"After the win -- the Bruins' fourth straight victory -- Zadorov said he felt compelled to up the energy inside UBS Arena. "We needed to create our own energy because the crowd was sleeping tonight a little bit," Zadorov said. "So I felt like we had to go out there and create our own energy, get everybody going on the bench, get excited.""
"Well, as it turned out, Islanders fans didn't love seeing their star rookie get bludgeoned on the ice, so a number of them decided to send some angry direct messages to Zadorov on Instagram. The 30-year-old Zadorov opted to respond en masse to all those messages by posting a screenshot to Instagram with the following message: "Get out of my DMs and go to the rink to cheer for your team. That was place was [a] library tonight!""
"After a sleepy first period, Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov ramped the intensity by going after No. 1 overall pick Matthew Schaefer behind the Boston net. Zadorov bullied the rookie a bit, offering a few high shoves and getting hit with an interference minor for knocking Schaefer down to the ice. At that point, Zadorov doubled down and bopped Schaefer right in the face. Bedlam ensued."
After a quiet first period, Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov confronted Islanders rookie Matthew Schaefer behind the Boston net, shoving him and drawing an interference minor. Zadorov then struck Schaefer in the face, prompting a roughing double-minor and six penalty minutes. The Islanders did not score on the power play. The Bruins won the game in a shootout, marking their fourth straight victory. Zadorov said he acted to generate energy because the crowd was subdued. Several Islanders fans sent angry direct messages, and Zadorov posted a screenshot telling them to leave his DMs and attend the game.
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