The lineup that the Colorado Avalanche iced on Wednesday at Ball Arena will never be confused with the team that the captured the Stanley Cup last spring. But the Bruins can only beat the team that’s in front of them, and that’s what they did, grinding down a game but over-matched Avs team of call-ups and taking a 4-0 victory to kick off their three-game road trip.
Taylor Hall scored two goals and added an assist to help the B’s secure the two points that were just sitting there for them. Linus Ullmark (23 saves) improved to 15-1 on the season with his second shutout of the season.
After losing in a shootout to Vegas on Sunday, the B’s improved to 21-3-1 and, as we inch toward Christmas, they have still have yet to lose two games in a row.