The Boston Bruins scored first for the eighth straight game on Super Bowl Sunday. Yet, in each of those seven prior contests, they wound up relinquishing the early one-goal advantage at some point during the contest.
It turned out they only needed one goal from David Krejci — during the second period — in the nation’s capital on Sunday. Rarely does one mere goal get the job done, especially against Braden Holtby, but the Bruins dug deep against the Capitals and snapped their three-game losing streak.
Here is what we learned following Boston’s 1-0 triumph.
The Bruins exorcized their DC demons
Bruce Cassidy’s squad entered Sunday’s matchup having lost six of their last eight dating back to their last meeting against the defending Stanley Cup champs on Jan.