BOSTON — The Bruins are beginning to get a fairly first rate deal with on this complete additional time factor.
It’s been something however uncommon for them to wish an additional interval to discover a consequence, as Saturday’s victory over the Philadelphia Flyers was their eighth such sport of the season — and the fifth win.
David Pastrnak and/or Pavel Zacha have been concerned in nearly all of them.
Zacha was the hero as soon as once more Saturday, potting a one-timer from the circle off an attractive cross-ice move from Pastrnak. It’s simply sort of what they do, with two consecutive additional time wins coming in that precise style.
“(Pastrnak) desires to make a distinction on the market, particularly in crunch time,” Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco stated. “It’s one other large play in additional time, him and (Zacha). He has dedication, and in additional time when it’s three-on-three, something can occur… I had a troublesome angle to see it, however I noticed the ultimate consequence.”
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The Bruins have dependable property in crunch-time spots, which has been a driving power behind their climb again into the highest of the Atlantic Division standings.
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Bruins-Flyers produced another noteworthy gadgets on Saturday:
— The B’s proceed to guide the world in objectives allowed within the ultimate two minutes of a interval, permitting Flyers ahead Matvei Michkov to stretch that quantity to 11, per Ty Anderson of 98.5 The Sports activities Hub,.
— Charlie McAvoy admitted to “seeing crimson” following a few run-ins with Michkov in the course of the second interval, which very properly might have sparked the turnaround.
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— Pastrnak rocked some notable threads to 100 Legends Approach on Saturday.
— Boston will embark on a five-game highway journey over the following two weeks, with video games in opposition to the Winnipeg Jets, Seattle Kraken, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers.
“I believe that’s a real signal of the id of your group: the way you play on the highway,” Sacco stated, selecting to view the journey as a constructive. “It’ll be good to get on the market.”
— The Bruins will start stated highway journey Tuesday, as they head north of the border for a matchup with the Jets. It’s a later puck drop, with issues scheduled to get underway at 8 p.m. ET, following an hour of pregame protection on NESN.
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