BOSTON — The Bruins’ 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final was highlighted by a four-goal third. But maybe taking a little bit of backseat to the third-period onslaught was the play of Boston’s defensive unit. With Charlie McAvoy suspended for Game 1 of the collection, that left a fairly obtrusive gap on Boston’s prime pairing. But Connor Clifton did an admirable job in a minutes bump and Steven Kampfer made essentially the most of his evening, scoring the sport’s first objective. All of that got here to no shock to Tuukka Rask. “Yeah, it’s awesome,” Rask stated of the defensemen stepping up with McAvoy out. “I’m not stunned at
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Golden Knights Roster: How Vegas’ Team Looks After NHL Expansion Draft
Share this: The NHL’s newest franchise has its initial group of players for the 2017-18 season. Following some activity in free agency and the NHL Expansion Draft on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, the Vegas Golden Knights have begun to form their identity. Here is the roster as of Wednesday night: Forwards: Reilly Smith (Florida Panthers), James Neal (Nashville Predators), David Perron (St. Louis Blues), Erik Haula (Minnesota Wild), Brendan Leipsic (Toronto Maple Leafs), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Philadelphia Flyers), Cody Eakin (Dallas Stars), Mikhail Grabovski (New York Islanders), Tomas Nosek (Detroit Red Wings), Oscar Lindberg (New York Rangers), Jonathan Marchessault (Panthers), Alex Tuch (Wild), David Clarkson (Columbus Blue Jackets), Teemu Pulkkinen (Arizona Coyotes), Connor Brickley (Carolina Hurricanes), Chris Thorburn (Winnipeg Jets), Nikita Gusev (Tampa Bay Lightning),
Bruins’ Confidence in Young Defensemen Paying Off, Trio All Factoring Into Score Sheet (Video)
The Bruins’ defense played a big role in their 5-2 win on Sunday over the New York Rangers. Torey Krug and Johnny Boychuck each netted goals, and Matt Bartkowski and Dougie Hamilton were both credited with assists. Though they may be young, Krug, Bartkowski and Hamilton have proved themselves worthy of head coach Claude Julien‘s confidence moving forward in the series. Julien said he has encouraged the young players to continue doing the things they know they do well in order to continue making an impact. Hear more from Krug, Boychuck and Julien in the video above, or check it out on NESN’s YouTube channel.