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FINAL: Bruins 3, Sharks 1 - Marchand, Frederick lead late 1st period push
Bruins came out strong in the first period and closed strong with two goals.
The rest of the game, they kind of coasted.
Finished with a 17-5 advantage in high-danger chances.
Linus Ullmark was outstanding after a long layoff with 26 saves.
Sharks are terrible.
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WHO: Bruins (2-0-0) vs. Sharks (0-2-1)
WHEN: 10:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: SAP Center, San Jose, Calif.
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
ROSTERS
BOSTON
DeBrusk-Zacha-Pastrnak
Marchand-Poitras-Geekie
Van Riemsdyk-Coyle-Frederic
Lucic-Beecher-Lauko
Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Lindholm-Carlo
Forbort-Shattenkirk
Ullmark
Swayman
Scratched: Heinen-Brown, Mitchell
SHARKS
Alexander Barabanov – Tomas Hertl – Anthony Duclair
Filip Zadina – Thomas Bordeleau – Kevin Labanc
Mike Hoffman – Luke Kunin – William Eklund
Givani Smith – Nico Sturm – Fabian Zetterlund
Mario Ferraro – Kyle Burroughs
Nikolai Knyzhov – Jan Rutta
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Matt Benning
Kaapo Kahkonen
Mackenzie Blackwood
PREGAME NOTES
Poitras replaces Coyle on the second line.
“Charlie’s a consummate player,” Montgomery told reporters. “All he cares about is winning, whatever he can do to impact the team. His game doesn’t change whether I’m using him with Marchand or whether I’m using him with Frederic. That’s the beauty of him. I can move him anywhere and he’s going to help the Bruins win hockey games.”