Establishing momentum before a lengthy road trip always gives a team something to look forward to. The Bruins had that in the form of an eight-game point streak — and three wins in a row — heading into Friday’s tilt with the lowly Anaheim Ducks in Orange County.
Again, it wasn’t pretty, but Boston took care of business against an Anaheim squad just days removed from canning coach Randy Carlyle following arguably its worst three-month stretch in recent memory.
Here is what we learned from the Bruins’ 3-0 victory at Honda Center.
Jaroslav Halak picks up where he left off
The Bruins didn’t bring their crisp play during certain spurts, especially on the defensive end.