Matt Hunwick was sent down to Providence to play in an AHL game Tuesday night and knock the rust off, and it appears to have worked. The rookie blueliner followed a play in front of the net, beat Ducks forward Mike Brown to the puck and blasted a high wrist shot past Jean-Sebastien Giguere.

The B’s lead the Ducks by a 1-0 score after one full period of play.