His two goals and three points in the Boston Bruins’ 4-3 Tuesday night loss to Minnesota are not Seth Griffith’s most startling stats. His five points over four consecutive NHL outings cannot claim that distinction either.
Here is the real number worth gaping over: 10.
That is how many calendar days encompassed a stretch that began with Griffith’s most recent minor league game and Tuesday’s career performance in the NHL.
Two Sundays ago, on Oct. 19, the second-year professional put in his third AHL appearance of the 2014-15 season. He pitched in a goal for Providence then returned to the parent club the next day for his second NHL stint.
Working with first-line fixtures David Krejci and Milan Lucic, he has squandered negligible seconds in the act of stretching that stint. In his first game back from the one-day reassignment, and fourth venture with Boston overall, he converted a Lucic setup for his first NHL goal and point against San Jose.
Two nights later, Griffith returned the favor, collaborating with Krejci to set up Lucic’s first strike of the season.
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