Lexington's Will Smith and several other local players on the Sharks made their return to TD Garden on Monday.

BOSTON — Charlie Coyle scored a pair of third-period goals, stealing the spotlight from fellow Boston University product Macklin Celebrini in his first game back at the TD Garden as an NHLer and leading the Bruins to a 6-3 victory over San Jose on Monday.

For once, the visiting team might feel welcome in Boston. Lexington’s Will Smith, Southborough’s Henry Thrun, and Lincoln’s Collin Graf are about to play their first NHL games in TD Garden.

With the Sharks trailing 2-1 midway through the second period, Smith poked the puck off the stick of Jonathan Beecher to himself in the neutral zone, worked a give-and-go with Mikael Granlund, and beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo with a wrist shot to the short side.

The Boston Celtics have been trending in the right direction in terms of health in recent games, but for the second half of their back-to-back at TD Garden against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics took the floor without two of their best bigs in Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford,

The Bruins were outplayed and outclassed by the Oilers throughout Tuesday night's loss, and the frustration from fans boiled over as the team careened to its fifth straight winless contest. Fans booed the team heavily during a fruitless third period power-play, and a loud "Fire Sweeney" chant echoed throughout the stadium.

BOSTON — Charlie Coyle scored a pair of third-period goals, stealing the spotlight from fellow Boston University product Macklin Celebrini in his first game at the TD Garden as an NHL player and leading the Bruins to a 6-3 victory over San Jose on Monday. It was Boston’s 14th straight victory over the Sharks.

Leadership. Every successful team needs it. The Celtics and Bruins returned to work on Monday, hoping to find it from their top players. They missed it over the weekend, especially during each team’s overtime loss on Saturday.

Boston looks to capitalize on a much-needed breath of fresh air following an assertive win over the Orlando Magic.

Boston trounced the Magic last night in Orlando 121-94 behind 30 points from Jayson Tatum. The Hawks won in Chicago Wednesday night, 110-94. Keaton Wallace scored 27 in the win. The Hawks are currently 10-11 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the Celtics have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home.

San Jose Sharks forward Will Smith is playing in TD Garden for the first time as an NHL player and made it worth it with a terrific goal in front of friends and family. BOSTON KID WILL SMITH ON THE BOARD AT TD GARDEN! 👏 And his fan club is loving it 🫶 pic.twitter.com/cUcCfsyIpx

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