Sacco replaced Jim Montgomery, who was fired Tuesday after posting a 120-41-23 record in three seasons.

“(It felt) pretty good, obviously I’m not going to lie to you,” Sacco said. “It was even more important to let our guys win. We feel better about ourselves, and I think the way we handled the game tonight was a business-like approach. I thought we had some individuals that really brought the energy to our group tonight to lift the bench at certain points during the game, and just a good effort from our guys.”

Elias Lindholm scored for Boston (9-9-3), ending a three-game losing streak. Korpisalo earned his second shutout of the season and sixth of his career.

“The guys played so well for me,” Korpisalo said. “Every (penalty kill), I saw every shot the whole game. Some bad rebounds, but they took care of it, pucks out, everything. There are no weird rushes, so it’s really fun to play behind the boys today.”