Jokiharju has joined Nikita Zadorov on Boston’s new top defensive pairing, and they've showed some quick chemistry.

Interim coach Joe Sacco likes the way Jokiharju thinks the game and moves the puck, though the defense-zone coverage is a work in progress. “What’s stood out has been his ability to help us come out of our zone cleaner.

Few in Boston knew who Henri Jokiharju was, let alone how to pronounce his name when the Boston Bruins acquired him last week at the NHL trade deadline. But after spending the last five seasons hidden away with the perpetually rebuilding Buffalo Sabres,

The Bruins entered first intermission knotted 1-1, but were outclassed in the second period, failing to register a shot on goal.