In order for you an thought of how purchased within the Bruins are in these Stanley Cup playoffs, look no additional than the ultimate play of the sport Saturday evening.
Boston was in cruise management after Trent Frederic’s empty-net aim with a bit of over two minutes left in Recreation 1 put the B’s up 5-1 at TD Backyard. For all intents and functions, Jim Mongomery’s facet simply wanted to skate round and let the ultimate 131 seconds of the competition wipe away.
However the Bruins, and most notably Jakub Lauko, by no means took their foot off the fuel. The 24-year-old was on the ice for the sport’s last shift, and he put his physique on the road to dam a Simon Benoit shot earlier than the final buzzer sounded. The selfless play didn’t go unnoticed by Bruins captain Brad Marchand, who cherished what he noticed from Boston’s bottom-six forwards Saturday.
“All of them performed nice tonight,” Marchand instructed reporters, per a team-provided video. “You recognize, Lauk’s effort there — 5 seconds left and blocking that shot. He doesn’t want to try this, it’s 5-1 at that time. However it reveals the dedication to the sport, the main points.”
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Lauko hardly was the one heralded Bruin who left their mark on Recreation 1. John Beecher and the remainder of Boston’s fourth line opened the scoring and set the tone for the collection opener. Pat Maroon, in the meantime, impressed with each his ability and patented physicality in his first playoff tilt with the Black and Gold.
NHL groups want contributions from up and down the lineup to stage a deep postseason run. And if Recreation 1 was any indication, the Bruins have all arms on deck.
