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Last night's win was an especially big night for two young Bruins

By Giesse
The Bruins celebrate the first win of the season.
The Bruins celebrate the first win of the season.
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The Bruins get a couple of down days to relish their first victory of the season.

  • Tyler Randell and Tommy Cross have a lot of personal history. Now they have shared their successful NHL debuts.[TheBostonGlobe]

  • The Bruins chased Semyon Varlamov, and every member of the Ryan Spooner line scored a goal to boot.[TheBostonGlobe]

  • Zdeno Chara is back, and Jonas Gustavsson was solid. There were a number of things to like about last night's game.[BruinsDaily]

  • Take five... observations from the game. And what will the inevitable return of Brad Marchand mean to the lineup?[WEEI]

  • Timely saves buoyed the team, Jimmy Hayes had a breakthrough night, and the Bruins face the (gasp) undefeated Coyotes next.[HockeyBuzz]

  • Frank Vatrano is the real deal.[ScoutingPost]

  • The Providence bruins took one point home from Hartford, losing 4-3 in overtime.[ProvidenceJournal]

  • Dig into a long read on the Bruins' roster upheval, subsequent slow start, disdain for the shootout, and how Claude Julien's failed coach's challenge simply proves that some things never change.[DorchesterReporter]

Elsewhere around the rink:

  • The Ducks (and former Bruin Anton Khudobin) suffered a shutout loss to the Coyotes- take note, fans, as the Bruins are headed to Glendale to play on Saturday.[LATimes]

  • A number of teams remain winless this season. [SBNation]

  • Every NHL team needs a theme song. Here's one for each team.[SportsIllustrated]

  • Here's a very early suggestion for the Maple Leafs fan on your gift list- "Babsocks."[PuckDaddy]

  • Cheer up, Buffalo, you're trending upward- the Pegulas have money and plans, and the Sabres have Jack Eichel.[Grantland]

  • Oh, the humanity! Laugh at these cringeworthy shark costumes, just in time for Halloween.[BattleOfCali]

  • The NHL received some very specific legal advice on the issue of dementia and head injury- lay low, and let the NFL be the canary in the coal mine.[TSN]

  • Who could begrudge Toronto a reason to cheer? Here are reactions around the NHL to the Toronto Blue Jays' victory.[Sportsnet]