Unlike their pace in Florida two nights prior, the Boston Bruins showed significantly more urgency during Thursday’s home opener against the Montreal Canadiens.
Jim Montgomery’s club still encountered their share of defensive blunders during the first and third frames. Yet, they overcame their miscues in their own zone with steady checking and a heavy counterattack en route to their bounce-back victory.
From Jeremy Swayman’s season debut to impact performances from newcomers, here are a few observations from Boston’s 6-4 triumph over its Original Six rivals.
Bruins overcome defensive sloppiness.
In front of their home crowd and against a team traveling for the second game of a back-to-back, the Bruins remained eager to knock the sour taste of Tuesday’s effort out of their mouths.