Two-time Stanley Cup champion Tyler Johnson simply may need solidified his case to make the Bruins roster as Boston dressed practically its complete NHL lineup within the ultimate dwelling preseason sport on Tuesday evening.
The veteran ahead scored a energy play purpose, and eventual game-winner, within the third interval to offer the Bruins a 2-1 lead over the Philadelphia Flyers at TD Backyard. Johnson has impressed head coach Jim Montgomery extra with every observe and sport by coaching camp. Johnson centered Boston’s third line with Trent Frederic and Justin Brazeau flanked on his wings.
“I believe he is gotten higher by camp, and I assumed tonight he was actually good,” Montgomery informed reporters after Boston’s 4-1 win. “I assumed he is made actual delicate performs within the first two video games he performed. Tonight was an actual good effort. Not due to the purpose. I assumed his line was our greatest line tonight. I assumed Freddy and Brazeau had been glorious.”
Johnson moved into the bumper place and Elias Lindholm slid into the suitable elbow spot on the Bruins’ first energy play unit after Brad Marchand exited the sport with an sickness following the primary interval. Pavel Zacha was in a position to feed the puck throughout the entrance of the web to Johnson for the wide-open backdoor purpose.
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“It was good motion, good assist all the way in which round,” Johnson informed reporters. “Pasta (David Pastrnak) made a very good play to Zacha, and he simply discovered me. Fairly simple purpose, I believe anybody might’ve scored.”
The undrafted 34-year-old has one purpose and one help in three video games for the Bruins, however he has been on the ice for 5 of the Boston’s 12 objectives this preseason, in accordance with 98.5 The Sports activities Hub’s Ty Anderson.
Together with Johnson’s excellent play, the Bruins additionally bought a lift from goaltender Brandon Bussi, who had his finest efficiency in preseason motion. Bussi wasn’t precisely examined within the contest. He made 13 saves on 14 Flyers photographs. His solely hiccup was Travis Konecny’s rebound purpose within the second interval to tie the sport at one. He made two distinctive saves — a point-blank probability from Sean Couturier and a breakaway bid from Anthony Richard.
“I felt actually good. I believe defensively our staff performed excellent,” Bussi mentioned. “Made my evening fairly simple for me.”
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In Bussi’s final outing, he gave up 4 objectives on 32 photographs in Boston’s 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Sept. 26. The win over the Flyers was his first of the preseason.
“I believe daily I have been constructing. I have been getting somewhat bit higher,” he mentioned. “It simply feels so good to get rewarded with a win tonight. … The extra sport motion you see, the higher you’re going right into a season. Getting put in these experiences is actually good for me and our membership. It simply felt actually good to return out with a win.”
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Listed below are extra notes from Tuesday’s Bruins-Flyers preseason sport:
— Elias Lindholm made his preseason debut centering the Bruins’ high line with Pastrnak and Zacha. He was held pointless within the sport and registered two photographs on purpose.
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“Clearly, there’s a number of rust there, however it’s all the time good to get the primary one out of the way in which. Hopefully, solely get higher from right here,” Lindholm informed reporters. “It was a kind of video games the place some shifts had been actually good and a few shifts weren’t superb, so it is simply get to know one another increasingly and play extra video games, however there’s undoubtedly one thing there.”
— Montgomery thought the Bruins checking was a key part to Boston controlling the tempo of the sport.
“One of the best half was how dedicated we had been to checking,” Montgomery mentioned. “I assumed our checking led to a number of O-zone time, which led to carrying them down and creating scoring possibilities.”
— Regardless of the win, Montgomery mentioned the Bruins nonetheless have features of their sport they should be taught from going into the ultimate two preseason video games and past.
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“We’re hoping to proceed to construct our sport so it simply turns into computerized,” Montgomery mentioned. “There are nonetheless elements of our sport that we’re somewhat gradual. We would like every part to be quick in order that issues are working on all cylinders. We’ve guys combating for spots, so we’ll see how that performs out.”
— Montgomery mentioned Marchand was feeling beneath the climate on Monday which is why the Bruins captain missed observe on Monday.
“He wasn’t feeling good two days in the past, and when he confirmed up this morning, he felt good,” Montgomery mentioned. “Possibly it got here again; 24-hour bug, now a 12-hour bug. He’ll be positive.”
— The Bruins journey north of the border to tackle the Los Angeles Kings at Videotron Centre in Quebec Metropolis on Thursday evening. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and can be televised on ESPN.
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