Boston Bruins: 3 Takeaways From a 6-2 Win Over Buffalo
By Scott Roche
2. All four lines were active.
Three of the four lines the Bruins rolled out against the Sabres found the back of the net. That’s secondary scoring at its finest.
The second line opened the scoring on Smith’s first goal of the day in the opening period, while the fourth line got on the scoresheet when Kuraly swatted home a rebound at the end of the first period. Smith added two goals in the third period to complete his first hat trick as a Bruin.
In the second period, the top line got a goal when captain Patrice Bergeron set up a perfect screen in front of Sabres’ goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on Jeremy Lauzon’s slap shot. Bergeron was able to corral the rebound and slide inside the post for a 3-1 lead.
Nick Ritchie got into the fun in the third period he redirected Matt Grzelcyk’s slap shot past Dustin Tokarski.
All 12 of the Bruins forwards that played in the game recorded at least one shot on the net, with Karson Kuhlman, who played in place of Chris Wagner, pumping a career-high and team-high six shots on the net, and that was through just two periods.
Jake DeBrusk returned to the lineup for Trent Frederic on a line with Kuhlman and Curtis Lazar. Though he failed to score, DeBrusk finished with a shot on the net, but the line was active all game long like the other three lines.