Jarome Iginla, the 36-year-old elder statesman of the Boston Bruins' strike force, made like a father returning home from a protracted absence late in Sunday night’s first period. His linemates and teammates acted accordingly to halt a slump before it could gain substantial traction.
With his club facing a 1-0 deficit, Iginla cut directly to the porch of the host New York Rangers’ net. There, he got back to filling the twine with biscuits by ushering center David Krejci’s pass behind goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.
The connection drew a 1-1 knot with 1:53 to spare in a first period that should have yielded a multigoal advantage for the Blueshirts. The hosts had run up a 20-9 advantage in the shooting gallery by the first intermission.
Another 41 minutes and 53 seconds passed before Boston stamped a 6-3 victory with contributions from 10 different point-getters. One might say they won the game two periods to one and that Iginla and company took charge to enact the long-awaited U-turn.
Iginla, Krejci and Milan Lucic (who also characteristically led the team with five hits) joined three other Bruins ...
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