A high-energy start settled down a few minutes in. Between David Krejci and his linemates checking and cycling for a full minute, and Torey Krug (possibly illegally) leaving his feet to stifle a rush, Boston’s forwards were committed to an aggravating forecheck.
David Backes and Kenny Agostino got into it; Agostino antagonized Backes by getting under him near the boards. Later in the frame, Torey Krug and Paul Byron chirped each other on the way to the bench after Byron pinned Krug against the boards for what felt like a holding-penalty amount of time.