Early on in the 2015-16 season, the Boston Bruins have played well in spurts in front of the loyal 17,565 at TD Garden. The one thing that has plagued the Black and Gold on Causeway Street, however, has been their inability to finish the job.
Entering Saturday’s contest against a Red Wings squad that was playing their second game of a back to back, the Bruins were 1-5-1 at home. They scored the first goal in five of those seven contests but often have let their strong starts slip away.
The Bruins scored first again when Patrice Bergeron followed his own shot from the point and banked home his rebound past Red Wings netminder Peter Mrazek at 7:18.