For the second year in a row the Bruins are leaning on a rookie just days removed from his final college game as the team enters its home stretch.

Last year it was Charlie McAvoy. This year its Ryan Donato AKA the kid who carried the USA Olympic team with 5 goals in Pyeongchang. Donato made his debut last night and despite playing his final game at Harvard less than a week ago, the 21-year-old looked right at home and notched 3 points in his NHL debut. Not to mention his first career goal came on an absolute ROCKET.

Ryan Donato’s first career goal is an absolute ROCKET 🚀 #Bruins#NHLBruins#NHLpic.twitter.com/1Xyxb2cbdK

— The 300s (@The300sBoston) March 20, 2018

The kid can play. The Youth Movement is in full swing! Nobody is loving this influx of young talent more than David Krejci.

David Krejci this year. #YouthMovement#Bruins#NHLBruins#NHLpic.twitter.com/f7jYlm2LOC

— The 300s (@The300sBoston) March 20, 2018

It would seem like the Bruins are doing their best to reconstruct the 2018 Olympic team that ironically featured 0 NHL players at the time with Donato and recently signed Brian Gionta.

I’ll admit it, I did not expect the Bruins to be nearly this good this year, but goddamn is this a fun team to watch.