Bergeron, Bjork lead Bruins past Canucks
BOSTON -- Patrice Bergeron celebrated his return to the ice with a goal and three assists, and rookie linemate Anders Bjork had two goals and an assist to power the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.
Brad Marchand added a goal and two assists, and David Krejci and David Pastrnak both posted a goal and an assist as the Bruins evened their record at 3-3-0.
The win could be costly though, as Krejci had to leave after two periods with an upper-body injury.
Boston scored three goals on the same five-minute power play in the first period after Canucks defenseman Erik Gudbranson received a major and game misconduct for boarding Frank Vatrano. That turned a 1-1 game into a 4-1 affair in just 97 seconds.
The Bruins made it 5-1 before the Canucks (2-3-1) came back with two goals in 34 seconds late in the second period.
However, Bergeron converted a Pastrnak pass into a virtually open net behind goalie Jacob Markstrom, who replaced Anders Nilsson after the fourth goal -- and the 17th straight shot by the Bruins over a 7 1/2-minute span.
Derek Dorsett, Thomas Vanek and Bo Horvat scored for the Canucks against Anton Khudobin, in goal for Boston with Tuukka Rask in the concussion protocol and out of the lineup.
Khudobin made 26 saves to raise his record to 2-0-0 on the season.
Bjork scored his second and third goals of the season and had a breakaway later in the first period but shot the puck wide.
Vanek, a career Bruins killer, has 33 goals and 67 points in 62 games against Boston.
NOTES: The Bruins placed C Ryan Spooner (groin) on injured reserve and activated RW David Backes (diverticulitis) from IR and sent LW Peter Cehlarik back to Providence, a day after he was recalled. Boston C Patrice Bergeron (lower body) made his season debut in his 900th NHL game. ... The Bruins recalled G Zane McIntyre to back up Anton Khudobin. ... LW Kenny Agostino, just recalled, made his Bruins debut. ... The Canucks were missing RW Loui Eriksson, a former Bruin who is on IR with a knee injury. ... G Anders Nilsson's shutout at Ottawa was only the third ever by a Canuck in his debut with the team -- Mike Fountain (1993) and Johan Hedberg (2003) with the others. ... Bruins LW Tim Schaller played in his 100th NHL game. ... Thursday was Bruins Fight Cancer Night, the Bruins wearing purple jerseys in warmups that will be auctioned.