Charlie Coyle lived out a childhood dream Thursday evening at TD Garden.
Coyle, a Weymouth, Mass., native who was traded to the Bruins in late-February, potted a pair of clutch targets in Boston’s Game 1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. After netting a game-tying purpose with 4:35 left within the third interval, Coyle lit the lamp once more in extra time to offer the B’s a 3-2 win and a 1-Zero lead of their Eastern Conference semifinals collection.
As the Bruins rejoiced following their thrilling victory, Walpole’s Chris Wagner solely had one query for his Game 1 linemate and fellow Bay Stater.
After a sluggish begin along with his hometown crew, Coyle started to search out his kind throughout the again finish of the common season. The 27-year-old evidently was saving his finest hockey for the postseason, as he tallied 4 factors over seven video games within the first spherical in opposition to the Toronto Maple Leafs, together with three targets.
Boston didn’t purchase Coyle to be a featured scorer. But on an evening when the likes of Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak couldn’t get it going, the native child stepped up.
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