After 16 days away from home ice, Boston came out like a team that wanted the night over early. The Bruins blitzed Calgary in the first period and never let the game drift into a coin flip.

Sean Kuraly opened the scoring midway through the first, and Elias Lindholm doubled it just 2:18 later.

The puck movement on Lindholm's one-timer was clean, and it set the tone for the whole night.

The other key was in net, because Korpisalo was making just his third start since mid-December. He finished with 28 saves as Boston took a 4-1 win and improved to 23-19-2.

Joonas Korpisalo, TD Garden return spark Bruins

Bruins fans needed a reset at home, and this start felt like a deep breath after Seattle.

Calgary pushed hard in the second, but Korpisalo held the line until Boston put it out of reach. Mason Lohrei made it 3-0, then Casey Mittelstadt followed his own rebound to make it 4-0 late in the period.

The Flames finally broke through when Connor Zary scored with 1:16 left in the second, but it never turned into a comeback story. Korpisalo slammed the door in the third, and the Bruins played the clock like veterans.

This was Boston at its best when it had a lead, shorter shifts, layered support through the neutral zone, and a forecheck that forces rushed clears. That structure matters even more with Hampus Lindholm still out of the lineup.

The line mix also helped spread the bite. Marat Khusnutdinov riding shotgun with Elias Lindholm and David Pastrnak looked familiar, while Fraser Minten between Alex Steeves and Morgan Geekie gave Boston a third line that could actually play.

Now the challenge is repeating it, because one good home game does not erase a month of tight margins. Next up is a Saturday afternoon date with the New York Rangers, and TD Garden will expect the same urgency from puck drop.