One piece of the California puzzle is in the books.
A few days removed from their triumphant Winter Classic victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins kicked off their annual tour of The Golden State on a positive note, defeating the surging Los Angeles Kings 5-2 at Crypto.com arena.
The Bruins surrendered the initial strike in the opening frame but quickly matched the fighting energy of teammates Brad Marchand and Trent Frederic en route to their 30th win of the season.
Second-period tallies from David Pastrnak and Marchand saw the Black and Gold bring the contest back to square one before the third period.