But he’s old enough to win an NHL hockey game.
On his 20th birthday, Charlie McAvoy nailed a fourth-round shootout goal to give the flu-ridden Bruins and Tuukka Rask a scintillating 2-1 win over the talented Winnipeg Jets.
After an equally exciting overtime in which Boston had four chances to win it and Winnipeg six, David Pastrnak and Bryan Little exchanged first-round shootout goals before McAvoy’s heroics.
Here’s what we learned in a goaltending duel to the end between Rask and former UMass-Lowell standout Connor Hellebuyck.
Bruins and their PK slow Jets’ propulsion
“They draw a lot of penalties,” Cassidy said postgame, “and they were able to again.