Jake DeBrusk
DeBrusk missed the Bruins’ last road trip through Washinton and Philadelphia as he stayed behind in Boston with an injury. He made his return Wednesday night and had an immediate impact on the game from his first shift.
Generally, David Krejci’s second-line left wing, DeBrusk was moved down to the third line with Charlie Coyle and Anders Bjork. He looked like he didn’t miss a beat in what could be considered his best game of the season to date.
He was a shooting machine with 12 shots attempted with seven hitting the net. In the third period and the game tied 1-1, he unleashed a wrist shot from the slot that hit Rangers goalie Alexander Georgiev’s shoulder, hit under the crossbar, and bounced near the goal line. The goal light went on, but after a review, it was decided that the puck did not go across the goal line.
Depending on which replay on the NBCSports broadcast you look at, you can come away thinking the puck did cross the line or you could come away thinking it did not cross the line.
A couple of shifts later, the Bruins took the 2-1 on Bjork’s goal. DeBrusk gained possession of the puck behind the Rangers net, gave Bjork a pass at the side of the net and he was able to slide the puck five-hole on Georgiev for his first goal of the year.