With their third win of the young season on Friday night, the Bruins have gained seven out of a possible eight points to begin the season.
Anyone looking for a different way to spend a Friday night got their money’s worth during this one. The absence of Garden legend Rene Rancourt singing the national anthem was just about the only complaint any of the 17,565 screaming fans could have had about this end-of-the-week match-up.
Through three games, the 2013 Boston Bruins have yet to lose at home after a 4-2 victory over the visiting Islanders last night at TD Garden. Another home game and another two points for the B’s, who sit atop the Northeast Division and the Eastern Conference with seven out of a possible eight points to open the abbreviated season.
Just ask Claude Julien what the Bruins did well in this one. “Net drive,” he’ll say, as the sixth-year head coach preaches that to his 20 players all game and season long.
Though The Garden was quiet at the start of this one, much like...
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Boston Sports Then & Now:
PLAYERS:
Claude Julien,
Shawn Thornton,
Matt Martin,
Rick DiPietro,
Daniel Paille,
Dougie Hamilton,
Milan Lucic,
Matt Carkner,
Keith Aucoin,
Colin McDonald,
David Ullstrom,
Tuukka Rask,
Casey Cizikas,
Gregory Campbell,
Dennis Seidenberg,
David Krejci,
Johnny Boychuk,
Andrew Ference,
Brad Marchand,
Zdeno Chara,
Nathan Horton,
Patrice Bergeron,
Tyler Seguin,
Chris Kelly,
Brian Strait
TEAMS: Boston Bruins, New York Islanders
TEAMS: Boston Bruins, New York Islanders
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