Bruce Cassidy returned to his old stomping grounds and did something that 14 other teams couldn’t do on TD Garden ice.
But first, the Vegas Golden Knights had to survive a ferocious comeback bid from the Boston Bruins.
Through the first 26 minutes and change, Cassidy’s new club had the Bruins on the ropes with a 3-0 cushion on a pair of tallies from Paul Cotter and Jonathan Marchessault’s 10th goal of the year. But with Boston’s perfect home record on the line, Cassidy’s former club persevered — again.
Brad Marchand began the comeback with a doorstep tally off a brilliant feed from Patrice Bergeron with 6:24 left in the second frame.