BOSTON – After shutting out the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, the Bruins dominated the Seattle Kraken in their first back-to-back games of the season.

Boston scored two goals in the first period at TD Garden and defeated Seattle 2-0, improving to 6-6-1 on the season.

The Bruins checked three boxes in this game that head coach Jim Montgomery has been preaching since the beginning of the season.

Started on time – check.

Execution – check.

Effort – check.

The Black and Gold wasted no time as Justin Brazeau knocked down a Nikita Zadorov shot from the point at 3:23 of the first period to give Boston an early 1-0 lead.

Six minutes later, the Bruins increased their power play for the second time this season with a wonderfully patient shot from Charlie Coyle.

The Bruins dominated puck possession, holding the Kraken to just three shots in the first period, all of which came with less than four minutes to play in the first frame.

Boston thought it had taken a 3-0 lead in the first when Pavel Zacha shot the puck into the net past Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord, but the Kraken contested the play for offside.

After review, the referees concluded that Zacha had brought the puck into the zone and the on-ice decision was overturned to keep the game at 2-0.

Here is the official statement from the NHL:

Video review revealed that Boston's Pavel Zacha brought the puck into the offensive zone and was in an offside position in front of his goal. According to rule 38.9: “The standard for overturning the call in the event of an on-ice GOAL call is that the NHL Situation Room, after reviewing all available replays and consulting with the on-ice official(s), determines that one or more players the attacking team brought the puck into the attacking zone in front of the goal, which is why the game should have been stopped for an “offside” violation; If this standard is met, the goal will not be recognized.”

The Bruins will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they travel north of the border to Toronto on Tuesday night in an Original Six matchup against the Leafs. Puck drop from Scotiabank Arena is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET. You can watch the game and an hour of early coverage on NESN.