Pavel Zacha is filling in at center for the injured David Krejci, and did well in his first game against Columbus.

In his first game after offseason surgery on both hips, Brad Marchand scores twice and adds an assist as Boston rolls past Detroit.

Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in his season debut and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night

Brad Marchand has been a full participant in practice for a couple weeks and should return well before his target date of Thanksgiving.

Carlo, who has struggled with head injuries, is practicing again but when he returns is still undetermined.

Taylor Hall scores a power-play goal and Boston beats Minnesota, 4-3.

Boston loses for the first time after opening the season with three wins.

Jake DeBrusk scored 21 seconds into the game and added an empty-netter as Boston improves to 3-0.

Boston’s home opener is Saturday night against Arizona, starting of a stretch in which they play six of seven games at TD Garden

Jim Montgomery, a former UMaine standout, wins his Bruins coaching debut.