Bruins Notes: Young Guns Making Huge Difference Early

BOSTON — The Bruins have a really good young core, and it’s rare you’ll find a game that better illustrates their impact than Saturday’s win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Matthew Poitras, for instance, had perhaps the best game of his young career after being sidelined from meaningful action for almost eight months. Mason Lohrei tallied the game-winning assist just one game after being designated a healthy scratch. John Beecher led the team in blocked shots with four, including one on a near-empty net.