Jake DeBrusk scored the game-winner for the Canucks in the second period. The game was the first for DeBrusk against the Bruins, the team he left in free agency.

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BOSTON -- Joe Sacco is undefeated as head coach of the Boston Bruins. In his first game as the man in charge on the Boston bench, Sacco and the Bruins picked up a 1-0 victory over the Utah Hockey Club at TD Garden on Thursday night.

As the new interim head coach for the Boston Bruins, Medford native Joe Sacco is serving as inspiration for his hometown high school team.

A straightforward delivery and an emphasis on pace and effort are what the Bruins should expect under Joe Sacco.

Elias Lindholm, whose offensive woes have been a much-discussed part of the Bruins’ early woes, broke his 17-game goal drought in the second period. On the power play and jammed home the rebound a Brad Marchand shot to put Boston up 1-0 with 7:19 left in the second.

Joe Sacco led the Boston Bruins for the first time as interim coach as they beat the Utah Hockey Club 1-0. It was his first game as an NHL head coach since 2013.

When he first took the Bruins head coaching reigns last week, Joe Sacco made defense his team’s top priority. And if their last two games have been any indication, so far, so good. The Bruins defensive corps executed that game plan perfectly leading the Black and Gold to a pair of hard-fought victories.