C4 Sports The Boston Globe WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
At Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
FIRST PERIOD
No scoring
Penalty — Boston, Wagner (tripping) 6:20
Penalty — Boston, Marchand (holding) 16:06
Penalty — Phila., Provorov (high stick) 19:50
SECOND PERIOD
Penalty — Boston, Marchand (holding) 14:12
Penalty — Phila., Braun (interference) 16:55
Boston 1, Philadelphia 0 — Grzelcyk 4 (Pastrnak,
Krejci) 18:39 (pp)
THIRD PERIOD
Boston 2, Philadelphia 0 — Bergeron 31 (March-
and, Chara) 14:40
Penalty — Phila., Laughton (high stick) 15:00
SCORE BY PERIOD
Boston .......................................0 1 1 — 2
Philadelphia..............................0 0 0 — 0
SHOTS BY PERIOD
Boston .......................................8 6 15 — 29
Philadelphia............................12 12 12 — 36
Power plays— Boston 1 of 3; Philadelphia 0 of 3.
Goalies— Boston, Rask 26-8-6 (36 shots-36
saves). Philadelphia, Hart 24-13-3 (29 shots-27
saves).
Referees— Jake Brenk, Kevin Pollock.Linesmen
— Pierre Racicot, Scott Cherrey.
Attendance— 19,689 (19,543).Time— 2:16.RANGERS 4, STARS 2 Bruins 2, Flyers 0NY Rangers................220—4
Dallas...........................002—2
First period — 1. NY Rangers, Fox 8
(Panarin), 0:19. 2. NY Rangers, Zibane-jad 40 (Lemieux, Buchnevich), 10:12.
Penalties — Trouba, NYR (tripping),
13:22. Lindgren, NYR (roughing), 13:46.
Gurianov, Dal, served by Dowling, dou-
ble minor (roughing), 13:46. Comeau,Dal (tripping), 16:32.
Second period — 3. NY Rangers, Kak-
ko 9 (Howden, Fast), 7:03. 4. NY Rang-
ers, Kakko 10 (Zibanejad, Fox), 17:18.
Penalties — Smith, NYR, major (fight-ing), 11:20. Benn, Dal, major (fighting),
11:20. Lindgren, NYR (slashing), 13:30.
Cogliano, Dal (slashing), 13:30. Di
Giuseppe, NYR (tripping), 19:45.Third period — 5. Dallas, Hintz 19
(Heiskanen, Perry), 1:23 (pp). 6. Dallas,
Cogliano 3 (Heiskanen, Pavelski),
11:52. Penalties — Smith, NYR (trip-
ping), 15:30.Shots on goal — NY Rangers 10-9-8
— 27. Dallas 9-11-13 — 33.
Power plays — NY Rangers 0-2; Dal-
las 1-3.
10-2-0 (33 shots-31 saves). Dallas, Bish-Goalies — NY Rangers, Shesterkin
op 21-16-4 (27 shots-23 saves).
Referees — Brad Meier, Brian Poch-
mara. Linesmen — Brandon Gawryletz,Libor Suchanek.
A — 18,195 (18,532). T — 2:26.PREDATORS 4, CANADIENS 2
Nashville.....................040—4
Montreal.....................002—2
First period — None. Penalties —
Chiarot, Mon (holding), 0:49. Ouellet,
Mon (hooking), 5:00.
sen 14 (Forsberg, Arvidsson), 0:51. 2.Second period — 1. Nashville, Johan-
Nashville, Jarnkrok 15 (Turris), 2:57. 3.
Nashville, Forsberg 20 (Josi, CSmith),
8:18 (pp). 4. Nashville, Forsberg 21 (Jo-si, Ellis), 16:00. Penalties — Forsberg,
Nsh (hooking), 4:10. Armia, Mon (trip-
ping), 7:46. Armia, Mon (hi stick),
17:59. Ellis, Nsh (hooking), 19:21.
konen 13 (Ouellet, Suzuki), 2:45. 6.Third period —5.Montreal, Leh-
Montreal, Vejdemo 1 (Weise, Evans),
8:40. Penalties — None.
Shots on goal — Nashville 14-18-4 —
- Montreal 7-14-13 — 34.Power plays — Nashville 1-4; Mon-
treal 0-2.
Goalies — Nashville, Saros 17-12-4
(34 shots-32 saves). Montreal, Price27-25-6 (36 shots-32 saves).
Referees — Pierre Lambert, Eric Fur-
latt. Linesmen — Steve Barton, Michel
Cormier.
A — 21,021 (21,302). T — 2:23.
LEAFS 2, LIGHTNING 1
Tampa BayToronto..........................................010—1101—2
First period — 1. Toronto, Nylander
31 (Tavares, Marner), 12:42 (pp). Pen-alties — McDonagh, TB (hooking), 5:53.
Sandin,Tor(interference), 9 :44.Good-
row, TB (hooking), 12:36.
Palat 17 (Kucherov), 15:22. Penalties —Second period — 2. Tampa Bay,
Rielly, Tor (delay of game), 2:49. Holl,
Tor (hooking), 6:40. Coleman, TB (in-
terference on the goaltender), 9:29. Ta-
vares, Tor (tripping), 17:28.Third period — 3. Toronto, Matthews
47 (Marner, Tavares), 3:38 (pp). Penal-
ties — Paquette, TB (tripping), 3:02.
Cernak, TB (tripping), 14:09.
— 33. Toronto 17-5-14 — 36.Shots on goal — Tampa Bay 6-15-12
Power plays — Tampa Bay 0-4; To-
ronto 2-5.
35-14-3 (36 shots-34 saves). Toronto,Goalies — Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy
Andersen 29-13-7 (33 shots-32 saves).
Referees — Steve Kozari, Frederick
L'Ecuyer. Linesmen — Scott Driscoll,
Derek Amell.A — 19,124 (18,819). T — 2:25.
LEADERS
Not including yesterday’s games
SCORING
G A Pts.
Draisaitl, Edm ..................43 67 110
McDavid, Edm .................33 63 96Pastrnak, Bos...................48 46 94
MacKinnon, Col...............35 58 93
Panarin, NYR....................32 61 93
Marchand, Bos ................28 58 86
Kucherov, TB ...................33 51 84Kane, Chi ..........................31 51 82
Matthews, Tor.................46 33 79
Eichel, Buf ........................36 42 78
Huberdeau, Fla................23 55 78
CANES 5, RED WINGS 2
Carolina......................113—5
Detroit.........................110—2
First period — 1. Carolina, Geekie 3
(Foegele, Gardiner), 8:58. 2. Detroit,Bertuzzi 21 (Mantha, Hronek), 13:28.
Penalties — McGinn, Car (tripping),
10:27.
Second period — 3. Carolina, Nieder-
reiter 11 (Gardiner, Trocheck), 9:30(pp). 4. Detroit, Ehn 2 (Bowey, Helm),
15:26. Penalties — Ericsson, Det (inter-
ference), 7:41. Martinook, Car (trip-
ping), 12:05. Niederreiter, Car (hook-
ing), 17:57. Staal, Car (roughing), 19:03.Mantha, Det (interference), 19:03. Ber-
tuzzi, Det (roughing), 19:03.
Third period — 5. Carolina, Williams
8 (Svechnikov, Aho), 1:38 (pp). 6. Caro-
lina, Aho 37 (Teravainen), 4:23. 7. Caro-lina, Aho 38 (Gardiner, Teravainen),
17:58 (pp). Penalties — Helm, Det (trip-
ping), 0:35. Necas, Car (boarding), 3:38.
Skjei, Car (hooking), 7:24. Staal, Car(roughing), 15:53. Mantha, Det (rough-
ing), 15:53. Fleury, Car (roughing),
17:00. Trocheck, Car (misconduct),
17:00. Fabbri, Det (interference on the
goaltender), 17:00. Fabbri, Det (rough-ing), 17:00. Bertuzzi, Det (misconduct),
17:00.
Shots on goal — Carolina 12-10-14 —- Detroit 13-8-4 — 25.
0-5.Power plays — Carolina 3-4; Detroit
Goalies — Carolina, Mrazek 21-16-2
(25 shots-23 saves). Detroit, Bernier
15-22-3 (36 shots-31 saves).
Lee. Linesmen — Travis Toomey, DevinReferees — Ghislain Hebert, Chris
Berg.
A— 1 7,5 11 (19,515).T—2: 39.
PENGUINS 5, DEVILS 2
Pittsburgh....................113—5
New Jersey..................101—2
First period — 1. Pittsburgh, Rodri-
gues 6 (McCann), 8:29. 2. New Jersey,Gusev 13 (Zacha, Subban), 12:46 (pp).
Penalties — JJohnson, Pit (delay of
game), 11:04. Hayden, NJ (tripping),
15:11.
Schultz 3 (Malkin, Rust), 4:15. PenaltiesSecond period — 3. Pittsburgh,
— Hughes, NJ (tripping), 7:17. , NJ,
served by Bratt (too many men on ice),
12:42.
24 (Letang), 7:11. 5. New Jersey, WoodThird period — 4. Pittsburgh, Malkin
11 (Hischier), 10:24. 6. Pittsburgh, Mal-
kin 25, 13:18. 7. Pittsburgh, Letang 15,
18:45 (en). Penalties — Crosby, Pit (histick), 3:36. Letang, Pit (slashing), 3:54.
Severson, NJ (cross check), 13:29.
Shots on goal — Pittsburgh 7-13-13
— 33. New Jersey 6-6-10 — 22.
Power plays — Pittsburgh 0-4; New
Jersey 1-3.
Goalies — Pittsburgh, Murray 20-
11-5 (22 shots-20 saves). New Jersey,
Blackwood 22-14-8 (32 shots-28 saves).
Referees — Brandon Blandina, Fran-
cis Charron. Linesmen — Ryan Daisy,Tony Sericolo.
A — 13,473 (16,514). T — 2:20.NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
ATLANTIC Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
BOSTON A 70 44 14 12 100 44 227 174
Tampa Bay A 70 43 21 6 92 41 245 195
Toronto A 70 36 25 9 81 35 238 227
METROPOLITANDiv. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Washington M 69 41 20 8 90 37 240 215
Philadelphia M 69 41 21 7 89 36 232 196
Pittsburgh M 69 40 23 6 86 37 224 196
WILD CARD Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Carolina M 68 38 25 5 81 33 222 193
Columbus M 70 33 22 15 81 33 180 187
NY Islanders M 67 35 23 9 79 32 188 188
NY Rangers M 69 37 28 4 78 36 232 219
Florida A 69 35 26 8 78 32 231 228
Montreal A 71 31 31 9 71 27 212 221
Buffalo A 69 30 31 8 68 28 195 217
New Jersey M 69 28 29 12 68 24 189 230
Ottawa A 69 25 32 12 62 24 187 235
Detroit A 71 17 49 5 39 14 145 267
WESTERN CONFERENCE
CENTRAL Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
St. Louis C 70 41 19 10 92 39 221 191
Colorado C 69 41 20 8 90 40 234 189
Dallas C 69 37 24 8 82 35 180 177
PACIFIC Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Vegas P 71 39 24 8 86 36 227 211
Edmonton P 70 37 24 9 83 35 223 213
Calgary P 70 36 27 7 79 30 210 215
WILD CARD Div. GP W L OL Pts. ROW GF GA
Nashville C 69 35 26 8 78 32 215 217
Winnipeg C 70 36 28 6 78 33 212 201
Minnesota C 69 35 27 7 77 33 220 220
Vancouver P 68 35 27 6 76 32 223 213
Arizona P 70 33 29 8 74 28 195 187
Chicago C 69 31 30 8 70 27 206 216
Anaheim P 69 28 32 9 65 23 180 220
San Jose P 69 29 35 5 63 27 180 220
Los Angeles P 69 28 35 6 62 27 175 210
- — Not including late game; ROW — Regulation plus overtime wins
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
Boston 2 atPhiladelphia 0 Carolina 5 atDetroit 2
AtToronto 2 TampaBay 1 NYRangers 4 atDallas 2
Nashville 4 atMontreal 2 NYIslanders atVancouver
Pittsburgh 5 atNewJersey 2 Ottawa atAnaheim
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
SanJoseatChicago 8 St.LouisatAnaheim 10
WinnipegatEdmonton 9 OttawaatLosAngeles 10 :3 0
NYRangersatColorado 10
MONDAY’S RESULTS
At Buffalo 3 Washington 2 (SO) Vegas 3 at Edmonton 2 (OT)
At Winnipeg 4 Arizona 2 At Los Angeles 3 Colorado 1
Florida 2 at St. Louis 1
GOLDEN MOMENT— William Nylander
(front left) celebrates after scoring on
Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy in
the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 victory Tuesday.
CHRIS YOUNG/THE CANADIAN PRESS VIA APThe NFL handed out its compensa-
tory picks Tuesday, and the Patriots
were awarded a league-high four selec-
tions — two third-round picks and two
sixth-round choices. The Patriots will
get the 98th and 100th overall choices,
plus 212th and 213th. Compensatory
free agents are determined by a formu-
la based on salary, playing time, and
postseason honors. Using that equa-
tion, New England lost four notable
free agents last offseason: Defensive
linemanTreyFlowers, offensive line-
manTrentBrown, wide receiver/re-
turnerCordarrellePatterson, and de-
fensive linemanMalcomBrown...
The deadline for applying franchise
and transition tags to free agents has
been moved from Thursday to Monday
by the league and players’ union. With
the NFL Players Association’s mem-
bers still voting on a new labor agree-
ment the owners already have ap-
proved — that deadline was extended
by two days to 11:59 p.m. Saturday —
leaving the last time to use the tags at
Thursday made little sense... In the
midst of some 2,500 union members
voting on the CBA, Browns centerJC
Tretterwas elected the organization’s
president, replacingEric Winston,
who no longer is eligible for the job.BrownsreleaseKirksey
ChristianKirksey’svalue to the
Browns — on and off the field — didn’t
equal what they would have to pay the
veteran linebacker. Cleveland released
Kirksey after failing to restructure his
contract. The 27-year-old Kirksey, a
team leader and one of the Browns’
most enthusiastic players, was due to
make $7.75 million in base salary this
season and $8.25 million in 2021. His
release will save the Browns roughly
$7 million in salary-cap space. Kirksey
made 54 starts with Cleveland and ap-
peared in 73 games. However, he
couldn’t stay healthy the past two sea-
sons, limited to just nine games after
not missing any time in his first four
seasons as a pro... Ravens guardMar-
shalYandais retiring after 13 seasons
in which he was named to the Pro
Bowl eight times and helped Baltimore
win the 2012 Super Bowl... The Steel-
ers and Cowboys will play in the Hall
of Fame Game on Aug. 6 to honor their
former coaches,BillCowherandJim-
myJohnson, who will be inducted this
summer.BASKEBALLCavslikeBickerstaff
J.B.Bickerstaff’s impressive start
with the Cavaliers has been rewarded.
Bickerstaff, who has Cleveland playing
its best basketball this season since
taking over whenJohnBeileinsudden-
ly resigned last month, agreed to a
multiyear contract. The Cavaliers an-
nounced the deal with Bickerstaff, 41,
shortly before their game in Chicago,
where they started a six-game trip...
Former Los Angeles Sparks general
managerPennyToleris suing the
WNBA team, saying she was fired for
raising complaints about inappropri-
ate sexual relationships involving the
team president and a managing part-
ner, not for using a racial slur. The
Sparks say Toler was fired Oct. 4 fol-
lowing a profanity-laced postgame ti-
rade a few days earlier following a
playoff game that included using a ra-
cial slur. In the suit filed Tuesday for
gender discrimination, Toler said if she
were a man, she would still be em-
ployed by the team. Toler said her ter-
mination had more to do with retalia-
tion “after raising complaints about
the workplace conduct" of former
team presidentChristine Simmons
and team managing partner and gov-
ernorEricHoloman, “who were en-
gaged in an extramarital affair” during
Simmons’s tenure as team president, a
relationship Toler said made doing her
job difficult.MISCELLANYKopechfiresaway
MichaelKopechdidn’t have any
trouble getting back up to speed after
18 months away from the mound.
Kopech, 23, was in Glendale, Ariz., for
his first game action since undergoing
Tommy John surgery in September- He threw 11 pitches against the
Texas Rangers, six of which reached
100 miles per hour. “Yeah, I might
have been a little geeked,” the Chicago
White Sox righthander said... Mets
outfielderMichaelConfortostrained
an oblique muscle on his right side,
and it’s too early to determine whether
he will be able to play in New York’s
opener against World Series champion
Washington on March 26... Okla-
homa will unveil a statue of 2017 Heis-
man Trophy winnerBakerMayfieldat
its spring game April 18. Oklahoma
has seven Heisman winners. Five of
them —BillyVessels,SteveOwens,
BillySims,JasonWhite, andSam
Bradford— already have statues in the
park, leaving only Mayfield andKyler
Murray, the 2018 winner, without.
SportsLog
Patriots receive
four more picks
Tripmayfeature‘ghostgame’
By Kevin Paul Dupont
GLOBE STAFF
PHILADELPHIA — The Bru-
ins are scheduled to face the
Sharks in San Jose, Calif., a week
from Saturday,
but could find
themselves play-
ing in a near-
empty SAP Center after the
county public health department
ruled Monday not to allow
crowds of 1,000 or more to gath-
er through the end of March.
The dramatic proactive move,
made by the County of Santa
Clara Public Health Department,
came in light of the nation’s on-
going crisis with the spread of
coronavirus.
The SAP Center, with a seat-
ing capacity of 17,496, would be
about 94 percent empty if the
matchup were played under
what is now commonly called
“ghost game” conditions.
The NHL as of Tuesday after-
noon offered no guidance as to
how the two clubs would pro-
ceed in light of the health de-
partment’s ruling.
A Bruins spokesperson here,
where the Bruins on Tuesday
night beat the high-flying Flyers,
saidtheclubwouldtakeitslead
from the league.
“I think as it gets closer, and
we head out West, there will be a
littlemoreof,what’sgoingon...
are we going to play?” said coach
BruceCassidy. “Are we going to
play at all? Are we going to play
in front of fans? No fans? Right
now, I haven’t really thought
about it.”
Among the options the league
must mull:
RCancel the game.
RPostpone the game.
RShift the game to Boston.
RShift the game to a neutral
site.
RPlay it as a “ghost game.”
The Sharks responded Mon-
day night, saying they would ad-
here to the health department’s
guidelines.
San Jose stands as the final
stop of a three-game West Coast
swing that also has the Bruins
scheduled to play in Anaheim
(next Tuesday) and the following
night in Los Angeles.
As of Tuesday afternoon, no
sub-1,000 restrictions had been
implemented in those cites or atthose arenas.
“As far as the San Jose game,”
noted Bruins captainZdeno
Chara, “I think everyone is work-
ing on finding the right solution
— as far as our PR guys also
working with the league. We’ll
see what’s going to happen as far
as that specific game."
“It’s not really our job to de-
cide,” said scrappy wingerChris
Wagner. “We’re going to show
up, and if we’re supposed to play,
we’re going to be pros about it.
Obviously, it’s not an ideal situa-
tion to play in front of nobody.
But, like I say, we’re not paid to
make those decisions. We’re just
paid to show and play the game.”
Wagner andBradMarchand
addressed the media in tandem
here at the Wells Fargo Center.
When asked if they ever played a
game in an empty building,
Wagner said, “Yeah, the AHL,” a
comment that drew a few
laughs.
“It’ll be a different experi-
ence,” added Marchand. “But
like Wags said, we’re pros, we
have a job to do. We’re fighting
for a top spot. We have to be pre-
pared.”
“We always talk about feeding
off the energy of the fans," said
Wagner. “I think that goes both
ways — at home and on the road.
"I can’t really picture it. I
guess we’d have to go through it
first to see what it’s like. But
when the crowd gets going with
‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs,' you can defi-
nitely feel it.
“Maybe momentum swings
won’t be as big because there’s
no fans, but overall you are still
playing for a lot and I think we
knowthatinthebackofour
minds.”
Black-and-blueThe Bruins were without de-
fensemenToreyKrugandBran-
donCarloagainst the Flyers,
both sidelined with upper-body
injuries.JohnMoore, who
stepped back into the lineup for
Carlo Saturday in a loss to Tam-
pa Bay, was paired withConnor
Clifton, back in the rotation for
the first time since exiting due to
injury Dec. 29 vs. Buffalo. The
next game for the Bruins is Fri-
day night in Buffalo. Cassidy said
Carlo, who was drilled in the
head by an elbow Thursdaynight in Florida, “did not have a
good day on the ice” Tuesday,
and both he and Krug are unlike-
ly to be on the trip to Buffalo. A
more likely target would be Sat-
urday vs. the Maple Leafs.Bradonaroll
Marchand assisted on
Bergeron’s goal, pushing his
scoring streak to 13 games (5-
13—18). He needs two more
goals to reach the 30-goal pla-
teau for a fifth straight season.
When he pops in No. 30, the
Bruins will be the first team in
more than 25 years to finish the
season with three players with
30 goals for three straight sea-
sons. Bergeron (30) andDavid
Pastrnak(48) are the other two
to join him in the 30-for-3 club.
The Red Wings, Penguins, and
Islanders all had at least three
30-goal scorers in the three sea-
sons from 1991-94, a feat not ac-
complished since then.Jackcomingback?
There has been growing spec-
ulation that the Bruins will call
up top prospectJackStudnicka
for a look with the varsity before
the regular season ends. A first-
year pro, Studnicka is AHL Prov-
idence’s top scorer (23-26—49),
delivering points at nearly the
same rate he scored across his fi-
nal three junior seasons in the
Ontario Hockey League. A cen-
ter, Studnicka likely would be
slotted into a fourth line, possi-
bly riding withJoakimNord-
stromand Wagner. The West
Coast trip could be the ideal op-
portunity to get a look at Stud-
nicka and perhaps allow Cassidy
to back off ice time for veteran
pivots Bergeron andDavidKrejci... Unable to score a goal for the
first four months of the season,
CharlieMcAvoyhas a 2-5—7 line
over the last seven games. His to-
tal production this season: 5-
27—32. His next point will estab-
lish a career-high for the 22-
year-old former Boston
University standout. "Just play-
ing hockey,” said McAvoy, asked
if he had changed his offensive
approach,“andhavingfundoing
it.”
Kevin Paul Dupont can be
reached at
[email protected].Bruins tip Flyers, hit 100 points
Dec. 29) made up Cassidy’s No.
3 defensive pairing.
As it turned out, it was
third-line center Charlie Coyle
who proved to be the defense-
man of the night, racing back to
bust up what looked like a cer-
tain shorthanded strike late in
the second with the scoreboard
still at 0-0. The Bruins surren-
dered two shorties three nights
earlier in a loss to the Light-
ning. Here it was unfolding
again, late in a second period in
which the Bruins had been
stumbling around the Wells Far-
go Center as if they were left-
over Mardi Gras stragglers from
two weeks earlier.
Coyle, after losing the puck
along the wall near his offensive
blue line, sprinted back franti-
cally to deep into his own zone
and made a brilliant diving
block of Scott Laughton’s relay
toward Kevin Hayes on the right
side. Some 45 seconds later, on
the same power play, Grzelcyk
hammered home a one-timer
for the 1-0 lead (and the game-
winner).
“Not good, first of all, you
never want that,” said Coyle, re-
counting how he lost the puck,
springing Laughton up the left
side. “Just a bad bounce... you
never want to give up some-
thing like that, especially with
the score 0-0.”
Laughton dished to his
right, with Hayes ready to rip,
and in came Coyle on a one-man
luge run to disrupt it.
“Hayes is kind of cocked and
ready there,” noted Coyle. “He’s
had a few shorthanded goals al-
ready this year... I think that’s
all I had and I just went for it.
Luckily it played in my favor.”
“Listen, it allowed us to stay
on the power play in a tie game
and then score a goal,” Cassidy
said. “To me — and we pointed
it out between periods — those
are the things that don’t show
up on the scoreboard. Tough
play at the blue line and he
didn’t quit on it, stayed with it.
Our power play has been strug-
gling, giving up some shorties..uBRUINS
Continued from Page C1. I thought it was the play that
maybe changed the game.”
Grzelcyk, getting point duty
with Krug out of the mix,
stepped into a one-timer off of
David Pastrnak’s sweet one-
touch dish with 1:21 left in the
second for the lead.
In the third, with just under
five minutes to go in regulation,
Bergeron carried over the blue
line and snapped home the 2-0
lead, a shot that kicked off Trav-
is Sanheim’s stick and eluded
goalie Carter Hart.
Win streak over.
Searching for answers to
kick-start his club’s sluggish of-
fense midway through the sec-
ond, Cassidy radically altered
his trios, moves that included
dropping Pastrnak over to the
right wing on David Krejci’s line
(with Sean Kuraly shifted to No.
2 left wing in the big boy pro-
motion of the day).
The change delivered new-
comer Ondrej Kase to the No. 1
line with Bergeron and Brad
Marchand (whose assist on
Bergeron’s strike extending his
scoring streak to 13 games).
Coyle played the rest of the
night with newcomer Nick
Ritchie on his left and Jake De-
Brusk on his right.
There could be more of that
to follow, hinted Cassidy. The
Bruins are back to work Friday
night in Buffalo and face the
Maple Leafs at the Garden on
Saturday.
Coupled with Tampa’s 2-1
loss in Toronto, the win left the
Bruins with an 8-point lead over
the Lightning in the Atlantic
Division. They have 12 games to
go in the regular season and ap-
pear to be on a glide path to the
President’s Trophy.
“Now it’s finish strong,” said
Rask, now sporting a 26-8-6 re-
cord, “and head into the play-
offs.”Kevin Paul Dupont can be
reached at
[email protected].BRUINS
NOTEBOOKDREW HALLOWELL/GETTY IMAGES
Matt Grzelcyk was all smiles after his first power-play goal of
the season, a 50-foot one-timer that gave Boston a 1-0 lead.