Boston Bruins star forward Morgan Geekie left Saturday afternoon’s dominating win over the New York Rangers in the first period. The Bruins announced his absence was for “family reasons,” and we now know that reason.

A look at the top Bruins and Canadiens performers from yet another classic Saturday night rivalry showdown at TD Garden.

Morgan Geekie wasn’t quite sure if the meeting was intentional or happenstance, but he appreciated it nonetheless. Geekie, who was still the Bruins’ leading goal scorer with 26 tallies going into Saturday’s game,

The Boston Bruins announced shortly after the start of the second period of Saturday’s game versus the New York Rangers that forward Morgan Geekie had left to attend to a family matter.

Morgan Geekie scored two goals and the Bruins pulled off a third period comeback over the hated Canadiens at TD Garden on Saturday night.