BOSTON -- It should have been the perfect way to head into the Winter Classic, the Boston Bruins snapping a three-game skid with a wild 7-3 win Tuesday night over the division-rival Ottawa Senators that brought fans here to the Slap Shot era.
The Bruins' power play even managed to scored four times in its first game without injured star David Krejci, so that was a bonus, too.
But those good vibes were somewhat mitigated for the B's was Brad Marchand's low-bridge hit on Mark Borowiecki, not to mention a slash by Marchand later in the game that looked more like a spear.