Everything You Need to Know from Boston's Win Against AZ (All the Notes)

Boston's game against Arizona tonight, was full of mixed emotions. The B's started the game off strong, with an early 2-0 lead, before allowing the Coyotes to tie the game up later in the game. Ultimately, the Bruins would prevail and defeat the Yotes, 6-3.


B's Lines:

Hall-Bergeron-Smith
Zacha-Krejci-Pastrnak
Greer-Coyle-Frederic
Foligno-Nosek-Lauko

Lindholm-Carlo
Forbort-Clifton
Reilly-Zboril

Pre-Game Notes:
  • Bruins Home Opener
  • Jake DeBrusk ruled out with an injury
  • Trent Frederic draws into the lineup, due to the injury to DeBrusk
  • Swayman set to start first of the year
  • Bruins alted d-pairs (Forbort/Clifton, Reilly/Zboril)
1st Period Notes:
  • Lauko agitates a Coyotes player, to start the game
  • Bruins allow 2-on-1, Reilly breaks the play up
  • Carlo draws Interference penalty
  • Pastrank strings Zacha on a breakaway, Zacha gets hooked
  • Smith sets up Foligno, who hits the post, Zacha finds the rebound and buried (PP Goal)
  • Foligno records his 500th point of his career on the play
  • Good energy shift by Boston's fourth line
  • High intensity shift by the Bergeron line
  • Foligno lays the boom on Timmons (the AZ d-man doesn't return)
  • Pastrnak dangles Travis Boyd, unable to finish
  • Coyle snipes top-shelf, Frederic starts the play by stealing the puck and dishing Coyle
2nd Period Notes:
  • Foligno gets back, breaks up the play in his defensive zone
  • Frederic drops the mitts with O'Brien
  • Swayman stops Ritchie on a wrap-a-round
  • Lindholm called for tripping
  • Nosek called for tripping
  • B's kill off both penalties
  • Hall gets called for hooking
  • Keller scores on the PP for the Coyotes
  • Foligno tips in Connor Clifton's point shot
  • Swayman stones Guenther on a breakaway
  • Greer drives the puck to the net, gets stopped by the netminder
  • Krejci launches a clapper, hits the post
  • Carlo ruled out with upper-body injury
3rd Period Notes:
  • Josh Brown beats Swayman to narrow the Bruins lead, after Zboril fails to clear the puck
  • Fourth-line has been sharp all-night
  • Frederic bears his man, gets stopped on a two-on-one
  • Zacha's pass gets pick up, Gostisbehere walks in on a breakaway and beats Swayman
  • Foligno draws a hooking penalty
  • Forbort's point shot gives Boston the lead again
  • Lindhom finds Greer in stride, the winger snipes one by Vejmelka
  • AJ Greer scores on the EN, assisted by Charlie Coyle