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