Just call it Big Dad Energy.
Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo welcomed his son Crew into the world on Monday morning and then jetted down to Florida just in time to help score a big goal in Boston’s 5-1 second-round series-opening win over the Panthers.
Boston head coach Jim Montgomery wasn’t sure if Carlo would make it to South Florida in time to play in the series opener after the team took morning skate at Amerant Bank Arena.
Video posted to social media by the Bruins showed the moment that Carlo arrived at the arena in a black Chevrolet.
Carlo walked into the building wearing sunglasses and a white shirt and was immediately greeted by a teammate, who congratulated him with a dap and a hug.
Later in the clip, one of the Bruins’ equipment managers comes up to Carlo and says, “Crew’s dad, how are you man?”
His big moment came in the closing seconds of the second period with the Bruins already ahead 2-1.
After the Bruins got the puck down into the offensive zone, Charlie Coyle curled along the half boards and found a streaking Carlo for a shot from the slot.
The blast found its way past Panthers starter Sergei Bobrovsky, who was screened in front of the net.
The goal was Carlo’s second of the playoffs.
Crew was born less than 48 hours after the the Bruins defeated the Maple Leafs in Game 7 over the weekend to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The newborn is the second child of Brandon and Mayson Carlo, who also have a daughter, Wren, who was born in September 2021.
Carlo has played 554 regular season games over the course of his eight years in the NHL and has appeared in 66 playoff games during that time, registering three goals and 12 points.