing team but it didn’t help the Knights stop their woes on the road.
Gallant switched centers Cody Eakin and Erik Haula for Thursday’s game against the Boston Bruins, playing Haula with James Neal and David Perron while Eakin centered for Alex Tuch and Oscar Lindberg. Eakin scored in the second period, his second of the season, but the Knights still fell short, losing 2-1 to the Bruins.
“Yeah, it looked pretty good,” Gallant said of the changes, which included returning Brayden McNabb and Brad Hunt on defense while sitting Shea Theodore and Jon Merrill.