BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins are red hot, Tuukka Rask is back in uniform and all of a sudden, the East has another elite team in a conference full of them.
Brad Marchand posted his fifth career hat trick and Linus Ullmark stopped 24 shots as the Bruins handled the Montreal Canadiens, 5-1, on Wednesday night.
With Rask dressed as the backup after taking warmups to the delight of the Boston faithful, the Bruins rolled to their third straight win and their sixth in seven games. It was the third game in a row that they have opened a four-goal lead.