BOSTON — The Bruins entered the 2015-16 season a revamped roster, a new general manager and question marks galore.
But after Thursday night’s season-opening matchup with the Winnipeg Jets, one fact was abundantly clear: Boston really misses its captain.
With an upper body injury rendering Zdeno Chara unavailable, the Bruins struggled mightily on the defensive end throughout the final 40 minutes of the contest. Winnipeg, after being held scoreless in the first period, scored three goals in the second and three more in the third en route to a 6-2 victory at TD Garden.
FIRST PERIOD
Kevan Miller and Zac Rinaldo dished out the physicality in the opening minutes, with the latter playing his agitator role to a T.