I add “at TD Garden” into the mix because the Detroit Red Wings prior to last night had lost eleven straight games in that building. Frans Nielsen finally found the back of the net notching his first goal of the season. He is not a perennial goal scorer by any means, but I had hoped he would be able to bury 18-20 goals.
Let’s get to the good stuff right away; Brad Marchand took a hack at Jimmy Howard while he was skating to the Detroit Red Wings bench during a delayed Boston penalty.