Jakub Lauko is not afraid to get his hands dirty.
Once considered a roster bubble fixture last fall, Lauko has carved out a role as a bottom-six spark plug with the Bruins due to a potent mix of speed and snarl.
There’s little that Lauko won’t do when he hops over the boards — be it buzzing around on the forecheck, serving as a fly in the ointment against opponents after the whistle, or standing up for his teammates by way of a few right hooks.
“He’s a pretty relentless player,” Jim Montgomery said of Lauko on Thursday.