Joe Sacco's emphasis as Bruins interim head coach is keeping things simple — while creating chaos in the offensive zone.

The 55-year-old Medford native, who has spent 11 seasons on the Bruins bench, will now get the shot to lead his hometown team.

BOSTON -- Joe Sacco is undefeated as head coach of the Boston Bruins. In his first game as the man in charge on the Boston bench, Sacco and the Bruins picked up a 1-0 victory over the Utah Hockey Club at TD Garden on Thursday night.

Who could GM Don Sweeney be keeping an eye on while monitoring the team's progress under Sacco? Here's an early look at six candidates.

Elias Lindholm, whose offensive woes have been a much-discussed part of the Bruins’ early woes, broke his 17-game goal drought in the second period. On the power play and jammed home the rebound a Brad Marchand shot to put Boston up 1-0 with 7:19 left in the second.

Joe Sacco led the Boston Bruins for the first time as interim coach as they beat the Utah Hockey Club 1-0. It was his first game as an NHL head coach since 2013.

The Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery on Tuesday, 20 games into the current season and two years removed from a historic season when he was named the NHL's coach of the year.

The Detroit Red Wings couldn't pull off another comeback, even with two extra skaters. Saturday against the Boston Bruins was a grind in a 2-1 loss.

The Boston Bruins made a big decision on Tuesday (Nov. 19), firing Jim Montgomery from their head coach position. Joe Sacco is now the Bruins' interim head coach, and he will look to get this underachieving team back on track. With Sacco being the Bruins' new coach, let's look at some facts about the club's new bench boss.

The Boston Bruins are 1-0 with Joe Sacco as head coach after the team shut out the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday night.