The Boston Bruins received a trio of reinforcements ahead of Saturday’s matinee with the New York Rangers.
All three wasted little time making an impact.
Hampus Lindholm and David Pastrnak combined for the game’s first goal late in the opening stanza. Pastrnak notched his 39th tally of the year with Lindholm setting up the transition in the defensive end to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead; Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy assisting.
Pastrnak quickly factored into another important Bruins tally early in the second. His takeaway on an Adam Fox set the tone for Taylor Hall’s breakaway marker created on a beautiful feed from Erik Haula to give the Bruins a 2-0 advantage a mere 67 seconds into the middle stanza.