The Prospect Showcase is officially underway at the HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York, as the Boston Bruins rookies faced off against the Ottawa Senators.
The Bruins went with the following lineup:
Jakub Lauko Georgi Merkulov Fabian Lysell Luke Toporowski John Beecher Marc McLaughlin James Hardie Curtis Hall Matthew Poitras Joey Abate Brayden Schuurman Ryan Humphrey
Mike Callahan Kaz Wissmann Frederic Brunet Ryan Mast Jackson Edward Victor Berglund
It was a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair in the rookie matchup. The Senators scored the first goal early, but McLaughlin answered with a shorthanded goal off a nice pass from Beecher:
Toporowski got his first of the tournament after being in the perfect spot for a tap-in rebound to trim a 3-1 Senators lead to one:
