#physical-play

#physical-play

"I think it's everybody, honestly, not only me," Zadorov said of Boston being tougher to play against. "It was funny. Before the game, I was scrolling through my YouTube and then I saw the highlights from the Stanley Cup Final games in 2011 against Vancouver. I watched all of them, and it was a nasty, a really physical, really hard to play against team. "So I think that's the identity we want to bring back to Boston."

Midway through the second period, while pinching down under the goal line to supplement his New York Islanders' attack in the Boston Bruins' zone, Schaefer got mixed up with veteran defenseman Nikita Zadorov, who did not hide his displeasure with sharing the ice with the impressive rookie blue liner. Zadorov first sent a high cross-check near the face of Schaefer, toppling the 18-year-old to the ice.

"Fun but also a bit nice to have it done now," Backstrom told Gelfe Dagblad after the game, as translated by Google Translate. "I hope we can play a more complete match, it would feel good for the confidence before the SHL premiere next Saturday."