Coming off of a 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers and uncharacteristically subpar performances from Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, the Boston Bruins wanted to come out of the gate quickly in their first game of a weekend back-to-back against the Detroit Red Wings.
The Bruins didn’t play their best hockey in the opening period. But they found their game along the way and overcame an early two-goal deficit en route to becoming the fastest team in National Hockey League history to notch 50 wins in a season.
Boston encountered a rough stretch of turnovers less than two minutes into the opening stanza, beginning with Andrew Copp intercepting David Krejci’s attacking-zone entry feed.