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Brad Marchand has a hat trick.
Brad Marchand scored two goals 15 seconds apart in the first period and then added a hat trick in the second period. (1:17)
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The Boston Bruins are hot, Tuukka Rask is back in uniform, and the East has another elite team.
Brad Marchand posted his fifth career hat trick as the Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens.
The Bruins rolled to their third straight win and sixth in seven games with Rask in the net. They have opened a four-goal lead in three of the last four games.
Boston coach Bruce Cassidy thinks this is closer to who he is.
After a slow start to the season, the Bruins appear to be back to where they belong. The Bruins have games in hand on a lot of East teams.
Cassidy said that the break helped them mentally and physically, as they went back to work on things. A few people get moved around in the lineup.
Cassidy was asked if he thought the veteran would get some playing time with the game in hand.
Cassidy said that he was cold on the bench. I think he would give me a stop sign.
The winningest goalie in franchise history is expected to make his season debut on Thursday.
The Vezina Trophy winner was limited to 24 games last season due to injuries and the team was able to manage his workload. He had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his hip and remained unsigned as the regular season began, saying he wouldn't play for anyone but Boston.
He signed a one-year deal on Tuesday that will pay him $550,000. It seemed as if he'd never left when he took the ice for the warm ups. The fans chanted "We want Tuukka!" in the third period when Boston was leading 6-1.
He hasn't played in a while. Cassidy said that he looks good and that he is ready to go for Thursday's game. We will see where it leads. We're not going to make a judgement based on one game.
Jeremy Swayman was assigned to Providence of the ALP. Swayman has appeared in 16 games for the Bruins this season.
The Associated Press contributed to the report.
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