Charlie McAvoy

The Bruins trail 3-0 deep into the third at Nationwide Arena, staring down one of their deepest holes this season under Marco Sturm. Pavel Zacha and Charlie McAvoy ignite the comeback with quick strikes, but Zacha's clutch deflection with 11 seconds left forces overtime and a shootout. Viktor Arvidsson and Fraser Minten deliver in the skills competition while Jeremy Swayman stands tall, preserving Boston's grip on the East's first wild-card spot with four points over Columbus.

The Bruins trail by three entering the third at Nationwide Arena, but Pavel Zacha and Charlie McAvoy flip the script with clutch strikes that have Columbus on their heels. Viktor Arvidsson and Fraser Minten seal it in the shootout while Jeremy Swayman stands tall, ending David Pastrnak's point streak but keeping Boston glued to that wild-card spot. This ninth franchise comeback of its kind screams resilience from a team that's won five of six.

Pavel Zacha tips home Charlie McAvoy's shot on the power play to etch his name in the 400-point club, a mark that underscores his breakout campaign with the Bruins. He's scorching since the Olympic break, piling up points at a clip that has Boston's top-six humming and the Atlantic playoff race tightening. With career highs in goals and now this milestone, Zacha proves he's the difference-maker Don Sweeney envisioned when he landed him in Boston.

Charlie McAvoy draws parallels between James Hagens' amateur tryout and his breakout alongside Zach Werenski. The Bruins vet knows the grind from college to NHL glory all too well. Hagens' next steps carry real stakes for Boston's prospect pipeline.

Charlie McAvoy steps up to calm the Bruins faithful, drawing direct lines from his own AHL start on an ATO to James Hagens' current setup in Providence. Fans buzzing about the seventh overall pick's pro debut forget McAvoy suited up for just four games there before jumping into the NHL playoffs, and Zach Werenski followed a similar blueprint to stardom.

Bruins stud Charlie McAvoy steps up in a media scrum to own the men's Team USA locker room reaction to President Trump's off-color joke about the women's gold medal squad after their epic OT win over Canada in Milan. The viral video caught the guys laughing it off in the heat of the moment, but McAvoy insists it doesn't reflect the deep bonds forged between the teams during those long Olympic village nights. With Hilary Knight calling it distasteful and the first U.S.