The Bruins won 2 - 1 , with Smokey Harris scoring the first - ever Bruins goal .
Boston Arena hosted the first National Hockey League game ever held on American soil when the Boston Bruins played the Montreal Maroons , both playing their first games in franchise history .
The Boston Bruins won 2 - 1 , with Smokey Harris scoring the first - ever Boston Bruins goal .
Boston Arena hosted the first National Hockey League game ever held on American soil when the Boston Bruins played the Montreal Maroons , both playing their first games in franchise history .