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TAMPA — The Bruins took a big step forward at Amalie Arena Saturday night, knocking off the big dog in the Eastern Conference — an efficient 3-0 win over the Lightning — but also lost veteran forward David Backes to an ugly cut to the right leg along the way.
Backes, promoted to first-line center prior to the 7:15 faceoff, exited in the final moments of the first period, after suffering a laceration above his right knee in a pileup at the Tampa net. The Bruins, ever tight-lipped about injuries, later confirmed the cut and that Backes required several stitches. He did not play the rest of the night.
David Pastrnak and Backes each scored in the first period, leaving the Bruins with a 2-0 lead at the first intermission, and Riley Nash followed with the club’s second power-play goal of the night for a 3-0 lead in the second.
TAMPA — The Bruins took a big step forward at Amalie Arena Saturday night, knocking off the big dog in the Eastern Conference — an efficient 3-0 win over the Lightning — but also lost veteran forward David Backes to an ugly cut to the right leg along the way.
Backes, promoted to first-line center prior to the 7:15 faceoff, exited in the final moments of the first period, after suffering a laceration above his right knee in a pileup at the Tampa net. The Bruins, ever tight-lipped about injuries, later confirmed the cut and that Backes required several stitches. He did not play the rest of the night.
David Pastrnak and Backes each scored in the first period, leaving the Bruins with a 2-0 lead at the first intermission, and Riley Nash followed with the club’s second power-play goal of the night for a 3-0 lead in the second.