BOSTON — Bruins ahead Mark Kastelic actually made his presence identified in Boston’s 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday at TD Backyard.
The 25-year-old made his approach onto the scoresheet with the first help on Charlie Coyle’s first aim of the sport within the first interval, however Kastelic additionally discovered himself with a two-minute roughing minor and 10-minute misconduct halfway by means of the second interval.
Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson threw a leg examine on Kastelic simply earlier than the Bruins ahead might enter the offensive zone. After the whistle, Arber Xhekaj dropped Trent Frederic, which Kastelic took exception to, particularly after Xhekaj took one other shot at Frederic after the refs broke up the scrum.
The consequence secured Kastelic a seat within the locker room for the rest of the interval and within the penalty field for the start of the ultimate body.
“I believe I’ve been in that scenario earlier than,” Kastelic stated of lacking a giant chunk of ice time. “I are available right here (to the locker room), and I trip the bike for six or seven minutes simply to remain concerned and keep engaged, and I believe that basically helps me after I get again on the market and I’ve flat legs.”
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Kastelic joined the Bruins this offseason as a part of Boston’s commerce with the Senators that despatched Linus Ullmark to Ottawa. Regardless that he has solely been sporting the Spoked-B for a few months, Kastelic admitted how emotional he was seeing the pre-game ceremony celebrating the Bruins’ centennial sport.
“Simply to see these guys all are available and all of the historical past right here, I’m simply blessed and grateful to be part of this group,” he stated. “Tonight was tremendous particular.”
The ahead gave up his typical spot on the fourth line to Marc McLaughlin and moved as much as the third line with Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic.
“It was actually enjoyable tonight. It was enjoyable taking part in with guys who can play all completely different positions and versatile on the market,” Kastelic stated. “These are two nice gamers, and I prefer to suppose that I can praise these guys effectively, and it simply helped taking part in down low. We’re all snug in that space of the ice and in our (defensive) zone, so I believe the chemistry was there.”
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Kastelic recorded his third multi-point sport of the season when he was reunited with John Beecher and Cole Koepke late within the third interval and notched a secondary help on Koepke’s empty-net aim with 2:14 remaining within the sport.
