Intensity. Physicality. Hatred. Passion. These adjectives were sorely missing from the recent chapter of the Bruins-Canadiens rivalry.
Not on Saturday night.
The 744th regular-season meeting between the Bruins and Habs had a little bit of everything, from bruising hits to post-whistle scrums to clutch goals and quality goaltending from Tuukka Rask and Carey Price. The Bruins, despite relinquishing a two-goal lead in the third, rebounded on John Moore’s late power play tally to secure the 3-2 victory over their hated rivals.
“I was just thinking about that. There was a lot of scrapping, some hitting and some slashing,” Rask said to reporters following his sensational 31-save outing.