Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery despatched a transparent message to Fabian Lysell after the ahead’s lackluster efficiency in Boston’s first preseason tilt on Sunday night time. Lysell responded with a significantly better exhibiting within the Bruins’ 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night time at TD Backyard.
“I assumed Lysell had an actual good recreation,” Montgomery informed Andy Brickley on NESN’s postgame protection. “I assumed he was robust on pucks. I assumed he had lots of alternatives, lots of shot makes an attempt.”
In 16:51 minutes of ice time, Lysell tallied an influence play aim and registered three takeaways throughout 20 shifts together with greater than 4 minutes of energy play time. Lysell admitted he felt higher within the contest with the Capitals than he had through the preseason opener in opposition to the New York Rangers.
“(The) first recreation, is all the time, the timing, every part is sort of off,” Lysell informed NESN’s Judd Sirott on postgame protection. “It is good to get again on the market, fast turnaround. I felt like every part simply extra easily at present and we performed a little bit of a workforce recreation.”
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Lysell added he acquired some encouragement from Windfall Bruins coach Ryan Mougenel on Monday.
“We had a pleasant chat,” Lysell mentioned. “He is aware of me fairly properly. So simply getting again to easy issues and trusting your recreation. I felt higher at present.”
The Bruins acquired their first have a look at goaltender Joonas Korpisalo between the pipes. Korpisalo performed a interval and a half in web, stopping all seven pictures he confronted.
“Fairly good, did not have a lot to do there,” Korpisalo informed reporters, as seen on NESN’s postgame protection. “Each shot I acquired, I felt fairly comfy. Guys did an ideal job in entrance of me. Let me see the pucks, no second possibilities, so it felt fairly good.
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“… We’ll take the great and the dangerous issues from this and we transfer on. There’s lots of video games left. … Although it was half a recreation, you need to do your greatest there and provides an excellent impression and simply be your self. And I felt fairly good.”
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Listed here are extra notes from Tuesday’s Bruins-Capitals preseason recreation:
— Georgii Merkulov performed in his second preseason recreation. He had the major help on Justin Brazeau’s third-period aim to provide the Bruins a 4-1 lead.
“I assumed Merkulov did lots of good issues,” Montgomery mentioned. “I feel he had one or two assists, that escapes me proper now, however he is concerned. He desires the puck, he made an ideal play on the Brazeau aim.”
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— The Bruins had been outshot by the Capitals 22-19 within the contest, however Boston edged out Washington on the face-off dot. The Black and Gold received 53.2% of the faceoffs taken within the win.
— Boston’s penalty kill was an ideal 3-for-3 and particular groups went 1-for-4 on the ability play.
— The Bruins had 10 gamers register some extent within the win. Riley Tufte and Patrick Brown scored Boston’s two different objectives. Jordan Oesterle, Michael Callahan, Brett Harrison, Ian Mitchell and Tyler Johnson every tallied an help.
— The Black and Gold will apply at Warrior Ice Area on Wednesday earlier than touring to the Huge Apple to tackle the New York Rangers at Madison Sq. Backyard on Thursday night time.
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