SUNRISE, Fla. — As soon as Brandon Carlo’s wrister from the right circle clanged off the crossbar and dipped behind Sergei Bobrovsky, David Pastrnak made sure to snag the puck for safekeeping.
Granted, it’s not often that a stay-at-home defenseman like Carlo lights the lamp.
But Monday’s goal meant far more to Carlo than just another etch into the stat sheet. In the Carlo household, it’ll be a prized heirloom for Crew Corbett Carlo — Brandon’s second child and first son, born around 3 a.m. earlier that morning.
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“Definitely 24 hours that I won’t forget,” Carlo — weary after little sleep and 18:40 of ice time against the Panthers — said after Boston’s 5-1 win in Game 1.