BOSTON — Because the revamped Bruins look to construct chemistry up and down the lineup, one ahead group has proven consistency in every of the 4 video games Boston has performed this season. The fourth line has continuedly proven effort with every shift they’re on the ice.
The trio of Johnny Beecher, Mark Kastelic and Cole Koepke have mixed for 13 factors and 12 pictures on purpose via the primary 4 video games of the season. They proceed to be a catalyst for the Bruins regardless of Boston falling to 2-2-0 on the season after dropping a 4-3 resolution to the Florida Panthers at TD Backyard on Monday afternoon.
“Actually pleased with the underside six, the fourth line has been very, very spectacular,” Montgomery stated. “They’re simply doing their function. The fellows within the high six aren’t doing their function, (the underside six) are doing their function.”
Bruins captain Brad Marchand has additionally seen how effectively the fourth line has been enjoying for Boston via the start of the season.
“They’ve been unbelievable,” Marchand stated. “It’s nice to see that the best way they compete and convey it each evening. The remainder of us have to take a web page out of their ebook and be quite a bit higher, however they’re positively carrying the burden proper now.”
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Beecher lit the lamp for the primary time this season when Kastelic’s shot from the highest of the faceoff circle defelcted off Beecher’s knee pad previous Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to provide the Bruins an early 1-0 lead within the opening body.
“I’ll take ’em nonetheless I can get ’em,” Beecher stated of the purpose. “However yeah, it was an important play by Kasty, simply getting the shot via and simply attempting to be on the proper place on the proper time.”
Regardless that the fourth line has solely been enjoying collectively since coaching camp, the chemistry they’ve compares to traces which have performed a number of seasons collectively. Beecher believes it’s the fashion of hockey all of them play which lends to their success.
“We’re all simply enjoying the identical fashion,” Beecher stated. “They’re each huge, quick gamers that play north-south, and I feel we’re simply attempting to maintain it easy, play with some confidence. I feel the bounces are simply sort of going our means proper now, however we’re going to have some nihgts the place they’re not and we simply bought to stay to our recreation and preserve attempting to get some momentum for the fellows on the market.”
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