When it was announced that Joakim Nordstrom would play with David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk in place of Ryan Donato, Bruins fans were not very happy. They saw flashbacks to the days of Claude Julien benching young players and possibly stunting their development. Joakim Nordstrom took advantage of the opportunity in front of him. Late in the first he buried his first goal as a Bruin with an assist from David Krejci to put the Bruins up 3-1. He had two other scoring chances on top of his goal, and drew a penalty.
But Nordstrom may not have been the most impressive depth forward on the ice for the Bruins.