BOSTON — The Bruins earned the two points that were required with the Arizona Coyotes in town on Saturday night. But it was not easy, and their injury situation suggests that things are only going to get tougher.
After the Bruins coughed up a two-goal lead in the third period, Derek Forbort beat goalie Karel Vejmelka with a hard wrister through the pads with 10:31 left in regulation, with Craig Smith providing a little bit of a screen in front.
Then A.J. Greer (2-1-3) provided an insurance goal with his first goal as a Bruin with 7:11 left when his hard wrist shot from the left circle beat Vejmelka and, after Greer’s empty-netter, the Bruins grabbed the 6-3 win in the home opener at TD Garden.
